At the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville, Anthony Scaramucci, founder of SkyBridge Capital, projected that Bitcoin will soon eclipse gold in market capitalization.
Scaramucci argued that Bitcoin should be valued similarly to gold, estimating that Bitcoin could overtake gold’s current $15 trillion-$16 trillion market cap within a decade.
His prediction aligns with earlier forecasts by Anthony Pompliano, who also anticipated Bitcoin surpassing gold in under ten years.
Scaramucci also noted the rising trend of Bitcoin adoption among institutional investors. For example, Wisconsin, Jersey City and Michigan’s state pension funds recently revealed substantial investments in Bitcoin through BlackRock’s and Grayscale’s funds, totaling $164 million.
Additionally, Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund is exploring Bitcoin as a potential investment, driven by significant economic and technological shifts.
In the corporate sector, DeFi Technologies has joined the trend by purchasing 110 BTC as part of its treasury management strategy.#
This move led to a significant rise in the company’s stock price, highlighting growing interest in Bitcoin among businesses.
The price of Bitcoin (BTC) saw a significant drop, falling over 9% and dropping below $53,000 for the first time in over a month late Friday evening.
According to Sergey Bezdelov, director of the Industrial Mining Association, approximately 54,000 Bitcoin (BTC) tokens worth about $3 billion were mined in Russia in 2023.
This week has been bearish for the crypto market and Friday was no exception. Today, Bitcoin and most altcoins experienced significant declines, following the U.S. jobs report.
Thursday’s crypto market witnessed a significant shake-up, with $100 million in liquidations recorded in just one day, primarily impacting long positions.