A Webinar Series  •  The Value Exchange

Macro, Money, and the Role of Bitcoin

Join us on Tuesday, May 13, from 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. EDT for the “The Value Exchange: Macro, Money, and the Role of Bitcoin."

Chris Kuiper (Vice President of Research at Fidelity Digital Assets®) will be joined by Jurrien Timmer (Director of Global Macro at Fidelity Investments®) for a discussion on Bitcoin and the macro market.

Featured topics:

  • Liquidity
  • What markets could be discounting
  • Adoption metrics
  • Measurements for bitcoin


Please submit the form to request attendance and a confirmation will be provided prior to the event with your access details.

Setting the Stage: Bitcoin as a Macro Asset

Over the years, an increasing number of investors and analysts have referred to bitcoin as a “macro asset,” including the Research Team at Fidelity Digital Assets®. But what exactly does that mean, and which macro factors are the most important when it comes to bitcoin? Ahead of the webinar, find Chris Kuiper’s thoughts on the potential answer in his blog:

Bitcoin's Potential as a Leading Macro Asset

Featured Guests:

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Christopher Kuiper, CFA®, VP of Research at Fidelity Digital Assets®

Chris Kuiper is VP of Research for Fidelity Digital Assets, which provides enterprise-grade digital asset solutions for institutional investors. Chris contributes to and oversees the research creation process, working closely with sales and marketing to provide leading education and resources to clients.

Prior to joining Fidelity Digital Assets, Chris served as Vice President of equity research at CFRA Research, one of the largest independent global investment research providers. There he covered financial exchanges as well as payment and fintech companies, while also expanding CFRA’s research capabilities to include bitcoin and led the creation of CFRA’s research methodology. Chris also previously served as a research analyst at various asset management firms, as well as a research fellow at the Mercatus Center, a university-based public policy research center where he focused on technology- and finance-related public policy issues.

Chris holds an MA in Economics from George Mason University as well as a BA in Business Administration from Dordt University. Chris Kuiper is a CFA® charterholder.

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Jurrien Timmer, Director of Global Macro at Fidelity Investments®

Jurrien Timmer is the Director of Global Macro at Fidelity Investments. Jurrien is part of Fidelity’s Global Asset Allocation group, where he specializes in asset allocation and global macro strategy to help investors better understand U.S. and global markets. Jurrien has been at Fidelity Investments for 30 years and has close to four decades of experience in the industry. He appears frequently in the media and can be seen on CNBC, Bloomberg, and Fox Business. He is also on social media via Twitter, boasting 190k+ followers, as well as LinkedIn, with over 60k followers on the platform.

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