Bank of America Says the Only Good Reason for Holding Bitcoin Is ‘Sheer Price...

Bank of America Says the Only Good Reason for Holding Bitcoin Is ‘Sheer Price...

Bank of America sees no good reason to own bitcoin other than “sheer price appreciation.” The firm’s strategists found that the cryptocurrency’s “inflation hedging benefits are not particularly apparent.” Bank of America also claims that bitcoin does not offer diversification benefits and is “impractical as a store of wealth or payments mechanism.” Bank of America Sees One Good Reason to Own Bitcoin A Bank of America team led by strategist Francisco Blanch said in a report published Wednesday that there is “no good reason to own bitcoin....


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