Ray Dalio, billionaire investor and founder of the world’s largest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates, in a Dec. 15 interview with Marketwatch, praised Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency on the market. “It has been an amazing accomplishment for bitcoin to have achieved what it has done, from writing that program, not being hacked, having it work and having it adopted the way it has been,” said Dalio. “I believe in the blockchain technology. There’s going to be that revolution, so it has earned credibility.” Dalio confirmed that he owns a little bit of Bitcoin “because I believe a portfolio should start off with, under a worst-case scenario, what assets protect it and make sure it’s diversified.” He advised that was best not to hold cash and that “it’s better to hold a liquid, diversified portfolio of assets—if it’s balanced.” The cryptocurrency has been seen by its supporters as a form of digital gold and as a hedge …