1/ @Square buys $50M of #Bitcoin w/ its balance sheet ЁЯЪА

let's untangle what corporate treasurers do and why this matters...

the role of corp treasurer didnтАЩt exist until the 1970s, when co's faced high inflation and financial uncertainty

2/ in this environment, companies with no cash management or treasury strategy were losing 10-12% / yr to inflation

modern corporate treasury is typically focused on cash management and managing the opportunity cost of capital

holding cash is *not* a strategy
3/ when i worked in corp treasury, we mostly traded the overnight and short term rate markets

we could earn a nice 3-5% return in these very low-risk assets w/ time preference

treasurers today are living in a radically different world!

RATES ARE 0

TARGET INFLATION IS >2%
4/ faced with this new reality, corporate treasurers (and all investors) are looking at alternatives

#Bitcoin is a highly liquid asset that trades 24/7 in an increasingly regulated and structured global market - and its an effective portfolio diversifier!
5/ SquareтАЩs willingness to hold bitcoin on its balance sheet as a treasury asset speaks to:

(1) the changing landscape that treasurers must navigate, and;
(2) their ability to manage the operational, risk, and compliance requirements of holding bitcoin directly
6/ for those who want to replicate, Square also offered a nice "how to" guide: https://t.co/B89YUmg1SD

our team @CoinSharesCo is well-equipped to provide execution, lending, and custody services, feel free to DM for an intro to our capital markets team ЁЯШБ
7/ At @CoinSharesCo, we believe that as the world changes, bitcoinтАЩs place in it is changing as well.

capital allocators have the challenge of keeping pace with inflation and delivering returns while managing risk in an environment where traditional assets have been gutted.
8/ our extensive research on the role of bitcoin in a portfolio highlights how a traditional 60/40 portfolio can benefit from a modest allocation to bitcoin

it's so exciting to see visionary companies like Square leading the way ЁЯСПЁЯП╛ЁЯСПЁЯП╛ЁЯСПЁЯП╛

can't wait to see who will be next!

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1/ #Bitcoin FUD-busting time!

claim: bitcoin ownership is heavily concentrated.

@business published an article claiming "2% of accounts control 95% of all Bitcoin" ЁЯдг

truth: the facts, my friends, simple don't line up. let's dive in!

2/ interrogating on-chain addresses is tricky.

address =/ account.

one person can control multiple addresses.

one address can hold bitcoin belonging to multiple ppl.

exchanges and trading firms will have addresses with large balances that represent client funds.

3/ the fine folks @glassnode published an excellent analysis of on-chain address balances in January

the ownership distribution of bitcoin among wallets is actually much more diverse than one might expect.

full piece here:
https://t.co/n5IdIQdNoA


4/ 31% of BTC is held in addresses not identified as exchange wallets.

these are likely institutions, funds, custodians, and OTC desks.

our analysis at @CoinSharesCo indicates >15% of all bitcoin is held in third party custody, including @coinbase and our own @KomainuCustody

5/ in fact, between asset managers @Grayscale ($36B in BTC) and our @xbtprovider ($4B in BTC), 4% of bitcoin is locked up by fund providers and asset managers!

our @CoinSharesCo research team publishes an EXCELLENT weekly report on fund flows and AUMs -

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So the cryptocurrency industry has basically two products, one which is relatively benign and doesn't have product market fit, and one which is malignant and does. The industry has a weird superposition of understanding this fact and (strategically?) not understanding it.


The benign product is sovereign programmable money, which is historically a niche interest of folks with a relatively clustered set of beliefs about the state, the literary merit of Snow Crash, and the utility of gold to the modern economy.

This product has narrow appeal and, accordingly, is worth about as much as everything else on a 486 sitting in someone's basement is worth.

The other product is investment scams, which have approximately the best product market fit of anything produced by humans. In no age, in no country, in no city, at no level of sophistication do people consistently say "Actually I would prefer not to get money for nothing."

