Macro Investor Sees Bitcoin Supply Deficit as Grayscale Boosts Stockpiling
Bitcoin (BTC) traders and investors may face a supply deficit as major firms increase their stockpiling of the cryptocurrency, according to Dan Tapeiro of New York-based global macro fund DTAP Capital. “SHORTAGES of Bitcoin [is] possible,” the founder tweeted on Thursday. “Barry Silbert’s Grayscale Investments Trust is eating up BTC like there is no tomorrow. If 77 percent of all newly mined turns into 110 percent, then it’s lights out.” The statement came after Grayscale released […]
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