Need to Know Investment Podcast · Coutts

Need to Know - 15 November, Champing at the Bitcoin

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David reveals why Bitcoin's capped supply creates a deflationary spiral that central banks desperately avoid.
David Breenfield analyzes Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, arguing they fail as functional currencies due to volatility and deflationary design, but may serve as speculative assets correlated with tech stocks. He critiques environmental impacts and explores blockchain's potential in areas like medical records and financial settlement.

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A calm, policy-minded look at why Bitcoin is easier to treat as an asset than as money.

Need to Know spends its time on Bitcoin's uneasy position between currency and store of value, and it does so with a steady, methodical hand. Sarah Muir and David Breenfield open with a numbers round before moving into the harder questions: what backs fiat money, what changes…

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For when you want a sober Bitcoin debate about whether it works better as money or as a store of value.

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