Corporate vehicle eats 100% of daily Bitcoin mining supply
Strive's ETF absorbed more Bitcoin than miners could produce in a single day.
Strive's Bitcoin ETF Devours Entire Daily Mining Output
Strive Asset Management's SATA ETF briefly absorbed more than 100% of daily Bitcoin mining supply yesterday, marking a historic moment in Bitcoin's supply dynamics. While miners produced roughly 450 Bitcoin through block rewards, institutional demand through a single corporate vehicle exceeded total new supply creation.
This supply squeeze represents a fundamental shift in Bitcoin's market structure. When institutional vehicles can consume more Bitcoin than the entire mining network produces, it signals we've entered uncharted territory for supply-demand dynamics. The implications for price discovery and availability become exponential as more institutions launch similar products.
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