Tether Co-Founder on Bitcoin's Bounce, Clarity Act Hopes
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If Bitcoin’s correlation to gold is sitting around 0.71 and it’s up 35% since June, more treasuries and family offices will justify BTC as a macro hedge rather than a tech bet. For operators, that means counterparties with real balance sheets may start holding and settling in BTC—treat it as a liquidity and FX exposure question, not a side bet.
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