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Episode Synopsis
Many people discard bitcoin as a fad yet it appears that this opinion is reserved for the retail sector of investing.
Institutions and major corporations are some of the key participants in Bitcoin.
I had to look outside of my traditional learning channels to obtain information about digital assets.
Financial advisors and retail investors want and need quality information in digital assets.
If the institutions that help people invest are investing in bitcoin one must wonder why is financial education so limited in this space for advisors and consumers.
The digital asset space is revolutionary and becoming a major player in the investing landscape.
Investors must be aware that uncoordinated regulations make this asset class a confusing forest of unqualified opinions.
Therefore, until regulations become more mainstream and education and training more widely accessible for the financial advisor workforce investors should proceed with extreme caution.
Thoughts:
Let's start with transaction volume. Bitcoin processes an annually 1.3 trillion transactions a year compared to 600 million for PayPal and 200 Million for Discover.
On Market Cap: the market cap of Bitcoin is larger than JP Morgan, Home Depot, United Health, and Walt Disney.
Who accepts payments via Bitcoin:
AXA Insurance Company
Wharton Business School
Charities
Non Profits
United Wholesale Mortgage
The Travala Travel Company
Many others…
200 Million people own Bitcoin
24% of American Adults own Bitcoin
AMC theaters say that 14% of movie goers pay in Bitcoin
Other interesting points:
Coinbase has more account holders than Charles Schwab
The nation's oldest Bank founded by Alexander Hamilton BNY Mellon now offer custodial services for digital assets.
There are now federally chartered banks with a focus on digital assets.
Fidelity will introduce a bitcoin fund for their 401k participants.
Actions:
The list of institutional participation in Bitcoin is a fact. One must ask what information they have that we don't.
I've learned over the years to follow institutional money because it's usually smart money.
There is major activity and growth in bitcoin and digital assets.
Just because an asset has activity and growth doesn't make it a good investment. Think of the tech bubble in the 2000's. There's no substitute for having a plan and a disciplined Investment approach.
I want to remind investors that before you invest in anything a written financial plan is key.
Bitcoin is fascinating and could end up being a great investment opportunity. But like all opportunities they must be measured and evaluated compared and stress tested in relation to your goals. #Wealth #personaldevelopment #financialliteracy #empower
Institutions and major corporations are some of the key participants in Bitcoin.
I had to look outside of my traditional learning channels to obtain information about digital assets.
Financial advisors and retail investors want and need quality information in digital assets.
If the institutions that help people invest are investing in bitcoin one must wonder why is financial education so limited in this space for advisors and consumers.
The digital asset space is revolutionary and becoming a major player in the investing landscape.
Investors must be aware that uncoordinated regulations make this asset class a confusing forest of unqualified opinions.
Therefore, until regulations become more mainstream and education and training more widely accessible for the financial advisor workforce investors should proceed with extreme caution.
Thoughts:
Let's start with transaction volume. Bitcoin processes an annually 1.3 trillion transactions a year compared to 600 million for PayPal and 200 Million for Discover.
On Market Cap: the market cap of Bitcoin is larger than JP Morgan, Home Depot, United Health, and Walt Disney.
Who accepts payments via Bitcoin:
AXA Insurance Company
Wharton Business School
Charities
Non Profits
United Wholesale Mortgage
The Travala Travel Company
Many others…
200 Million people own Bitcoin
24% of American Adults own Bitcoin
AMC theaters say that 14% of movie goers pay in Bitcoin
Other interesting points:
Coinbase has more account holders than Charles Schwab
The nation's oldest Bank founded by Alexander Hamilton BNY Mellon now offer custodial services for digital assets.
There are now federally chartered banks with a focus on digital assets.
Fidelity will introduce a bitcoin fund for their 401k participants.
Actions:
The list of institutional participation in Bitcoin is a fact. One must ask what information they have that we don't.
I've learned over the years to follow institutional money because it's usually smart money.
There is major activity and growth in bitcoin and digital assets.
Just because an asset has activity and growth doesn't make it a good investment. Think of the tech bubble in the 2000's. There's no substitute for having a plan and a disciplined Investment approach.
I want to remind investors that before you invest in anything a written financial plan is key.
Bitcoin is fascinating and could end up being a great investment opportunity. But like all opportunities they must be measured and evaluated compared and stress tested in relation to your goals. #Wealth #personaldevelopment #financialliteracy #empower
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