Tuur Demeester

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Tuur Demeester is a Belgian macroeconomist, Bitcoin investor, and founder of Adamant Research, an independent cryptocurrency investment research firm. He first publicly recommended Bitcoin as an investment in 2012 when it was priced at $5, making him one of the earliest institutional-grade Bitcoin advocates. He later founded Adamant Capital, a Bitcoin Alpha fund, which was acquired by Blockstream in 2021. Demeester is known for detailed long-form research reports on Bitcoin's economic properties and adoption trajectory.

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Role: Macroeconomist, Bitcoin Investor, Founder of Adamant Research
Twitter: TuurDemeester
Known For: Recommended Bitcoin at $5 in 2012; authored seminal Bitcoin investment thesis reports
Nationality: Belgian
Twitter Handle: TuurDemeester

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