Ishwar Prasad

People are worried about the state of the Chinese economy and its growth prospects. And they don't necessarily trust the Chinese government.

People are worried about the state of the Chinese economy and its growth prospects. And they don't necessarily trust the Chinese government.

People are worried about the state of the Chinese economy and its growth prospects. And they don't necessarily trust the Chinese government.

No, but of course you have to talk about gold and Bitcoin, which are on your list.

No, but of course you have to talk about gold and Bitcoin, which are on your list.

No, but of course you have to talk about gold and Bitcoin, which are on your list.

I have some right here. I got a bit of gold the other day at the tooth filling.

I have some right here. I got a bit of gold the other day at the tooth filling.

I have some right here. I got a bit of gold the other day at the tooth filling.

Carry it around with you.

Carry it around with you.

Carry it around with you.

Gold is certainly something that over millennia has preserved its value. There is a problem with gold, though, which is that it is not very liquid.

Gold is certainly something that over millennia has preserved its value. There is a problem with gold, though, which is that it is not very liquid.

Gold is certainly something that over millennia has preserved its value. There is a problem with gold, though, which is that it is not very liquid.

So from a central banker's perspective, Bitcoin doesn't look safe. Its value is very volatile and it's not liquid.

So from a central banker's perspective, Bitcoin doesn't look safe. Its value is very volatile and it's not liquid.

So from a central banker's perspective, Bitcoin doesn't look safe. Its value is very volatile and it's not liquid.

I wrote a book in 2014 called The Dollar Trap. And the point I made in that book is that there are no better alternatives. Of all the shirts hanging in the closet, the dollar seems the least muddied and least stinky one by far. This is not to say it is pristine by any means. But when you have to wear a shirt, it's the shirt that much of the world reaches for.

I wrote a book in 2014 called The Dollar Trap. And the point I made in that book is that there are no better alternatives. Of all the shirts hanging in the closet, the dollar seems the least muddied and least stinky one by far. This is not to say it is pristine by any means. But when you have to wear a shirt, it's the shirt that much of the world reaches for.