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As a hedge of what against what?

> if the Feds keep on printing USD under political pressure

Have you looked at the economy in the last two years? The Fed has been burning USD at an unprecedented rate!



> Have you looked at the economy in the last two years?

Try the last 3 years. Or last 4. Or last 40 years.

They are desperately trying to control money printing (oops sorry, quantitative easing) with high interest rates, but I'm sure they'll be forced to bend to political pressure in an election year.

U.S. needs an extremely tight monetary regime for two decades, to be viable long term. And the big funds will hedge. BTC is one of those hedges.


Have you looked at the economy in the last 80 years? The fed and other central banks have been stealing purchasing power non-stop from the people.


If you think that the Fed's primary objective is preserving purchasing power, I'd suggest taking a look at the Federal Reserve Act.

Access to a risk-free investment vehicle that preserves your purchasing power perfectly across decades is not a universal right.




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