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Is Bitcoin a reversion to the gold standard?

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22 oktober, 2017

fiat currencies. Others invest because the potential widespread acceptance and usability of Bitcoin will see prices rise over time. Is Bitcoin a reversion to the gold standard

“We have gold because we cannot trust governments.” President Herbert Hoover famously commented. Many investors are buying bitcoin for precisely this reason and feel that central bank intervention is devaluing fiat currencies. Others invest because the potential widespread acceptance and usability of Bitcoin will see prices rise over time. Is Bitcoin a reversion to the gold standard?

With a finite supply of Bitcoin, rising usage could see prices rise, but it would come at a cost. In the event of widespread acceptance of bitcoin or another cryptocurrency with limited supply, the growth of the global economy will theoretically be limited. Slowing growth (falling to zero at some future point) in the supply of Bitcoin, will inhibit the growth of the economy. Money supply growth is critical for economic growth and is an important part of current monetary policy.

In some ways, the widespread usage of a cryptocurrency resembles the gold standard. Although many ‘versions’ of the gold standard have existed over time, the underlying premise was the convertibility of currency to gold at a particular rate of exchange. The gold standard was adopted to achieve price stability, limiting the ability of governments to print money, thereby devaluing the currency and potentially leading to rampant inflation.

The gold standard failed for several reasons

The gold standard failed for several reasons. One critical problem was that it tied policymakers’ hands to deal with a downturn in economic growth. In the end, growth is limited by the amount of gold in circulation (assuming 100% gold backing). In the same way, although early investors in Bitcoin may be initially optimistic following rising prices, an eventual decline in economic growth would see Bitcoin prices also collapse and this could be exacerbated by the lack of a lender of last resort.

Interestingly, a so-called ‘Bitcoin standard’ as envisaged by Weber (2015)[1] would eliminate volatility because if currencies were backed by Bitcoin, then these currencies would move in line with the Bitcoin price. Bitcoin in other currencies would continue to experience volatility. However, the problems of money supply growth adversely affecting production would remain. Additionally, investors would not see price gains because bitcoin is backing the fiat currency.

[1] Warren E. Weber: A Bitcoin Standard: Lessons from the Gold Standard, October 2015.

Martin Arnold, Global FX & Commodity Strategist at ETF Securities

Martin Arnold joined ETF Securities as a research analyst in 2009 and was promoted to Global FX & Commodity Strategist in 2014. Martin has a wealth of experience in strategy and economics with his most recent role formulating an FX strategy at an independent research consultancy. Martin has a strong background in macroeconomics and financial analysis – gained both at the Reserve Bank of Australia and in the private commercial banking sector – and experience covering a range of asset classes including equities and bonds. Martin holds a Bachelor of Economics from the University of New South Wales (Australia), a Master of Commerce from the University of Wollongong (Australia) and attained a Graduate Diploma of Applied Finance and Investment from the Securities Institute of Australia.

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iShares Space Technologies UCITS ETF investera bortom jorden

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iShares Space Technologies UCITS ETF

Ticker: STAR, ST4R (Kortnamn kan variera beroende på lokala noteringar)

TER: 0,50 %

ISIN: IE000A9G9R73

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iShares Space Technologies UCITS ETF (ST4R) fångar hela värdekedjan i denna expanderande rymdekonomi, inklusive snabbare börsintroduktioner, från uppskjutningsleverantörer och återanvändbara tekniker som sänker kostnaden för tillgång till omloppsbana, till satellitoperatörer och de efterföljande tillämpningar som är beroende av rymdbaserad infrastruktur.

Varför ST4R?

Ren tematisk exponering

ST4R investerar i företag som genererar minst 25 % av intäkterna från rymd-, drönar- eller satellitverksamhet, vilket säkerställer en tydlig tematisk anpassning*.

Positionera investeringar i centrum för Artemis-erans ekosystem

ST4R fångar upp företag som drar nytta av den expanderande rymdekonomin, understödd av statliga program, försvarsutgifter och accelererande privata investeringar*.

Snabbspår för ledare

Indexet inkluderar ett snabbspår för börsintroduktion, vilket gör det möjligt att lägga till kvalificerade företag genom ad hoc- eller extraordinära ombalanseringar efter notering.

Handla ST4R ETF

iShares Space Technologies UCITS ETF är en europeisk börshandlad fond. Denna fond handlas på flera olika börser, till exempel Deutsche Boerse Xetra.

Det betyder att det går att handla andelar i denna ETF genom de flesta svenska banker och Internetmäklare, till exempel Nordnet, SAVR, DEGIRO och Avanza.

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JIPD ETF delar ut månadsvis

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JPM US Equity Premium Income Active UCITS ETF EUR Dist (JIPD ETF) med ISIN IE000RE0SQM6, är en aktivt förvaltad börshandlad fond (ETF). Delfondens mål är att generera inkomst och långsiktig kapitaltillväxt. Delfonden strävar efter att

(i) investera i en portfölj av aktier som huvudsakligen består av företag som har sitt säte i, eller bedriver huvuddelen av sin ekonomiska verksamhet i, USA, och
(ii) sälja aktieköpoptioner och/eller aktieindexköpoptioner för att generera inkomst genom tillhörande utdelningar och optionspremier.

Den börshandlade fondens totala kostnadskvot (TER) uppgår till 0,35 % per år. Utdelningarna i ETFen delas ut till andelsägarna månadsvis.

JPM US Equity Premium Income Active UCITS ETF EUR Dist är en mycket liten ETF med 25 miljon euro i förvaltat kapital. ETFen lanserades den 6 november 2025 och har sitt säte i Irland. Denna ETF använder sig av fysisk replikering. Den börshandlade fonden använder sig av fysisk replikering.

Handla JIPD ETF

JPM US Equity Premium Income Active UCITS ETF EUR Dist (JIPD ETF) är en europeisk börshandlad fond. Denna fond handlas på flera olika börser, till exempel Deutsche Boerse Xetra.

Det betyder att det går att handla andelar i denna ETF genom de flesta svenska banker och Internetmäklare, till exempel Nordnet, SAVR, DEGIRO och Avanza.

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Xetra	EUR	JIPD
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Quantum computers can’t break bitcoin. Yet.

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21Shares have published a new report examining what the quantum threat actually looks like for digital assets, including the timeline, the potential exposure, the prep required, and what this all might mean for asset allocators.

The exposure is larger than most appreciate. Between 4 million and 6.9 million bitcoin have permanently visible account numbers, aka public addresses and public keys, making them vulnerable to a quantum attack. Nearly every active Ethereum account and every Solana account face the same structural exposure.

The timeline shifted in March. On March 31, Google’s quantum team, alongside researchers from the Ethereum Foundation and Stanford, published findings showing the computing power needed to break this encryption is around 20x lower than the field previously believed.

You can’t prepare adequately for a quantum break if you determine that one is six months or a year ahead. You have to act before there’s a real perceived risk – but by definition that means sounding the alarm ’too early’.

The good news is that network preparation is further along than most investors realize. Bitcoin took its first step in Feb 2026 with the merger of BIP-360, a quantum-resistant address proposal. Ethereum has working code and ten independent teams building toward network migration. Solana has a path most observers have missed entirely.

The window is narrowing, but it hasn’t closed. Download full report

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