金钱的未来

• 目送飞鸿

  2023-06-03
  It claims that, as of June 2020, it had identified over eighteen hundred Bitcoin whales, entities that hold at least one thousand bitcoins each. These whales collectively accounted for about 30 percent of outstanding bitcoins at the time. This suggests the potential for market manipulation by a relatively small group. Encouragingly, the consolidated share of the whales has been falling since 2011–2012, when their share of the Bitcoin market was over 50 percent.With its massive market capitalization and popularity, Bitcoin is perhaps less subject to manipulation. But for second-string cryptocurrencies—with lower market capitalizations, fewer holders, and thinly traded markets—there is a serious risk of manipulation by large investors, a handful of whom could engage in collusive behavior t...