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Jeff Currie – the global head of commodities research at Goldman Sachs – believes that the idea of bitcoin serving as the digital form of gold is a little misguided. In fact, he claims bitcoin is more of an alternative to copper. Jeff Currie Thinks the Idea of BTC as Digital Gold Is a Little Off For many years, we have heard the argument that bitcoin is “digital gold.” That it is a hedge tool and a store of wealth like gold is and can potentially protect one’s wealth...

Over the past several months, institutional investors have held a grand stake in the world of bitcoin. Companies like MicroStrategy, MassMutual and Stone Ridge have all invested hundreds of millions of dollars into bitcoin, and as a result, the currency has ultimately risen beyond the $33,000 mark at the time of writing.Institutional Investors Are Still a Small Portion of the Trading PopulationNo doubt that institutions have been playing a huge role in the legitimization of the crypto space....