Bitcoin Portfolio Insurance: Bond Risks And Contagion
As bond risks grow and contagion appear more likely than ever, every investor needs to consider bitcoin as portfolio insurance.Editor’s note: This article is the second in a three-part series. Plain text represents the writing of Greg Foss, while italicized copy represents the writing of Jason Sansone.In part one of this series, I reviewed my history in the credit markets and covered the basics of bonds and bond math in order to provide context for our thesis. The intent was to lay the groundwork for our “Fulcrum Index,” an index which calculates the cumulative value of credit default swap....
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