There are some things in life that you never want to admit doing:

• Being really good at Dance Dance Revolution
• Asking for a 2nd helping of dinner while flying on Economy Class
• Buying bitcoin

I am very proud to say that I’ve done all three.

Wait. Lionel Yeo – Champion of Index Investing, Advocate of Boring Routines, Merciless Critic of BS Marketing – has finally caved in and bought crypto? What the heck is going on? Is the world coming to and end?

Ruuuh-lax. I bought some Bitcoin, but not for the reasons that you might think.

I’ve Never Really Liked Bitcoin

I first heard about Bitcoin way back in 2014. Back then, it seemed like a fad – an interesting idea put forth by technologists and geeks. Even when it started getting popular, I’ve always had my doubts. Crypto, to me, was just another bubble like the tulip mania ...