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The Globe and Mail Shirley Won Published January 18, 2021
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Famed U.S. investor Warren Buffett blasted bitcoin as “probably rat poison squared” a few years ago. Despite his comments and bitcoin’s trademark volatility, the world’s most popular cryptocurrency has been gaining more respect.
More U.S. institutions and notable investors – from Bill Miller to Paul Tudor Jones and Stanley Druckenmiller – own bitcoin as digital gold. U.S.-listed Microstrategy Inc. (MSTR-Q) and Square Inc. (SQ-N) have moved cash into bitcoin in their corporate treasuries, while Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. bought US$100-million in bitcoin for its general investment fund. Here in Canada, some fund managers are finding ways to offer investors exposure to this nascent digital asset as well.