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I'm not sure "institution-grade store of value" is a term that has any specific meaning, but I don't think it's patently incorrect when global investment banks
by caymanjim 5y ago
I'm not sure "institution-grade store of value" is a term that has any specific meaning, but I don't think it's patently incorrect when global investment banks have billions in the space. And this is coming from someone who thinks crypto is a joke.
- fennecfoxen 5y agoThe phrase "institution-grade" have the strongest meaning in commercial real estate, where they tend to be brand new buildings without any real risk of falling apart during your holding period. They are lower-risk assets. On the other hand, if you're talking about something bonds, you're more likely to hear about "investment-grade" bonds to describe the lower-risk investments. In other words, the exact opposite of Bitcoin, easily one the most volatile assets on the market. (If you want any more volatility, you need to start trading derivatives.) A few billion in speculative investments doesn't make this "institutional" in a hundreds-of-trillion-dollar market, either.