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βJust replace the word Bitcoin with Beanie Babies. Should the Fed buy Beanie Babies because they were a fad for a while?β
β Neel Kashkari
$67,824at the time

βSo it turns out that Bitcoin is just another bubble asset that blows up when the Fed gets serious about hiking interest rates. Zero store of value function. Zero diversification benefit. Zero yield. Sayonara Bitcoin...β
β Robin Brooks
$24,760at the time

βIf I write about the inevitable obsolescence of Bitcoin, I'll have to lock my account again, won't I.β
β Frances Coppola
$47,538at the time

βBitcoin is casino chipsβ
β Avery Pennarun
$60,368at the time

βBitcoin has no intrinsic value but I applaud your ability to want to buy or sell it, just like I think you have the right to smoke.β
β Jamie Dimon
$94,575at the time

βBitcoin is a HIGHLY SPECULATIVE asset fueled by HYPE. It's a bubble waiting to pop.β
β Steve Hanke
$47,675at the time

βThere can be little doubt that Bitcoin is madness.β
β Josh Williams
$35,671at the time

ββ
β Jamie Dimon
$17,673at the time

βIt's an asset that's crazy.β
β Nassim Nicholas Taleb
$30,838at the time

βI donβt know where it will end or how it will end, but it will end. And when it ends, it will be ugly because there will be nothing there.β
β Stephen Isaacs
$55,685at the time

βBitcoin is a scam that will only end in tears.β
β Alex Brummer
$47,740at the time

βWith Bitcoin, there's no thing that backs it up. It's just belief.β
β Elizabeth Warren
$28,188at the time

βJust replace the word Bitcoin with Beanie Babies. Should the Fed buy Beanie Babies because they were a fad for a while?β
β Neel Kashkari
$67,824at the time

βSo it turns out that Bitcoin is just another bubble asset that blows up when the Fed gets serious about hiking interest rates. Zero store of value function. Zero diversification benefit. Zero yield. Sayonara Bitcoin...β
β Robin Brooks
$24,760at the time

βIf I write about the inevitable obsolescence of Bitcoin, I'll have to lock my account again, won't I.β
β Frances Coppola
$47,538at the time

βBitcoin is casino chipsβ
β Avery Pennarun
$60,368at the time

βBitcoin has no intrinsic value but I applaud your ability to want to buy or sell it, just like I think you have the right to smoke.β
β Jamie Dimon
$94,575at the time

βBitcoin is a HIGHLY SPECULATIVE asset fueled by HYPE. It's a bubble waiting to pop.β
β Steve Hanke
$47,675at the time

βThere can be little doubt that Bitcoin is madness.β
β Josh Williams
$35,671at the time

ββ
β Jamie Dimon
$17,673at the time

βIt's an asset that's crazy.β
β Nassim Nicholas Taleb
$30,838at the time

βI donβt know where it will end or how it will end, but it will end. And when it ends, it will be ugly because there will be nothing there.β
β Stephen Isaacs
$55,685at the time

βBitcoin is a scam that will only end in tears.β
β Alex Brummer
$47,740at the time

βWith Bitcoin, there's no thing that backs it up. It's just belief.β
β Elizabeth Warren
$28,188at the time

βJust replace the word Bitcoin with Beanie Babies. Should the Fed buy Beanie Babies because they were a fad for a while?β
β Neel Kashkari
$67,824at the time

βSo it turns out that Bitcoin is just another bubble asset that blows up when the Fed gets serious about hiking interest rates. Zero store of value function. Zero diversification benefit. Zero yield. Sayonara Bitcoin...β
β Robin Brooks
$24,760at the time

βIf I write about the inevitable obsolescence of Bitcoin, I'll have to lock my account again, won't I.β
β Frances Coppola
$47,538at the time

βBitcoin is casino chipsβ
β Avery Pennarun
$60,368at the time

βBitcoin has no intrinsic value but I applaud your ability to want to buy or sell it, just like I think you have the right to smoke.β
β Jamie Dimon
$94,575at the time

βBitcoin is a HIGHLY SPECULATIVE asset fueled by HYPE. It's a bubble waiting to pop.β
β Steve Hanke
$47,675at the time

βThere can be little doubt that Bitcoin is madness.β
β Josh Williams
$35,671at the time

ββ
β Jamie Dimon
$17,673at the time

βIt's an asset that's crazy.β
β Nassim Nicholas Taleb
$30,838at the time

βI donβt know where it will end or how it will end, but it will end. And when it ends, it will be ugly because there will be nothing there.β
β Stephen Isaacs
$55,685at the time

βBitcoin is a scam that will only end in tears.β
β Alex Brummer
$47,740at the time

βWith Bitcoin, there's no thing that backs it up. It's just belief.β
β Elizabeth Warren
$28,188at the time

βJust replace the word Bitcoin with Beanie Babies. Should the Fed buy Beanie Babies because they were a fad for a while?β
β Neel Kashkari
$67,824at the time

βSo it turns out that Bitcoin is just another bubble asset that blows up when the Fed gets serious about hiking interest rates. Zero store of value function. Zero diversification benefit. Zero yield. Sayonara Bitcoin...β
β Robin Brooks
$24,760at the time

βIf I write about the inevitable obsolescence of Bitcoin, I'll have to lock my account again, won't I.β
β Frances Coppola
$47,538at the time

βBitcoin is casino chipsβ
β Avery Pennarun
$60,368at the time

βBitcoin has no intrinsic value but I applaud your ability to want to buy or sell it, just like I think you have the right to smoke.β
β Jamie Dimon
$94,575at the time

βBitcoin is a HIGHLY SPECULATIVE asset fueled by HYPE. It's a bubble waiting to pop.β
β Steve Hanke
$47,675at the time

βThere can be little doubt that Bitcoin is madness.β
β Josh Williams
$35,671at the time

ββ
β Jamie Dimon
$17,673at the time

βIt's an asset that's crazy.β
β Nassim Nicholas Taleb
$30,838at the time

βI donβt know where it will end or how it will end, but it will end. And when it ends, it will be ugly because there will be nothing there.β
β Stephen Isaacs
$55,685at the time

βBitcoin is a scam that will only end in tears.β
β Alex Brummer
$47,740at the time

βWith Bitcoin, there's no thing that backs it up. It's just belief.β
β Elizabeth Warren
$28,188at the time
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