Showing posts with label RIOT. Show all posts
Showing posts with label RIOT. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Could this break the log/log power law for Bitcoin?

The log/log power law governing Bitcoin appears robust. However, could there be a plausible and logical scenario in which this power law is disrupted or abruptly halted? 

Drawing parallels with historical events, such as Executive Order 6102 under the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration, wherein all gold bullion and coins were seized, one might speculate on the potential for a similar intervention by the US Government or Federal Reserve in the realm of Bitcoin. It wouldn't be unfathomable for them to accumulate over 51%—equivalent to 11 million—of all Bitcoins, as well as a majority share in Bitcoin mining capacity. In my estimation, such a scenario is not improbable. 

For instance, if financial giants like BlackRock and Fidelity were compelled to relinquish their Bitcoin holdings and associated assets, or if companies like Riot and Marathon were coerced into nationalizing their Bitcoin mining operations, this could significantly alter the landscape of Bitcoin ownership and control.

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Friday, April 12, 2024

BlackRock has big influence in the Bitcoin ecosystem, but who owns BlackRock?

BlackRock has big influence in the Bitcoin ecosystem. For example with the development of the Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) and investments within the Bitcoin Mining Industry (such as Marathon and Riot) but who owns large chunks of BlackRock?

  • The Vanguard Group, Inc. = 8.23%
  • BlackRock Fund Advisors = 4.42%
  • SSgA Funds Management, Inc. = 3.93%
  • Temasek Holdings Pte Ltd. (Investment Management) = 3.42%
  • Capital Research & Management Co. (Global Investors) =2.63%
  • Capital Research & Management Co. (World Investors) = 2.36%
  • Managed Account Advisors LLC = 2.16%
  • Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. = 2.13%
  • Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (Investment Management) = 1.90%
  • Geode Capital Management LLC = 1.78%

BlackRock investors

(Source: The Financial Times 12 April 2024 

[https://markets.ft.com/data/equities/tearsheet/profile?s=BLK:NYQ]

The Bitcoin Power Law websites (curves, graphs, statistics)

The Bitcoin Power Law... https://bitcoin.powerlaw.live/ https://charts.bitbo.io/long-term-power-law/ https://charts.bitbo.io/power-law-oscil...