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Jan 2021
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SLP244 Nik Bhatia - Bitcoin: The Safest ...

STEPHAN LIVERA
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Nik Bhatia, CFA, author and university lecturer (previously worked as a bond trader and at OpenNode) joins me to talk about Bitcoin and its role in a layered money world. We talk about the concept of money operating in layers and what this might look like going into the future. We also chat about the idea that Bitcoin could be the safest layer to operate at.

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