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Anthony Scaramucci: The 21st century equivalent of Berkshire Hathaway is Bitcoin

March 04, 2024
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According to Anthony Scaramucci, the founder of SkyBridge, an alternative asset management, Bitcoin is not just like gold.

The former director of communications for the White House claims that bitcoin is a "compounding machine for investors." He goes on to say that it's more akin to Berkshire Hathaway.

Scaramucci has always backed the adoption of the leading cryptocurrency, Bitcoin (BTC), and his recent promotion of the platform is not unprecedented.

An early taste of this came from an interview he did in March 2021, in which he discussed how the global financial ecosystem is shifting due to institutional investments in Bitcoin.

He compared Bitcoin to gold and emphasised its advantages, such as its simplicity in storage and transit and its adaptability to changes in technology that facilitate the exchange of goods and services.
 

Performance indicators provide insight into the direction of Bitcoin in relation to gold. When inflation is taken into account, gold has gained 30% over the last ten years, while Bitcoin, despite its volatility, has increased by 3,700% since its inception and has at least a 44% annual return.

The dynamics of the Bitcoin market


The most popular digital currency based on a blockchain is Bitcoin (BTC). It functions on a peer-to-peer network instead of traditional fiat currencies, doing away with the need for middlemen.

As of right now, Bitcoin is trading for $62,600, up 21% from the previous week. Based on data from CoinGecko, the cryptocurrency has a market capitalization of more than $1.2 trillion, with a circulating supply of 20 million BTC.

The previous all-time high of $69,000 is where resistance for bitcoin is found, and $62,000 is the level of support that is closest to it.

With a relative strength index (RSI) of 92.4 on the weekly timescale, there is strong momentum.

Professional investors' acceptance of Bitcoin is expected to be sped up by Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs), according to experts at the Qatar Web Summit on institutional adoption.
 

Robert Yung, the CEO of Animoca Brands, Dominic Williams of Dfinity Foundation, and Kavita Gupta, the founder of Delta Blockchain Fund, contend that regulated investment vehicles open the door for institutional involvement, signalling a significant "IPO moment" for Bitcoin.

Wells Fargo and Bank of America's Merrill Lynch are two major financial institutions who have entered the Bitcoin ETF market and are offering spot Bitcoin ETF products to their wealthy clientele.

This implies that cryptocurrency investment vehicles will likely be accepted on a larger scale; Morgan Stanley might follow suit.
 

The investment in Bitcoin by El Salvador


Nayib Bukele, the president of El Salvador, recently disclosed that their Bitcoin investment had generated a profit margin over 40%. Despite early criticism of the conduct, the transaction of buying 2,381

With the average price of $44,292 and the support of a special citizenship offer that exchanges a Bitcoin donation for accelerated naturalisation, Bitcoins have shown to be a very wise move.
 

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