Financial industry veteran, George Ball, says cryptocurrencies are an <a href="https://www.cryptoknowmics.com/news/binance-invests-in-crypto-hedge-fund-multicoin-capital/">effective hedge against currency</a> debasement. He further said that investors can add digital assets as a small part of their portfolios. His endorsement of cryptocurrencies comes surprisingly given his previous negative stance towards them.
<h2><strong>Crypto's Allure In Times of Currency Debasement</strong></h2>
Last week, in an <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqpGAjV9ZdQ" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">interview with Yahoo Finance</a>, the Chairman of investment firm Sanders Morris Harris, George Ball described Bitcoin (BTC) as an attractive option for investors looking to hedge against currency debasement.

Ball’s crypto-friendly remarks come as members of Congress voted on the $1.9 trillion stimulus package last week.  He warns of the currency debasement risk from the passage of such a huge stimulus relief package.

He had been a skeptic of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies until last August when he told investors that it was time to buy bitcoin. At the time, a single Bitcoin was worth roughly $12,000. It's currently valued at just over $48,000.  He adds:

<i>“I've never said this before, and I've always been a blockchain, cryptocurrency, and Bitcoin opponent. But if you look now, the government cannot stimulate markets forever, the liquidity flood will end.”</i>

According to him, if higher inflation leads to currency debasement over the long term, then in these aspect<a href="https://www.cryptoknowmics.com/news/web3-0-expanding-beyond-cryptocurrencies-to-revolutionizing-the-internet/"> cryptocurrencies</a> have a great deal of allure, saying:

<i>"With the cryptocurrencies, I think there is a fundamental hydra-headed shift that makes them attractive as a part, a small part, of almost any portfolio.”</i>
<h2><strong>George Ball Believes Crypto Prices Can be Pushed</strong></h2>
George Ball further believes the increase in retail stock market traders could push crypto prices higher, if they begin to face losses in the equity market.

<i>“If the investors are losing money in common stocks, but still want to speculate, then the cryptocurrencies I think will be the logical and likely next focus of their combined, individually small, but combined very large dollars.”</i>

Ball is currently the Chairman of investment firm Sanders Morris Harris, a dually registered broker dealer and RIA firm established in 1987.  Its parent company, Tectonic Financial has approx $4 billion in client assets under management (AUM). He have previously served as Chairman of Prudential Financial between 1982 and 1992.

Crypto is a Hedge Against Currency Debasement, Says George Ball

George Ball the chairman of Sanders Morris Harris says cryptocurrency is an effective hedge against possible currency debasement.

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Crypto is a Hedge Against Currency Debasement, Says George Ball

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