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#978 Dylan LeClair On Bitcoin’s Illiquid Supply Continues To Hit All-Time Highs

5/25/2022 · 27 min · transcript via mlx

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Key topics

— Reserve risk metric shows Bitcoin in deep value territory with 66% of circulating supply untouched for 12+ months, reflecting strong hodler conviction despite 55% decline from highs.

— Net realized profit/loss data reveals historic capitulation with the largest series of realized losses ever recorded, signaling severe market stress and weak-hand transfer.

— Miner revenue per terahash has collapsed to 12 cents per day, demonstrating programmatically rising production costs that underpin Bitcoin's scarcity narrative.

— Bond yields remain deeply negative in real terms despite nominal rises, forcing institutions into risk assets and monetizing equities as money-like substitutes.

— Altcoin collapse post-Luna/UST may trigger institutional flight to Bitcoin safety and eventual decoupling from NASDAQ correlation.

— Younger investors increasingly allocate to Bitcoin while older cohorts hedge with both gold and Bitcoin, with both assets positioned to perform well this decade.

Market & price signals

— Bitcoin trades 55% below all-time highs with approximately $600–700 billion market cap. Reserve risk occupies the green (deep value) zone historically associated with strong recovery periods. Over 60% of circulating supply is underwater on a dollar-cost basis. The percent of supply in profit has collapsed via its seven-day moving average since early 2022. Realized losses hitting historic magnitude reflect massive capitulation. NASDAQ correlation reached all-time highs at three-day intervals. Gold market cap (~$12 trillion) vastly outweighs Bitcoin (~$600–700 billion), suggesting room for institutional reallocation. 10-year Treasury yields around 2.7% nominal remain below estimated inflation expectations of 3%+, keeping real yields deeply negative.

Actionable insights

— Evaluate Bitcoin miners and Coinbase valuations in Bitcoin-denominated terms rather than dollars; some miners now trade at 2–3 PE ratios in BTC terms after 50–70% declines from 2021 highs, offering potential asymmetric risk/reward.

— Monitor altcoin-to-Bitcoin ratio deterioration and stablecoin flows as leading indicators of institutional flight-to-safety; a major inflow into Bitcoin from crypto natives could precede decoupling from equity correlation.

— Maintain or increase Bitcoin allocation during this consolidation phase; the combination of programmatic production-cost inflation, 66% supply immobility, and negative real yields historically presages strong recovery moves.

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