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Bitcoin-traded funds (ETFs) have become a new trend in recent years, providing investors access to BTC without direct ownership. However, bitcoin maximalist and media personality Max Kaiser has urged caution for cryptocurrency market participants investing in this asset through centralized treasury funds, explaining that in the future these companies may become targets for governments.
In brief
Max Kaiser warns against bitcoin ETFs, cautioning about the risks of centralized assets, government regulation, and potential confiscation.
Corporate adoption of bitcoin is rising, but Kaiser claims that storing bitcoin in treasury funds undermines the decentralized foundation of cryptocurrencies.
By 2035, bitcoin could rival Wall Street, but it faces threats from governments protecting financial dominance.
Kaiser insists that only self-stored bitcoin is safe, as government repression may target ETFs and assets held by intermediaries.
Centralized bitcoin holdings are threatened by government repression.
Kaiser’s comments came after Bram Kanstein suggested that corporate bitcoin holders with deep knowledge of the cryptocurrency would become financial giants. Kanstein, a startup founder and coach, predicted that by 2035, major crypto-assets like bitcoin could hold a similar position and influence in financial markets as today’s leading Wall Street companies.
If this happens, the original asset could achieve ‘eternal’ or self-sustaining status, no longer relying on early adopters or speculative hype.
However, Kaiser expressed concern regarding Kanstein's views. He argued that by integrating into traditional financial systems, the original cryptocurrency risks reconnecting with the very institutions and government structures it was created to separate from.
In a recent statement, the maximalist warned against the growing dependence on these centralized investment instruments for storing bitcoins.
Kaiser believes that as the influence of bitcoin grows and the power of governments and central banks is threatened, these institutions will not simply stand by. Instead, he argues, they will inevitably counteract using regulation, restrictions, or other control measures.
The warnings of the maximalists correspond to the growing trend of corporate adoption of bitcoin, with many of these companies following an aggressive accumulation strategy proposed by Strategy. While this has drawn attention to the asset and defined its price trajectory, Kaiser firmly believes that bitcoin held in treasury carries vulnerability risks.
He also explained that despite bitcoin's sovereign status, owners using intermediary services risk losing their assets.
Kaiser sees the growing gap between decentralized finance and traditional financial systems as a struggle for control. According to him, the aggressive accumulation of bitcoin by companies like Strategy is not just an investment but an economic struggle against centralized financial power.
However, the maximalist believes this trend will provoke a backlash. Kaiser predicts that financial leaders will intervene as soon as the pressure mounts, as has already been observed in cases of government repression concerning gold ownership and financial privacy.
Keep in mind that the government will strike back, and any bitcoin not stored independently can be confiscated, and your bitcoin can disappear faster than Epstein's list.
Kaiser
While many cryptocurrency fans view ETFs and greater involvement from leading institutions as signs of growth, Kaiser explains that such a position overlooks the geopolitical and ideological implications of bitcoin's rise.
The bitcoin advocate insists that the only true way to own bitcoin is through intermediaries, custodians, or corporate holders. Essentially, Kaiser’s warnings indicate that regional authorities prefer to control actual ownership.
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