This product needs the exchanges like they need oxygen, because the value of it is directly tied to having payment rails to move real currency into the ecosystem and some jurisdictional and regulatory legerdemain to stay one step ahead of the banhammer.
The first ever world map was sketched thousands of years ago by Indian saint
тАЬRamanujacharyaтАЭ who simply translated the following verse from Mahabharat and gave the world its real face

In Mahabharat,it is described how 'Maharishi Ved Vyasa' gave away his divine vision to Sanjay


Dhritarashtra's charioteer so that he could describe him the events of the upcoming war.

But, even before questions of war could begin, Dhritarashtra asked him to describe how the world looks like from space.

This is how he described the face of the world:

рд╕реБрджрд░реНрд╢рдирдВ рдкреНрд░рд╡рдХреНрд╖реНрдпрд╛рдорд┐ рджреНрд╡реАрдкрдВ рддреБ┬ардХреБрд░реБрдирдиреНрджрдиред рдкрд░рд┐рдордгреНрдбрд▓реЛ рдорд╣рд╛рд░рд╛рдЬ рджреНрд╡реАрдкреЛрд╜рд╕реМ рдЪрдХреНрд░рд╕рдВрд╕реНрдерд┐рддрдГрее
рдпрдерд╛ рд╣рд┐ рдкреБрд░реБрд╖рдГ рдкрд╢реНрдпреЗрджрд╛рджрд░реНрд╢реЗ рдореБрдЦрдорд╛рддреНрдордирдГред рдПрд╡рдВ рд╕реБрджрд░реНрд╢рдирджреНрд╡реАрдкреЛ рджреГрд╢реНрдпрддреЗ рдЪрдиреНрджреНрд░рдордгреНрдбрд▓реЗрее рджреНрд╡рд┐рд░рдВрд╢реЗ рдкрд┐рдкреНрдкрд▓рд╕реНрддрддреНрд░ рджреНрд╡рд┐рд░рдВрд╢реЗ рдЪ рд╢рд╢реЛ рдорд╣рд╛рдиреНред

тАФрд╡реЗрдж рд╡реНрдпрд╛рд╕, рднреАрд╖реНрдо рдкрд░реНрд╡, рдорд╣рд╛рднрд╛рд░рдд


Meaning:-

рд╣реЗ рдХреБрд░реБрдирдиреНрджрди ! рд╕реБрджрд░реНрд╢рди рдирд╛рдордХ рдпрд╣ рджреНрд╡реАрдк рдЪрдХреНрд░ рдХреА рднрд╛рдБрддрд┐ рдЧреЛрд▓рд╛рдХрд╛рд░ рд╕реНрдерд┐рдд рд╣реИ, рдЬреИрд╕реЗ рдкреБрд░реБрд╖ рджрд░реНрдкрдг рдореЗрдВ рдЕрдкрдирд╛ рдореБрдЦ рджреЗрдЦрддрд╛ рд╣реИ, рдЙрд╕реА рдкреНрд░рдХрд╛рд░ рдпрд╣ рджреНрд╡реАрдк рдЪрдиреНрджреНрд░рдордгреНрдбрд▓ рдореЗрдВ рджрд┐рдЦрд╛рдпреА рджреЗрддрд╛ рд╣реИред рдЗрд╕рдХреЗ рджреЛ рдЕрдВрд╢реЛ рдореЗ рдкреАрдкрд▓ рдФрд░ рджреЛ рдЕрдВрд╢реЛ рдореЗ рд╡рд┐рд╢рд╛рд▓ рд╢рд╢ (рдЦрд░рдЧреЛрд╢) рджрд┐рдЦрд╛рдпреА рджреЗрддрд╛ рд╣реИред


Meaning: "Just like a man sees his face in the mirror, so does the Earth appears in the Universe. In the first part you see leaves of the Peepal Tree, and in the next part you see a Rabbit."

