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title: Risks of Holding Bitcoin
url: https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/ssrn/5080327/
site: ML-Quant (https://www.ml-quant.com)
updated: 2026-09-26
license: Summaries CC BY 4.0; links go to the original sources
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identifier: SSRN 5080327
source_url: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5080327
featured: 2025-01-08
citations: unknown
topic: Crypto & DeFi
---


# Risks of Holding Bitcoin

Cryptocurrencies, due to their high volatility and regulatory uncertainty, are not suitable as main treasury reserves, highlighting the importance of traditional instruments like Treasury securities.

- Source: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5080327
- Identifier: SSRN 5080327
- Released: 2025-01-02
- First featured: Quant Letter No. 81 (2025-01-08): https://www.ml-quant.com/issues/2025-01-08/
- Citations (Semantic Scholar): not tracked
- Published in: not yet
- Topic: Crypto & DeFi

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