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    Vincom (OP)
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    March 26, 2024, 11:05:13 PM
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    Well, institutional investment companies have only been able to acquire around 1℅ of the circulating supply (particularly BlackRock). The rest is held by centralized exchanges, and self-custodied wallets. People just need to stop selling their coins to these entities to avoid monopolizing BTC in the long run.

    Selling P2P or F2F (Face-to-Face) to another person ensures Bitcoin remains an equitable cryptocurrency for all. As long as the core Blockchain network remains decentralized, there should be nothing to worry about. Smiley
    I doubt that investors will continue to self-custody BTC if they see the convenience and popularity of spot BTC ETFs. I don't think ETF funds need to self-accumulate BTC, they just need to secure the amount of BTC in their budget to be able to issue ETFs. They will buy and I believe there will always be people willing to sell in the market, problem is just price and volume.

    I still believe that BTC will continue to exist in the future as a valuable asset, I'm just worried about investor sentiment: they may want something as simple as ETFs instead of having to do the complex task of buying, storing and protecting private keys.

    “The root problem with conventional currency is all the trust that's required to make it work.”
    Satoshi Nakamoto
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