Is bitcoin a safe-haven asset? Or a lie?
While checking-out of a DIY store over the weekend I overheard two young cashiers talking about investing all their savings in Bitcoins. I was concerned. Why? Fact:The price of bitcoin hit a new high of $57,505 nearly 6 times its value one year ago. Recently:In 2017, Bitcoin prices climbed 15-fold, before bubble proved unsustainable, and then bitcoin's price crashed 80% by the end of 2018. The mania:Is bitcoin "a lie," or "the stimulus asset"?Is bitcoin "a lie," or the new "safe-haven asset"? For me bitcoin is the new obsession. In the light of modern obsessions that have