Layer 1: Bitcoin – The OG Grandpa Who Still Rocks
Let's start with the granddaddy, Bitcoin. Remember when it was just "internet money" for obscure online purchases? Now, it's a global phenomenon, with El Salvador making it legal tender and institutional investors treating it like digital gold. But is it still the revolutionary disruptor or has it become the very establishment it sought to overthrow?
On one hand, its decentralized nature remains a powerful antidote to traditional finance. On the other, its price volatility could give even the most seasoned trader an ulcer. Bitcoin's current narrative swings between "inflation hedge" and "speculative asset," a dance as old as time itself. The truth? It's probably both, depending on which way the wind (and the Fed) is blowing.
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