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All aboard the billionaires' bitcoin bandwagon

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NEW YORK • Now that bitcoin has topped US$20,000 for the first time, should you shift your hard-earned cash into digital currencies? History suggests caution should be your watchword, no matter how strong the fear of missing out may be.

News last week that One River Asset Management has set up a fund company that will have about US$1 billion in bitcoin and fellow digital coin ether by early next year suggests that institutional investors are starting to take cryptocurrencies more seriously.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on December 21, 2020, with the headline All aboard the billionaires' bitcoin bandwagon. Subscribe