The rise of bitcoin as an asset class: Are we losing trust in money?
By
Dirk Steller
18 May 2021
Bitcoin was essentially created by those who didn’t believe in the established monetary system, they wanted to create an environment where monetary exchanges could take place outside of the established system by removing not only the third-party intermediaries but also replacing the traditional units of exchange.
So why is investing in bitcoin becoming more mainstream? According to Forbes data, at least 7 million people worldwide have dabbled in bitcoin or digital currency investing.
While some might argue that it’s not an asset class, bitcoin seems to be one of the newest things being treated as such by sophisticated investors.