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Bitcoin price flies solo? Institutional crypto push may be overrated

Published 02/26/2021, 12:13 PM
Updated 02/27/2021, 04:20 AM
Bitcoin price flies solo? Institutional crypto push may be overrated
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In the history of financial markets, there are only a few tradable assets that have conquered this frontier. Currently, Bitcoin has the eighth-highest market cap among all tradable assets in the world, including equities and commodities. Among the top 10 exchange-tradable assets, it sits right above Tencent, which Bitcoin flipped on its eventual surge past the $1 trillion mark, below which stands Facebook (NASDAQ:FB), which was flipped earlier this month.

Bitcoin is only one step away from surpassing Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and two steps away from silver. Considering the history of commodities like silver and gold, which have been traded for centuries now, Bitcoin’s history is extremely short, starting only in January 2009 as no more than an experiment. Even stocks like Google and Tencent have histories over two decades, while Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) have over four decades.

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