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April 09, 2014, 08:03:05 PM
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As soon as their investors understand bitcoin I think they will see that this service does nothing they could not have done themselves. Why not just buy some bitcoins then buy some T-bonds?


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April 09, 2014, 08:16:34 PM
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As soon as their investors understand bitcoin I think they will see that this service does nothing they could not have done themselves. Why not just buy some bitcoins then buy some T-bonds?


Storing btc securely is a value-add.
That's a good point. They are also insured, I assume. But if you understand the technology then you may consider unshared control of your private keys to be even more secure than trusting a third party. If you don't understand, then farming out security might be a worthwhile investment.

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April 09, 2014, 08:25:26 PM
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The fact that they split 50-50 is stupid. The fund only works for someone that wants to invest the same amount of money in BTC as they invest in treasuries. How many people will want to do that? Are they also going to provide the entire range of funds with mixes from 90-10 to 10-90?

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April 09, 2014, 08:36:38 PM
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The fact that they split 50-50 is stupid. The fund only works for someone that wants to invest the same amount of money in BTC as they invest in treasuries. How many people will want to do that? Are they also going to provide the entire range of funds with mixes from 90-10 to 10-90?

Ah come on... Accept it for what it's worth and be grateful it's helping adoption. 
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April 09, 2014, 08:39:01 PM
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As soon as their investors understand bitcoin I think they will see that this service does nothing they could not have done themselves. Why not just buy some bitcoins then buy some T-bonds?


Storing btc securely is a value-add.
That's a good point. They are also insured, I assume. But if you understand the technology then you may consider unshared control of your private keys to be even more secure than trusting a third party. If you don't understand, then farming out security might be a worthwhile investment.

True.  Also institutional investors it starts getting more complex , you need multisig, who in the institution
Will hold the keys,etc...maybe better for them to use a financial holdings company.

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