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BlackRock’s digital assets head Robbie Mitchnick said Bitcoin investors aren’t betting on it becoming a global payment network, calling that scenario “out-of-the-money optionality,” while the core thesis remains digital gold and store of value. He added that Bitcoin would need major progress in scaling and Lightning to compete in payments, whereas stablecoins have already seen “huge success” and are expanding from crypto trading and DeFi into retail remittances, corporate cross-border payments, and capital- ...