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Derin Karim on Bitcoin, new MiCAR regulations, high transaction costs and Bitcoin as a safe-haven.

In this episode, Sven Kuijpers talks to Derin Karim, director and founder of Bitstaete, asset manager for digital assets. Derin sees Bitcoin and digital assets as a new and emerging asset class. He assists individuals and companies who want to invest in this asset class. Derin indicates what impact the new European crypto law MiCAR will have on the crypto world, how Bitcoin has behaved during the banking crisis and what is the cause of the recently extremely increased transaction costs on the Bitcoin network. Finally, there is a brief reflection on the ever-increasing hashrate of Bitcoin and how Bitcoin differs from other crypto assets such as Ethereum.

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