Дефицит биткоина растет: недобросовестные биржи вывели из обращения 1,2 млн BTC
One of the biggest factors differentiating Bitcoin (BTC) from fiat currency and most cryptocurrencies is the hard limit of 21 million on its total circulating supply. However, the demise of numerous crypto exchanges over the last decade has permanently taken out at least 5.7% (1.2 million BTC) of the total issuable Bitcoin from circulation.
The lack of clarity around a crypto exchange’s proof of reserves came out as the primary reason for their sudden collapses, as seen recently with FTX. Historical data around crypto crashes revealed that 14 crypto exchanges, together, were responsible for the loss of 1,195,000 BTC, which represents 6.3% of the 19.2 Bitcoin currently in circulation.
Bitcoin lost due to defunct crypto exchanges. Source: Casa Blog
An investigation conducted by Jameson Lopp, co-founder and chief technology officer of Bitcoin storage platform CasaHODL, revealed that Mt. Gox maintains the top position when it comes to exchanges losing BTC holdings.
While the scarcity of Bitcoin is directly related to its value as an asset, Lopp pointed out that fake Bitcoin offerings currently threaten the ecosystem, adding that “Bitcoin will not be a great store of value if most people are buying fake bitcoin.” Investigations confirm that at least 80 crypto assets have “Bitcoin” in their names, aimed purely to mislead BTC investors.
As a result, investors purchasing fake Bitcoin assets negatively impact the price appreciation of the original Bitcoin.
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80+ crypto assets have the word «bitcoin» in their name.
14 have a market cap over $1,000,000.
3 claim to be Bitcoin.
1 is Bitcoin.
— Jameson Lopp (@lopp) September 22, 2022
Для обеспечения позиции биткоина как надежных денег, самоопека представляется наиболее эффективным способом уменьшить зависимость от криптовалютных бирж и корпоративных контрактов на «бумажный биткоин».
Президент Сальвадора Найиб Букеле объявил о планах приобретать 1 BTC каждый день, начиная с 17 ноября 2022 года.
Мы покупаем один #Bitcoin каждый день, начиная с завтрашнего дня.
— Nayib Bukele (@nayibbukele) 17 ноября 2022 г.
По публичным данным, Сальвадор в настоящее время владеет 2 381 BTC по средней цене покупки $43 357. Однако стагнация курса биткоина открыла для страны окно возможностей для существенного снижения средней цены приобретения биткоина.