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TRX Balchunas: Book argues ETFs solve crypto's intermediary problem
Eric Balchunas highlights that the first of 10 major takeaways in a book is that ETFs solve the intermediary problem for bitcoin and crypto, arguing the risk was never the underlying network but the intermediaries. He says this is why it is time for "normies" to take a fresh look at the asset, calling it the main crux of the book.
Why “Confirmed”
- Backed by on-chain or flow data: Eric Balchunas
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| Asset | Price at first report | 6h before | 1h before | 1h after | 6h after | 1h move vs normal | 24h volume vs median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTC | $77,839 | −3.7% | −1.3% ! | −1.0% | +0.78% | 2.9σ | 1.9× |
Returns are measured from the moment the story first appeared. “vs normal” compares the move with the asset's typical hourly move over the previous 30 days.
What the sources claim
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Balchunas says the book's first major takeaway is that ETFs solve the intermediary problem for bitcoin and crypto. BTC
“the first one on list is “ ETF solve the intermediary problem for bitcoin/crypto””
Eric Balchunas -
He argues the risk was always the intermediaries, not the underlying network. BTC
“risk was never the underlying network, it was always the intermediaries”
Eric Balchunas -
He says this is why it is time for normies to take a fresh look at the asset. BTC
“This is why it’s time for normies to take a fresh look at the asset”
Eric Balchunas
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