Ray Dalio has reopened one of crypto’s longest-running macro debates, arguing that Bitcoin still has not behaved like the safe-haven asset many investors expected it to become. The Bridgewater Associates founder said gold remains structurally superior as a reserve and crisis asset, drawing immediate pushback from Michael Saylor and several Bitcoin advocates. In a May…
Ray Dalio cast fresh doubt on Bitcoin’s claim to safe-haven status on Tuesday, arguing that the asset still falls short of gold on privacy, institutional suitability and market structure. In a March 3 appearance on the All-In podcast, the billionaire hedge fund founder said those weaknesses help explain why Bitcoin has not behaved like gold…
Crypto sits at the heart of Ray Dalio’s new message. On September 3, 2025, the Bridgewater Associates founder published a point-by-point rebuttal to what he called the Financial Times’ “mischaracterizations,” releasing the full written Q&A he says he provided to the paper. The exchange restates his “Big Debt Cycle” framework and argues that rising US…
Ray Dalio, the billionaire behind Bridgewater Associates, says people should think about putting 15% of their money into gold or Bitcoin. His call comes as America’s debt nears the $37 trillion mark. He argues that holding hard assets can help when paper money loses value. “If you were optimizing your portfolio for the best return-to-risk ratio,…
