TD₿: ETFs On Pace To Buy 13X Daily Bitcoin Supply! - (a Swan original video series) with Dante Cook

TL;DR: Blackrock & Fidelity overtake Grayscale with $4.6B in BTC holdings. Is a supply squeeze around the corner. German authorities seize 50,000 BTC; Elon Musk talks AI's Bitcoin hacking potential.

Feb 01, 2024

Hey Bitcoiner’s,

Blackrock and Fidelity have finally dethroned Grayscale (GBTC) in volume, collectively holding over 107,000 Bitcoins worth $4.6 billion. With the ETF issuers on pace to gobble up 13x the daily supply post halving, a supply squeeze looks imminent.

German authorities have seized 50,000 Bitcoin. What should we make of it? Plus, Elon Musk expresses his views on the likelihood of AI compromising Bitcoin security.

Enjoy!

Tick tock next block,
Cory Klippsten

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Bitcoin Oasis 2024, February 7-9

Hyatt Regency Dubai, Creek Heights

Dubai, UAE

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Adam Back, CEO, Blockstream
Marshall Long, Bitcoin Mining Expert
Jimmy Song, Bitcoin Educator & Author
Stephan Livera, Bitcoin Podcaster & Head of Education, Swan
Mu’aawiyah Tucker, Expert On Islamic Finance
Irina Heaver, Bitcoin Maxi & Lawyer
Giacomo Zucco, Bitcoin Entrepreneur & Consultant
Danny Scott, Co-Founder & CEO, Coincorner
Mir Liponi, Co-Founder, BHB Network
Erik Cason, Author Of Cryptosovereignty
Arnab Naskar, Co-Founder, Stokr
Ethan Timor, CEO, Bitaroo Exchange
Allen Farrington, General Partner, Axiom
Pete Rizzo, Editor, Bitcoin Magazine

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