Why a $631B Asset Manager Just Changed Its Mind on Bitcoin
Today on the Brief: Libra is now “Diem” Christine Lagarde comes down on private stablecoins Dow closes its best month in 33 years Our main discussion: AllianceBernstein changes its mind. Yesterday, CoinDesk received...
December 2, 202026m 24s
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Show Notes
Today on the Brief:
- Libra is now “Diem”
- Christine Lagarde comes down on private stablecoins
- Dow closes its best month in 33 years
Yesterday, CoinDesk received access to a private client research report from AllianceBernstein, a global investment giant with more than $631 billion in assets.
In this episode of the Breakdown, NLW reads excerpts from the memo and discusses:
- Why, in discussing supply, it conflates bitcoin and other cryptos but still finds limited supply “for all practical purposes”
- Why prevailing macro political conditions – particularly the growth of government’s role in business and individual lives – shifted the investment firm’s calculus
- Why its greatest long-term concern is government banning something that is actively hindering the application of monetary policy