The value of bitcoin is currently being measured in dollar terms and this is understandable given that fiat is still the most dominant form of currency. While those in the crypto space believe this will not continue for much longer, it is still important to price the digital asset in fiat currency to show its value to investors. However, millionaire investor Anthony Pompliano has countered against this accepted form of valuing bitcoin. He addressed the way the digital asset is valued as well as the dreaded volatility on a recent episode of CNBC’s Squawk Box. Don’t Value Bitcoin In Dollars Presently, one bitcoin is trading for around $51K. This apparent value is derived from the dollar, which confers a fiat value upon an asset that was created to replace it. Pompliano says that this should not be so. Instead, bitcoin should be priced in bitcoin. This way, “one Bitcoin still equals one Bitcoin,” says the investor. Related Reading | Billionaire Ricardo Salinas: Forget Fiat, Buy Bitcoin Bitcoin Instead Bitcoin’s value, when gauged in bitcoin, does not really change. The deflationary asset was designed in a way that it appreciates in value over time rather than depreciate, as is the case with the dollar. However, Pompliano notes that people ignore or overlook this part because they are so used to using dollars in their everyday lives. Bitcoin was never really meant to be priced in dollars as the issues that already plague the ...
