Binance CEO Richard Teng just lately tweeted a prediction about Bitcoin, the primary and largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization. Teng anticipates “upward momentum” for Bitcoin, urging each nations and firms to behave now or “danger paying a premium later.”
In a tweet posted to his official X account, Teng acknowledged, “Nations and firms that purchase Bitcoin early will profit from the upward momentum. Those that delay adoption danger paying a premium later.”
Teng’s feedback come at a time when Bitcoin is gaining traction, with rising institutional demand and rising curiosity from sovereign wealth funds and nation-states. Nevertheless, just lately, the Bitcoin value has been largely weighed down by macroeconomic issues, dropping practically 21% from its all-time excessive of $109,114 attained in January this yr.
Teng’s tweet serves not solely as a market prediction but additionally as a warning: early movers stand to achieve essentially the most, whereas those that delay might danger shopping for at a a lot larger value.
Institutional curiosity continues to develop
As beforehand reported by UToday, Bitwise information reveals that firms at the moment personal about 688,000 Bitcoins, or 3.28% of BTC’s whole provide, which is capped at 21 million cash.
Technique stays the clear chief, outperforming different main firms by a considerable margin.
Final week, Michael Saylor’s Technique bought an extra $285.8 million in Bitcoin. From April 7 to April 13, Technique bought 3,459 Bitcoin at a median value of round $82,618. In keeping with Bloomberg information, the company spent $7.79 billion on Bitcoin within the first quarter. Technique reported 9 purchases in the identical interval.
At press time, Bitcoin was up 0.71% within the final 24 hours to $85,816.