In a recent speech, Aswath Damodaran, a financial expert and professor at New York University, condemned bitcoin. BTC, according to the Indian professor, is not an example of a good currency because most people do not use it as a means of payment. While many have questioned bitcoin's worth owing to its unpredictable pricing, MicroStrategy's CEO, Michael Saylor, believes it is a stronger hedge than gold in these uncertain economic times of rising inflation.