How To Properly Value Bitcoin | Alex Thorn

Welcome to The Bitcoin Layer, where we bring you research, analysis, and education for all things bitcoin and macro. In this episode, Nik is joined by Alex Thorn, head of research at Galaxy. Alex explains how investors are supposed to think about bitcoin valuation, breaks down how institutional adoption is helping to moderate volatility and bring in more stability for bitcoin as payment, and forecasts the driving factors behind bitcoin markets going forward.New YouTube videos M/W/F — New Substack posts T/R/SThe Bitcoin Layer is brought to you by River and Foundation Devices.Visit https://river.com and start buying today, or visit https://river.com/TBL for $5 free when you sign up and buy $100 in Bitcoin.Go to https://thebitcoinlayer.com/foundation to receive $10 off your purchase of a Passport by Foundation Devices, the most intuitive bitcoin wallet on the market today.Subscribe to TBL on Substack: https://TheBitcoinLayer.substack.comFollow TBL on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheBitcoinLayerFollow TBL on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/TheBitco...Follow TBL on Instagram: https://instagram.com/TheBitcoinLayerFollow TBL on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thebitcoinlayerSubscribe to The Bitcoin Layer on your favorite podcast platform.Subscribe and turn on notifications for TBL on YouTube.Use code TBLYT10 for 10% off all The Bitcoin Layer Merch at http://TheBitcoinLayer.com/merchSign up for the free Monetary History course on @SaylorAcademy : http://sylr.org/MonetaryHistoryContribute to The Bitcoin Layer via Lightning Network: [email protected] Bhatia's Twitter: https://twitter.com/timevalueofbtcResearch Associate Joe Consorti's Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoeConsortiCreative Director Matthew Ball's Twitter: https://twitter.com/matthewrballBlock Height 808639#TheBitcoinLayer #NikBhatia #Galazy #BitcoinSupply #Scarcity #Trades #ETF #Broker #OTC #NAV #Glassnode #Liquidity #BTCETH #Bonds #Business #Investments #Treasuries #Sovereign #SovereignDebt #ReserveCurrency #SoundMoney #Savings #Save #Gold #Digital #Commodity #Currency #Assets #YieldCurve #Property #Markets #USTreasury #TreasuryBills #BalanceSheet #LowRisk #Long #Short #Markets #FED #Debt #Inflation #Statistic #Rates #Interest #Asset #Bitcoin #Dollar #Sats #BTC #Market #Currency #Crypto #Analysis #Investment #News #Finance #Education #Blockchain #Mining #BitcoinMining #Macro The Bitcoin Layer and its guests do not provide investment advice.Chapters:00:00:00 - Introduction and Love of Hip-Hop00:05:30 - Valuing Bitcoin: More than Just a Store of Value00:10:46 - Pair Trades in the Crypto Market00:15:59 - Expressing a Complicated View of the Market00:21:32 - Increasing Propensity for Holding Bitcoin00:26:57 - The Impact of Institutional Capital on Bitcoin Volatility00:32:03 - Bitcoin as a Less Risky Investment00:37:22 - The Impact of Macro Environment on Bitcoin's Valuation00:42:43 - Structural Flows and Market Access