134 sats \ 5 replies \ @kr OP 14 Mar \ parent \ on: MicroStrategy’s Speculative Attack bitcoin
interesting idea, not sure if i agree here though:
MicroStrategy isn’t buying a bunch of Bitcoin so they can send it to creators, they’re buying it to hold it… how does a CBDC slow down their Bitcoin purchases?
the idea isn't to slow their purchase. the idea is to make buying bitcoin as a speculative asset a bad investment. microstrategy is buying to sell later, more than likely. i'm not convinced of saylor's intentions to buy and use it later. meaning he's depending on there being a market for it later. shrink the interest in that market, and they stop buying because they can't sell in the future.
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you're probably right. billionaire CEOs of corporations unaffiliated with what they are shilling are well-known for truth telling.
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lots could happen. buying up so much can be seen as manipulation of the price. pumps the price which causes others to hop on. do it for long enough then dump. owning so much gives alot of power if bitcoin ever does become an accepted currency in a place like the states. becoming a bank is interesting. also comes with alot of power.
regardless of what happens, my trust isn't earned by buying up so much of an asset, holding it, and giving back nothing in return outside of empty platitudes such as "there is no second best." i'm not saying he has to give back anything. however, i also don't have to trust his spoken intentions with no actions behind them.
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