Dan Tapiero, a leading growth-oriented investor in the cryptocurrency world, assessed the current state and future of the market. According to Tapiero, the current sell-off has different dynamics than in the past, and a major market shift is on the horizon.
Dan Tapiero, evaluating Bitcoin’s decline from $125,000 to the $60,000-$65,000 range, stated that the $100,000 level was a massive profit-taking point for early buyers. Acknowledging that the pullback was deeper than expected, Tapiero indicated that the market is currently undergoing a “categorization” process.
Tapiero argued that two distinct structures have emerged in the market. Firstly, Bitcoin and Ethereum have become fully institutional assets thanks to ETFs and over 100 companies holding these assets on their balance sheets. Venture capital-focused altcoins and small projects, on the other hand, are experiencing value losses of 90% or more. Tapiero notes that speculative capital is shifting towards areas such as artificial intelligence, robotics, and even gold/silver.
Sharing one of his most striking predictions about the future, Tapiero said that AI agents will not use traditional banks like JP Morgan when transferring value to each other. According to Tapiero, AI systems will use smart contracts and programmable money on the blockchain.
The renowned investor, noting that stablecoin volumes reached $33 trillion last year and that $10 trillion worth of transactions were made in January alone, said that we are still at the beginning of this field. He predicts that while 99% of current stablecoins are dollar-based, Euro, Yen, and Yuan-based stablecoins will soon dominate the market.
Tapiero argued that those who take a short-term view of the crypto and blockchain sector are doomed to fail. He stated that his fund has a 10-year structure and that he expects between 50 and 70 blockchain companies to go public (IPO) within the next 10 years.
Tapiero stated that a capitulation event might be needed for the market to make a complete turnaround from its bottom, and that prices remaining flat at these levels for a while could be the most painful but necessary process for investors.
*This is not investment advice.
