{"id":128404,"date":"2025-05-01T21:18:18","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T21:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/?p=128404"},"modified":"2025-05-01T21:18:18","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T21:18:18","slug":"institutional-bitcoin-buying-may-soon-price-out-retail-longitude-panel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/?p=128404","title":{"rendered":"Institutional Bitcoin buying may soon price out retail \u2014 LONGITUDE panel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Cointelegraph.com NewsRetail investors are running out of time to accumulate Bitcoin as institutional adoption accelerates, according to Sergej Kunz, co-founder of exchange aggregator 1inch.<br \/>\nBitcoin (BTC) is evolving into an alternative reserve currency, propelling institutional demand and potentially pricing out retail investors, Kunz said during Cointelegraph&#8217;s LONGITUDE event in Dubai.\u00a0<br \/>\n&#8220;Every retail user should be thinking about getting at least one Bitcoin \u2014 very soon they won\u2019t be able to afford it,\u201d Kunz said.\u00a0<br \/>\nIf the United States starts buying Bitcoin for a strategic reserve, even smaller countries may soon struggle to acquire the cryptocurrency, he added. &#8220;I\u2019m pretty sure we\u2019ll soon see countries battling over who owns more Bitcoin. The US will start.\u201d<br \/>\nBitcoin demand has accelerated since US President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs on US imports in April, setting off a global trade war.<br \/>\n\u201cThe only thing that still acts as a true hedge \u2014 across borders, against inflation \u2014 is Bitcoin,\u201d Animoca Brands co-founder Yat Siu said during the panel.\u00a0<br \/>\nYat Siu and Sergej Kunz at Cointelegraph&#8217;s LONGITUDE. Source: CointelegraphRelated:\u00a0US President Donald Trump issues 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs<br \/>\nGlobal reserve asset?<br \/>\nDuring the week of April 21-25, Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) attracted more than $3 billion in inflows as institutions sought safety in \u201cdigital gold\u201d amid mounting macroeconomic uncertainty.\u00a0<br \/>\nAnalysts say demand from financial institutions could push Bitcoin\u2019s price as high as $200,000 per coin this year. By 2029, institutional Bitcoin adoption could propel the cryptocurrency\u2019s price past $1 million, Bitwise\u2019s head of European research, Andr\u00e9 Dragosch, said.<br \/>\nAsset managers still prefer gold for hedging against macro risk. Source:\u00a0Binance ResearchFor Bitcoin, \u201c[t]he silver lining is that economic uncertainty has historically accelerated institutional interest in digital assets as a diversification strategy,\u201d David Siemer, co-founder and CEO of Wave Digital Assets, told Cointelegraph.<br \/>\nAs of May 1, Bitcoin ETFs and other institutional funds hold upward of $128 billion worth of BTC, according to data from BitcoinTreasuries.NET. Corporate treasuries hold another roughly $73 billion, the data shows.\u00a0<br \/>\nSovereign states \u2014 including the US, China, and the United Kingdom \u2014 collectively hold more than $130 billion worth of BTC. However, much of those holdings are from crypto assets seized by law enforcement, not outright Bitcoin buys.\u00a0<br \/>\nMagazine:\u00a0TV hit Peaky Blinders to launch crypto game, FIFA Rivals on Polkadot: Web3 Gamer<a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/institutional-bitcoin-buying-may-soon-price-out-retail?utm_source=rss_feed&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"feedzy-rss-link-icon\" rel=\"noopener\">Read More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Cointelegraph.com NewsRetail investors are running out of time to accumulate Bitcoin as institutional adoption accelerates, according to Sergej Kunz, co-founder of exchange aggregator 1inch. 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