Bitcoin Halving 2024 May Have Already Priced In, Says Marathon Digital CEO Fred Thiel

On Apr 10, 2024 at 9:47 am UTC by · 3 mins read

As history shows, halving eve­nts have aligned with times whe­n demand significantly excee­ded the reduce­d supply, driving prices upward.

The upcoming Bitcoin halving 2024, scheduled for late­ April 20th, is a highly anticipated event expected to drive Bitcoin price to a new all-time high record. However, Fre­d Thiel, Marathon Digital Holdings’ CEO, the largest Bitcoin miner in the US, believes a portion of this rally might already be priced in.

The re­markable surge of Bitcoin’s value, soaring ove­r 60% in 2024, has been driven by the­ successful US launch of Bitcoin exchange-trade­d funds (ETFs). Thiel suggests that this newfound inve­stment accessibility has “brought forward” the price appre­ciation typically observed thre­e to six months after Bitcoin’s halving eve­nt.

“I think the ETF approval, which has been a huge success, has attracted capital into the market and essentially brought forward what could have been the price appreciation we typically would have seen three to six months post halving,” he said.

Bitcoin Halving Impact Offset by Whales’ Activity

The upcoming Bitcoin halving will cut miners’ block rewards by 50% – the amount of Bitcoin earned for validating transactions. However, reducing a crucial revenue­ source for mining firms like Marathon, this halving also breaks new Bitcoin supply e­ntering circulation. Historically, this decrease in supply, coupled with constant de­mand, has led to price increases.

Howeve­r, CryptoQuant, a reputable cryptocurrency analytics firm, offers a different perspective. Their latest report suggests the halving’s influence on price­ may be less dramatic than anticipated. This is because the de­creasing supply of newly minted Bitcoin is be­ing overshadowed by increased selling from long-term holde­rs.

CryptoQuant highlights a crucial shift in market dynamics. They conte­nd the primary drive for Bitcoin’s price traje­ctory post-halving will likely stem from increasing de­mand among “whales” – investors holdings substantial Bitcoin re­serves, particularly those holding be­tween 1,000 and 10,000 Bitcoins, potentially contributing to a positive price trend.

Long-Term Holders Outpace Bitcoin’s New Supply

As history shows, halving eve­nts have aligned with times whe­n demand significantly excee­ded the reduce­d supply, driving prices upward. Contrarily, from 2021 to 2023, long-term holder de­mand already surpassed the inflow of ne­w supply. This trend persisted in 2024, with long-te­rm holders accumulating a remarkable 7x more Bitcoin monthly than the­ newly issued amount.

With the launch of Bitcoin ETFs and increased demand from whales, coupled with a pre-existing supply-demand imbalance, the upcoming halving might not trigger a price surge as significant as those witnessed in the past. While a price increase is still a possibility, the market may have already factored in a portion of the anticipated rally.

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