Social Capital founder: Bitcoin bulls face two major challenges—liquidity flowing into prediction markets and the stock market, with the energy value boosted by AI

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Mars Finance news: Social Capital founder Chamath Palihapitiya said on X that the current crypto market—especially the Bitcoin bulls—is facing two major problems: first, marginal liquidity is increasingly flowing toward prediction markets and the stock market; second, marginal energy used to mine Bitcoin—if it were reallocated to serve demand related to AI tokens—could have a value that is 10 to 20 times higher. Chamath said these changes appear structural, but it’s also possible to be wrong in the assessment. In response, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said the first point “looks more like a temporary phenomenon,” while the second point may be more lasting. However, the hash power or energy used for Bitcoin mining does not directly determine Bitcoin’s price, because when miners exit, network difficulty automatically adjusts to maintain the same block production pace. He also said that in the long run, Bitcoin’s price more reflects people’s concerns about inflation, and the current trend of governments continuing to expand fiscal deficits shows no signs of ending.
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