ClaimsBalaji Srinivasan

“And so you put all that together, and basically what I see is serious inflation, Bitcoin mooning, and then the US government trying to freeze or seize the Bitcoin with something that’s similar to Executive Order 6102.”

Balaji Srinivasan, interviewee 4 July 2022 Tim Ferriss Show #606 Balaji: 5-10-Year Predictions, How to Start a New Country (tim.blog) archived copy

Prediction Economics and markets

There will be serious inflation and a surge in Bitcoin's price, followed by the US government trying to freeze or seize Bitcoin with something similar to Executive Order 6102.

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Compound prediction with no horizon.

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Balaji Srinivasan, “There will be serious inflation and a surge in Bitcoin's price, followed by the US government trying to freeze or seize Bitcoin with something similar to Executive Order 6102.” (said 4 July 2022). Verdict: unresolvable. Reliability API, claim c_e5cf45f1bda3, method 0.1.0+c876030c, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_e5cf45f1bda3

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