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Bitcoin Is No Market Hedge, JPMorgan Strategists Say
JPMorgan Chase & Co. cross-asset strategists have bad news for anyone on Wall Street betting that Bitcoin is the hottest way to diversify portfolios in a world short on hedges but big on valuation risk. Not only has Bitcoin proved lousy at offsetting short-term drawdowns in big sell-offs, its very popularity among retail investors is increasing the token’s link with cyclical assets, their research suggests. The upshot? Crypto investing might be best seen as way to protect against the loss of faith in a country’s currency or payment system -- rather than a competitor to the likes of gold. Bitcoin is the ... (full story)