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What Ray Dalio Really Thinks of Bitcoin

A reading of Dalio’s first long-form essay on his thoughts about bitcoin and cryptocurrencies.

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A reading of Dalio’s first long-form essay on his thoughts about bitcoin and cryptocurrencies.

This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io.

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Today’s “Long Reads Sunday” is a reading of Ray Dalio’s recent LinkedIn post, “What I Really Think of Bitcoin.” In his interpretation, NLW argues the post shows Dalio and Bridgewater are at the beginning of a deep dive into the space.

See also: Dalio Expects to Soon Offer Alt-Cash Fund, Says ‘Bitcoin Won’t Escape Our Scrutiny’

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HOST

Nathaniel Whittemore

NLW is an independent strategy and communications consultant for leading crypto companies as well as host of The Breakdown – the fastest-growing podcast in crypto. Whittemore has been a VC with Learn Capital, was on the founding team of Change.org, and founded a program design center at his alma mater Northwestern University that helped inspire the largest donation in the school’s history.

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