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The former CEO and co-founder of crypto exchange BitMEX, Arthur Hayes, has shared his thoughts on what could lead to Bitcoin\u2019s downfall. His recent comment also echoes the reservation that the crypto founder has about the potential launch of Spot Bitcoin ETFs. TradFi Could Lead To Bitcoin\u2019s Downfall In his last article for the year, Hayes stated that TradFi asset managers would \u201ccompletely destroy Bitcoin\u201d if the ETFs managed by them were a huge success. He made this assertion as he alluded to Bitcoin\u2019s uniqueness. Hayes mentioned that the foremost crypto token is different from \u201cevery other monetary instrument humanity has ever used.\u201d Related Reading: Crypto Analyst Predicts Massive 99% BNB Price Crash To $2 Due to Bitcoin\u2019s uniqueness, Hayes believes that it wasn\u2019t created to be in the hands of these asset managers. As such, they could end up destroying the crypto token, especially in a world where the world\u2019s largest asset managers end up holding all the Bitcoin in circulation. If that were to happen, these firms would end up storing these crypto tokens, which shouldn\u2019t be so in Hayes\u2019 opinion. The BitMEX co-founder noted that Bitcoin \u201conly exists if it moves\u201d and that it will \u201cdie\u201d if it isn\u2019t used. His stance stems from the fact that he sees Bitcoin more as an asset that is meant to be actively traded rather than just being a store of value. He also highlighted the fact that the Bitcoin network would also die if this were to happen. Miners are known to earn transaction fees from the network being utilized. However, if these tokens were no longer traded but all stored up, these miners would have no choice but to wind up their operations. Without these miners, \u201cthe network dies, and Bitcoin vanishes,\u201d Hayes asserted.\u00a0 BTC maintains $43,000 level | Source: BTCUSD on Tradingview.com Hayes\u2019 Reservations About A Spot Bitcoin ETF Arthur Hayes\u2019 latest comment comes ahead of a potential approval of the pending Spot Bitcoin ETF applications. The former BitMEX CEO has previously made his reservations known about these funds and their issuers. Then, he mentioned that these TradFi institutions weren\u2019t bullish on Bitcoin but were simply making this move to become \u201ccrypto gatekeepers.\u201d Related Reading: Here Are The Hottest Altcoins To Buy As The Bull Market Returns \u2013 Santiment Hayes also went as far as to discuss how these firms\u2019 interest in Bitcoin goes against Satoshi\u2019s vision of a decentralized system. However, unlike Hayes, some are looking to look at the bright side and how institutional interest in the foremost cryptocurrency can help with mainstream adoption.\u00a0 Bloomberg Analyst Eric Balchunas had once touched on the importance of these Spot Bitcoin ETFs, especially considering that many could just choose to hold Bitcoin instead. In his opinion, these ETFs are important because of the convenience they provide investors. Meanwhile, others are excited about the amount of capital that could flow in when these ETFs get approved.\u00a0 Featured image from Forkast News, chart from Tradingview.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":594,"featured_media":566730,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[428,656,1119,90957,89185,1122,1144,78790],"class_list":["post-566717","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-bitcoin","tag-bitcoin-news","tag-btc","tag-btc-downfall","tag-btc-news","tag-btc-price","tag-btcusd","tag-btcusdt"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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