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Stone Ridge’s 10k Bitcoin Bet Shows Changing Sentiment of Corporate America

Samuel Wan by Samuel Wan
3 years ago
in BTC
Reading Time: 3 mins read

New York-based asset managers Stone Ridge confirms 10k Bitcoin ($115 million) holding in its treasury.

Stone Ridge purchased the Bitcoin via subsidiary firm New York Digital Investment Group (NYDIG), one of the few companies with a BitLicense issued by the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYSDFS).

Stone Ridge becomes the latest high profile corporation to announce a move into Bitcoin.

MicroStrategy broke the internet last month when it announced a change in its treasury policy to include Bitcoin. To date, it has converted $425 million of cash into BTC.

Not to be outdone, Jack Dorsey’s Square soon followed. They announced spending $50 million in making the switch.

The U.S Economy is on the Ropes

It doesn’t take a genius to know that the macroeconomic picture looks bleak. In response to the downturn, the Federal Reserve has come out, all guns blazing, by adding a total of $3 trillion to the money supply.

At the start of 2020, the Fed’s total assets came to a little over $4.1 trillion. Since then, the Fed’s reckless spending has ballooned its balance sheet to $7 trillion, a 71% increase in ten months.

Source: federalreserve.gov

The knock-on effects of an out of control balance sheet have yet to be fully felt. But critical metrics, including debt-to-GDP, give insight into what is coming.

Debt-to-GDP measures a country’s public debt against its gross domestic product (monetary value of what the country generates in finished goods and services.)

A country that is able to service the interest on its debt is considered stable. However, a high debt-to-GDP ratio (anything over 100) indicates trouble paying off external debt.

The latest data from the IMF shows the U.S. has a debt-to-GDP of 131.07. Of the developed nations, only Portugal (134.95), Italy (155.54), Greece (200.75), and Japan (251.91) are greater.

debt-to-gdp ratio map

Source: imf.org

As such, Bitcoin is starting to gain wider public attention on the grounds of it being a deflationary and scarce asset.

Bitcoin Hailed as the Answer to Dire Economic Woes

A ballooning Fed balance sheet and high debt-to-GDP ratio are facts that have not escaped the attention of corporate America.

On that, MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor spoke candidly about his inflation concerns. But more than that, during these uncertain times, Saylor simply sees Bitcoin as better than cash.

“MicroStrategy has recognized Bitcoin as a legitimate investment asset that can be superior to cash and accordingly has made Bitcoin the principal holding in its treasury reserve strategy.”

What’s more, with no solution in sight, Saylor believes the floodgates have opened, and more corporations will eventually make the move into Bitcoin.

As the trillions of dollars on the balance sheets of banks, asset managers, insurance firms, endowments, & family offices begin their migration to the #Bitcoin universe, they will need firms like NYDIG to guide them. $1 billion down, more to go.https://t.co/YObDOGTX7Y

— Michael Saylor (@michael_saylor) October 13, 2020

MicroStrategy was the first listed firm to buy BTC with corporate funds. Although some shareholders voiced their concerns with that, the market did not. MicroStrategy shares are up 20% since the Bitcoin bombshell was dropped last month.

As the macro picture continues to deteriorate, it’s hard to believe that boardrooms of cash-rich firms are not discussing Bitcoin right now.

Source: BTCUSDT on TradingView.com
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Samuel Wan is passionate about different cultures and eating good food. He has years of experience working in business and finance — a burgeoning interest in Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies since 2017. UK based.

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