How do you do, fellow kids?

Still. Van Eck has been a proponent of Bitcoin for years, and comments like:

"When U.S. spending was out of control in the 1960’s, my father launched the first gold share fund in the U.S., even though gold had been pegged against the dollar for about 190 years. Investing in gold bullion was illegal at the time. Three years later, the peg broke."

show that this is far more than just a tourist.

I may buy some HODL (VanEck BTC ETF), which could be used for tradfi leverage plays, securities based lending positions or other bank recognized collateral.