Why is Bitcoin sometimes seen as risky and sometimes as a hedge?
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Answer: Its role changes with liquidity and investor narratives
Its role changes with liquidity and investor narratives ✓ — Correct! Bitcoin is often interpreted through changing market conditions. In risk-on periods many treat it like a high-volatility asset, while in some stress periods others discuss it as an alternative hedge.
It becomes a different technology every few months — Wrong. Bitcoin does not become a different technology every few months. What changes faster is the story investors tell about it.
It always moves opposite to stocks — Wrong. Bitcoin does not always move opposite to stocks. Its relationship with other assets can vary across market regimes.
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