Re:Nassim Taleb: Bitcoin failed as a currency and became a s...
by bartvk on Sunday April 18, 2021 @08:44AM
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Correlation is a pretty fickle thing. Multiple hedges make for a nice diverse portfolio. So yeah, I consider gold a good component as well. Why add bitcoin as well? Because it makes for a nice bet.
We used to all rely on bonds and bills to stabilize our portfolios but central banks have killed that.
Since BTC has no underlying asset, it's hard to demonstrate a correlation with anything. So if you buy btc as a hedge, you could pretend you're hedging against anything. In reality, the only significant factor is btc's popularity.
That means you could probably buy anything that isn't correlated with Euro and get the same result.