Bitcoin Maximalists Say the Brutal Price Crash Is Just a Temporary Liquidity Crunch Caused by the AI Boom
- On Friday, Strategy Chairman Michael Saylor addressed Bitcoin's recent decline, attributing the downturn to capital rotation toward AI infrastructure funding rather than cryptocurrency impairment.
- Strategy faced criticism after selling 32 Bitcoins for $2.5 million in late May, marking its first sale since 2022 to fund dividend payments on its perpetual preferred stock, Stretch.
- Greenspan told CoinDesk on Friday that "Bitcoin is not facing a bitcoin problem. It's facing a liquidity problem," while capital markets are funding AI buildouts at nearly $400 billion.
- Bitcoin is currently hovering below $60,000, down about 27% over the past month, while U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs suffered $3.45 billion in outflows across 11 consecutive sessions.
- Despite recent volatility, some market observers suggest Bitcoin's current consolidation phase could serve as an accumulation zone if underlying network fundamentals remain intact.
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On Monday, June 1, Michael Saylor's company revealed that it sold 32 bitcoins to finance dividends on its preferential shares. It is a break in the operation of the American giant who holds more than 843,000 bitcoins.
Bitcoin maximalists say the brutal price crash is just a temporary liquidity crunch caused by the AI boom
Mati Greenspan, Michael Saylor and Jameson Lopp blamed the AI boom for draining capital from bitcoin. Meanwhile, Jack Mallers refrained from sharing an outlook but recommended buying the dip.
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