Based on this shloka, Saint Ramanujacharya sketched out the map, but the world laughed
рджрдзреАрдЪрд┐ рдЛрд╖рд┐ рдХреЛ рдордирд╛рд╣реА рдереА рдХрд┐ рд╡рд╣ рдЕрд╢реНрд╡рд┐рдиреА рдХреБрдорд╛рд░реЛрдВ рдХреЛ рдХрд┐рд╕реА рднреА рдЕрд╡рд╕реНрдерд╛ рдореЗрдВ рдмреНрд░рд╣реНрдорд╡рд┐рджреНрдпрд╛ рдХрд╛ рдЙрдкрджреЗрд╢ рдирд╣реАрдВ рджреЗрдВред рдпреЗ рдЖрджреЗрд╢ рджреЗрд╡рд░рд╛рдЬ рдЗрдиреНрджреНрд░ рдХрд╛ рдерд╛редрд╡рд╣ рдирд╣реАрдВ рдЪрд╛рд╣рддреЗ рдереЗ рдХрд┐ рдЙрдирдХреЗ рд╕рд┐рдВрд╣рд╛рд╕рди рдХреЛ рдкреНрд░рддреНрдпрдХреНрд╖ рдпрд╛ рдкрд░реЛрдХреНрд╖ рд░реБрдк рд╕реЗ рдХреЛрдИ рднреА рдЦрддрд░рд╛ рд╣реЛредрдордЧрд░ рдЬрдм рдЕрд╢реНрд╡рд┐рдиреА рдХреБрдорд╛рд░реЛрдВ рдиреЗ рд╕рд╣реГрджрдп рдкреНрд░рд╛рд░реНрдердирд╛ рдХреА рддреЛ рдорд╣рд░реНрд╖рд┐ рд╕рд╣рд░реНрд╖ рдорд╛рди рдЧрдПред


рдФрд░ рдЙрдиреНрд╣реЛрдиреЗрдВ рдмреНрд░рд╣реНрдорд╡рд┐рджреНрдпрд╛ рдХрд╛ рдЬреНрдЮрд╛рди рдЕрд╢реНрд╡рд┐рдирд┐ рдХреБрдорд╛рд░реЛрдВ рдХреЛ рджреЗ рджрд┐рдпрд╛ред рдЧреБрдкреНрддрдЪрд░реЛрдВ рдХреЗ рдорд╛рдзреНрдпрдо рд╕реЗ рдЬрдм рдЦрдмрд░ рдЗрдиреНрджреНрд░рджреЗрд╡ рддрдХ рдкрд╣реБрдВрдЪреА рддреЛ рд╡реЗ рдХреНрд░реЛрдз рдореЗрдВ рдЦрдбрд╝рдЧ рд▓реЗ рдХрд░ рдЧрдП рдФрд░ рдорд╣рд░реНрд╖рд┐ рджрдзреАрдЪрд┐ рдХрд╛ рд╕рд░ рдзрдбрд╝ рд╕реЗ рдЕрд▓рдЧ рдХрд░ рджрд┐рдпрд╛редрдордЧрд░ рдЕрд╢реНрд╡рд┐рдиреА рдХреБрдорд╛рд░ рднреА рдХрд╣рд╛рдВ рдЪреБрдк рдмреИрдардиреЗ рд╡рд╛рд▓реЗ рдереЗредрдЙрдиреНрд╣реЛрдиреЗ рддреБрд░рдВрдд рдПрдХ рдЕрд╢реНрд╡ рдХрд╛ рд╕рд┐рд░ рдорд╣рд░реНрд╖рд┐ рдХреЗ рдзрдбрд╝ рдкреЗ...


...рдкреНрд░рддреНрдпрд╛рд░реЛрдкрд┐рдд рдХрд░ рдЙрдиреНрд╣реЗрдВ рдЬреАрд╡рд┐рдд рд░рдЦ рд▓рд┐рдпрд╛редрдЙрд╕ рджрд┐рди рдХреЗ рдкрд╢реНрдЪрд╛рдд рдорд╣рд░реНрд╖рд┐ рджрдзреАрдЪрд┐ рдЕрд╢реНрд╡рд╢рд┐рд░рд╛ рднреА рдХрд╣рд▓рд╛рдП рдЬрд╛рдиреЗ рд▓рдЧреЗредрдЕрдм рдЖрдЧреЗ рд╕реБрдирд┐рдпреЗ рдХреА рдХрд┐рд╕ рдкреНрд░рдХрд╛рд░ рдорд╣рд░реНрд╖рд┐ рджрдзреАрдЪрд┐ рдХрд╛ рд╕рд░ рдХрд╛рдЯрдиреЗ рд╡рд╛рд▓реЗ рдЗрдиреНрджреНрд░ рдХреИрд╕реЗ рдЕрдкрдиреА рд░рдХреНрд╖рд╛ рд╣реЗрддреБ рдЙрдирдХреЗ рдЖрдЧреЗ рдЧрд┐рдбрд╝рдЧрд┐рдбрд╝рд╛рдП ред

