Bitcoin is an asset class of its own. Is that really true?

Many institutional investors now treat Bitcoin as an asset class of its own, with dedicated ETFs, allocations and research teams. At the same time, Bitcoin is only one part of a much larger universe of digital assets.

In the first episode of the podcast "Endlich verstanden: Digitale Assets", Boris Jurczyk and Jan Horak ask what makes an asset class in the first place. There is no generally accepted definition. They therefore take a pragmatic approach: what matters is also how institutional investors classify and use Bitcoin in practice. Their answer: yes, but not necessarily by definition.

Video (German-language episode): https://youtu.be/XuTuVDQMQLY

What the episode covers

• Three possible roles of Bitcoin in a portfolio: return booster, diversifier and digital store of value
• Criteria for an asset class and why acceptance in practice matters, from hedge funds and private equity to gold
• Digital assets as an investment universe rather than a homogeneous asset class

Endlich verstanden

Bitcoin is today the dominant building block of the digital asset investment universe.

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About the format

“Endlich verstanden: Digitale Assets” is a German-language educational series from 21Nexus. “Endlich verstanden” means “finally understood”. In each episode, Boris Jurczyk and Jan Horak discuss a widely held statement about digital assets and answer one simple question: Is that really true?

The episode is in German. Watch it on YouTube: https://youtu.be/XuTuVDQMQLY. It is also available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

The content is provided solely for general information and context. It does not constitute investment advice or a recommendation to buy or sell financial instruments and does not replace individual advice.