Invest 3% in Bitcoin to Avoid COVID-19 Lockdown Devaluation

Listen to article Markets News Coronavirus lockdowns will force people out of fiat currency and into gold and Bitcoin, the CEO of cryptocurrency asset manager BitGo has warned.

In a series of tweets on Aug. 12, Mike Belshe strongly urged investors to divert a minimum of 3% of their portfolio into Bitcoin.

Belshe: investors will move from cash to gold, Bitcoin.

A $250 million buy-in cemented the sense of change, with CEO Michael Saylor highlighting Bitcoin's unique properties as money.

"They're looking for alternatives, and it comes down to Bitcoin and gold," Belshe continued.

"If you don't have some Bitcoin now, it is time to put at least 3% of your net worth into Bitcoin. This is the lowest risk, highest asymmetric upside investment you will likely see in your lifetime. Or stop the lockdown. But still get Bitcoin."

As Cointelegraph reported, the premise behind lockdowns has come under heavy criticism from Bitcoin supporters.

In particular, "The Bitcoin Standard" author Saifedean Ammous has lambasted the measure as being far more detrimental to the population of a country in the long term than Coronavirus.

A clear relationship between inflationary fiat currency and reduced prosperity means that Bitcoin is the only genuine solution for those who wish to save for the future.

This week, the message became all the more clear as data showed correlation between Bitcoin price action and expanding central bank balance sheets.