рдПрдХ рдмрд╛рд░ рджреЗрд╡рд░рд╛рдЬ рдЗрдиреНрджреНрд░ рдЕрдкрдиреА рд╕рднрд╛ рдореЗрдВ рдмреИрдареЗ рдереЗ, рддреЛ рдЙрдиреНрд╣реЗ рдЦреБрдж рдкрд░ рдЕрднрд┐рдорд╛рди рд╣реЛ рдЖрдпрд╛ред


рд╡реЗ рд╕реЛрдЪрдиреЗ рд▓рдЧреЗ рдХрд┐ рд╣рдо рддреАрдиреЛрдВ рд▓реЛрдХреЛрдВ рдХреЗ рд╕реНрд╡рд╛рдореА рд╣реИрдВред рдмреНрд░рд╛рд╣реНрдордг рд╣рдореЗрдВ рдпрдЬреНрдЮ рдореЗрдВ рдЖрд╣реБрддрд┐ рджреЗрддреЗ рд╣реИрдВ рдФрд░ рд╣рдорд╛рд░реА рдЙрдкрд╛рд╕рдирд╛ рдХрд░рддреЗ рд╣реИрдВред рдлрд┐рд░ рд╣рдо рд╕рд╛рдорд╛рдиреНрдп рдмреНрд░рд╛рд╣реНрдордг рдмреГрд╣рд╕реНрдкрддрд┐ рд╕реЗ рдХреНрдпреЛрдВ рдбрд░рддреЗ рд╣реИрдВ ?рдЙрдирдХреЗ рдЖрдиреЗ рдкрд░ рдХреНрдпреЛрдВ рдЦрдбрд╝реЗ рд╣реЛ рдЬрд╛рддреЗ рд╣реИрдВ?рд╡реЗ рддреЛ рд╣рдорд╛рд░реА рдЬреАрд╡рд┐рдХрд╛ рд╕реЗ рдкрд▓рддреЗ рд╣реИрдВред рджреЗрд╡рд░реНрд╖рд┐ рдмреГрд╣рд╕реНрдкрддрд┐ рджреЗрд╡рддрд╛рдУрдВ рдХреЗ рдЧреБрд░реБ рдереЗред

рдЕрднрд┐рдорд╛рди рдХреЗ рдХрд╛рд░рдг рдЛрд╖рд┐ рдмреГрд╣рд╕реНрдкрддрд┐ рдХреЗ рдкрдзрд╛рд░рдиреЗ рдкрд░ рди рддреЛ рдЗрдиреНрджреНрд░ рд╣реА рдЦрдбрд╝реЗ рд╣реБрдП рдФрд░ рди рд╣реА рдЕрдиреНрдп рджреЗрд╡реЛрдВ рдХреЛ рдЦрдбрд╝реЗ рд╣реЛрдиреЗ рджрд┐рдпрд╛редрджреЗрд╡рдЧреБрд░реБ рдмреГрд╣рд╕реНрдкрддрд┐ рдЗрдиреНрджреНрд░ рдХрд╛ рдпреЗ рдХрдареЛрд░ рджреБрд░реНрд╡реНрдпрд╡рд╣рд╛рд░ рджреЗрдЦ рдХрд░ рдЪреБрдк рдЪрд╛рдк рд╡рд╣рд╛рдВ рд╕реЗ рд▓реМрдЯ рдЧрдПредрдХреБрдЫ рджреЗрд░ рдкрд╢реНрдЪрд╛рдд рдЬрдм рджреЗрд╡рд░рд╛рдЬ рдХрд╛ рдордж рдЙрддрд░рд╛ рддреЛ рдЙрдиреНрд╣реЗ рдЕрдкрдиреА рдЧрд▓рддреА рдХрд╛ рдПрд╣рд╕рд╛рд╕ рд╣реБрдЖред