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Story: Millions of Bitcoins May Vanish by 2035 as Scarcity Becomes BTC’s Biggest Weapon

By MikeT

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Ancient Supply Now Growing Faster Than New Coins. Fidelity Digital Assets recently released a report revealing a key supply-side transformation.

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What This Means for Bitcoin’s Price. While scarcity alone doesn’t guarantee price appreciation, Bitcoin’s fixed supply combined with…

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Post-Election Volatility Still Looms. Despite the optimistic outlook on Bitcoin’s scarcity, short-term volatility remains a concern.

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Investor Sentiment Remains Strong. Still, most Bitcoin holders appear confident. Data from IntoTheBlock shows that nearly 89% of BTC…

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Bitcoin’s Unique Supply Curve. Bitcoin’s supply curve is unlike anything seen in traditional financial systems.

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Looking Ahead. The idea that nearly one-third of all Bitcoin could be inaccessible within a decade is both…

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Bitcoin is increasingly being seen not just as a digital currency, but as a rare asset whose supply is slowly disappearing from the market.

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At press time, Bitcoin was trading at around $104,970, with modest gains of 0.22% over the past 24 hours.

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As of June 8, 2025, approximately 566 BTC are entering this long-dormant status each day, exceeding the current issuance of 450 BTC per day.

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Currently, over 17% of all mined Bitcoin falls into the ancient supply category. If this trend continues, some forecasts suggest that by 2026, up to 30% of the total Bitcoin…

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While scarcity alone doesn’t guarantee price appreciation, Bitcoin’s fixed supply combined with rising dormant coins could become a major driver of long-term valuation.

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For Bitcoin to reach the highly speculated $1 million per coin target, its total market capitalization would need to grow to $21 trillion—ten times its current $2.1 trillion value.

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However, achieving this would require more than just scarcity. Institutional adoption, macroeconomic uncertainty, and evolving regulatory frameworks will also play significant…

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The Fidelity report noted that since the election, ancient supply has seen daily declines nearly 10% of the time—about four times more than the long-term historical average.

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This increased movement from long-term holders suggests that even the most patient investors can be prompted to act in response to global events, whether geopolitical conflict or…

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