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Crypto strategist Adam Livingston claims that firms like MicroStrategy and Metaplanet are leading a speculative attack against fiat currencies by raising capital in dollars and converting it directly into Bitcoin (BTC).
This practice, he argues, is draining liquidity from the traditional financial system and shifting value into Bitcoin, effectively exiting fiat while still operating within it.
Companies Leading the BTC Treasury Shift
Public companies now hold 833,214 BTC, worth over $89.21 billion
Private firms hold 421,641 BTC, valued at $45.14 billion
Top Public Holders:
MicroStrategy: 592,345 BTC ($63.42B)
Marathon Digital, Twenty One Capital, Riot Platforms, CleanSpark, Metaplanet
Top Private Holders:
Block: 140,000 BTC ($14.99B)
Tether: 100,521 BTC
Xapo Bank: 38,931 BTC
BitMEX, Mt. Gox follow
What Are These Firms Doing?
Livingston explains these companies aren’t just storing wealth they’re systematically converting fiat into Bitcoin:
“They raise money in fiat, buy BTC, and repeat it’s like draining the fiat system,” he said on X.
This strategy removes liquidity from traditional monetary channels and shifts it into a decentralized asset.
What This Means for Fiat Currency
Livingston warns that if this trend accelerates:
Fiat currencies like the U.S. Dollar could lose dominance
Bitcoin could become a pricing benchmark for assets globally
Firms may soon be valued by BTC per share, not earnings
Surging Stock Prices: A Sign of New Value Metrics?
MicroStrategy shares:+153.46% YoY | +28.87% in 2025
Metaplanet shares:+1,346.60% YoY | +316.78% in 2025
Investors are rewarding Bitcoin-heavy balance sheets potentially flipping traditional valuation metrics on their head.
Global Monetary Leak: The Bitcoin Demand Spiral
Livingston coins the effect a “Bitcoin demand spiral”:
Companies issue shares
Use proceeds to buy BTC
BTC price rises
Share prices rise
Investors buy more → cycle repeats
He calls it a monetary leak from fiat into Bitcoin, and it’s accelerating.
Final Take
Livingston concludes that Bitcoin treasury companies are the early nodes of a Bitcoin-based financial system.
Are they just storing value, or engineering the next global monetary standard?
