Episode Synopsis "Ambre Soubiran on What Makes Bitcoin Unique as a Financial Asset"

Ambre Soubiran is the CEO of Kaiko, a leading provider of institutional grade cryptocurrency market data. In this episode of Bitcoin Macro, CoinDesk’s head of strategy Nolan Bauerle talks with Ambre about: The “macro” origins of bitcoin The uniqueness of a financial asset that has what amounts to a diminishing supply over the long term The shifts in the bitcoin narrative over time Why the ICO boom was a seminal moment for external markets to gain more interest in the cryptocurrency space Why the role of bitcoin as a safe haven is contextual to local politics and economics Why HODLing behavior shows the promise of bitcoin as a future safe haven The immediate-term risks to bitcoin in the case of a global recession What order book data suggests about the state of the markets.

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