The #Bitcoin fundamentals of four generations of inflation, entitlements, and regulations are separate and apart from #Bitcoin the technological innovation. If we had sound money there would be little demand for Bitcoin. (1/13)

The notion that gold futures hold down the physical gold price or subjects the gold price to long-term manipulation is a canard. CME gold futures deliveries are settled with warrants meeting exact specifications met by approved refineries, carriers, and warehouses which (2/13)
ensures the integrity of delivery apart from the exchange. https://t.co/CpV1OBSsAT One need look no further than the 1980 Hunt Silver fiasco which illustrates how deliverable futures contracts provide for the discovery of an untapped silver supply resting in people's homes.(3/13)
Not so for Bitcoin. The CME Bakkt Bitcoin contract is for Bakkt Bitcoin. It is not Bitcoin. Bakkt Bitcoin is a cash-settled monthly futures contract. While the Bakkt Bitcoin has geographically storage of private keys, they are not your private keys. (4/13)
Not your keys, not your bitcoin. The Bitcoin Warehouse is an internal ledger The internal ledger operates separate and apart from the Bitcoin blockchain. The only interaction with the public blockchain is during the deposit of bitcoin into the Bakkt Warehouse and the (5/13)
withdrawal of bitcoin out of the Bakkt Warehouse to meet the Bakkt Bitcoin (USD) settled futures. Unlike gold, there is no procedure or mechanism to transfer Bitcoin from the Bakkt Warehouse private key to a private key apart from the Bakkt Warehouse. (6/13)
The challenge outlined by Black Rock and the undeliverable cash-settled CME futures exposes the current obstacles and risks of on-and-off-ramps on all legacy platforms. @PrestonPhysh and others have recognized these risks and they are likely to have quite the opposite effect.7/13
The obstacles were recently outlined by institutional buyer @michael_saylor Because Bitcoin, the innovation, has a fixed supply and negative stock-to-flow it is unlikely Bitcoin futures will ever be made deliverable to private keys. Acquiring sound money is not easy. (8/13)
Nor should it be. If you really think Bitcoin, the innovation, is like any other asset I don't know what to tell you. However, your challenge does expose a genuine threat and challenge for Bitcoin. Confiscation exposure on all legacy platforms. (9/13) https://t.co/fzJ9JdxsdR
The March bailout is the canary in the coal mine. What can be deposited on a whim can be confiscated on a whim. Moreover, those pioneers who have genuinely contributed to sound money through non-legacy unregulated Bitcoin innovation such as @Bitmex are subject to (10/13)
Soviet-style persecution by three initial regulators with guns like the SEC, DOJ, and FBI. The difference between now and then is Bitcoin, the innovation, has allowed Bitmex to operate with full functionality even while the principle founders are under arrest or on the lam. 11/13
If the authorities could shut down #Bitcoin or #Bitmex it would be a fait accompli. The case for a relatively smooth transition to sound money, ie. the future for #Bitcoin is in the hands of HODLers with their own private keys. (12/13)
If we are to be our own banks, we must relearn The Lost Art Of Commercial Banking. (13/13)
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1/ #Bitcoin FUD-busting time!

claim: bitcoin ownership is heavily concentrated.

@business published an article claiming "2% of accounts control 95% of all Bitcoin" 🤣

truth: the facts, my friends, simple don't line up. let's dive in!

2/ interrogating on-chain addresses is tricky.

address =/ account.

one person can control multiple addresses.

one address can hold bitcoin belonging to multiple ppl.

exchanges and trading firms will have addresses with large balances that represent client funds.

3/ the fine folks @glassnode published an excellent analysis of on-chain address balances in January

the ownership distribution of bitcoin among wallets is actually much more diverse than one might expect.

full piece here:
https://t.co/n5IdIQdNoA


4/ 31% of BTC is held in addresses not identified as exchange wallets.

these are likely institutions, funds, custodians, and OTC desks.

our analysis at @CoinSharesCo indicates >15% of all bitcoin is held in third party custody, including @coinbase and our own @KomainuCustody

5/ in fact, between asset managers @Grayscale ($36B in BTC) and our @xbtprovider ($4B in BTC), 4% of bitcoin is locked up by fund providers and asset managers!

our @CoinSharesCo research team publishes an EXCELLENT weekly report on fund flows and AUMs -
The defi matrix

As each asset class goes on-chain, it can be stored in a digital wallet. And it can be traded against other such assets. Not just cryptocurrencies, but national digital currencies, personal tokens, etc.

We’re about to enter an age of global monetary competition.

The defi matrix is the table of all pair wise trades. It’s the fiat/stablecoin pairs, the fiat/crypto pairs, the crypto/crypto pairs, and much more besides.

Uniswap-style automatic market making for everything. Every possession you have, constantly marked to market by ~2040.

More liquidity, less currency?

This is an interesting point. Cash doesn’t make you money. In fact, it can lose you money in an inflating environment.

Reliable, 24/7 mark-to-market on everything is hard — but if achieved, means less % of assets in cash.


AMMs boost BTC. Here's why.

- All assets trade against all assets in the defi matrix
- Automated market makers give liquidity for rare pairs
- Everything is marked-to-market 24/7
- Value of cash drops, as you can liquidate instantly
- The new no-op is to keep your assets in BTC

Basically, automated market makers like @Uniswap boost BTC in the long term, because they allow *everything* to be priced in BTC terms, and *anyone* to switch out of BTC into their asset of choice.

Though in practice this may mean WBTC/RenBTC [or ETH!] rather than BTC itself.
I will be a buyer under 13800 levels, but depending upon the reversal on smaller timeframe.

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