Unraveling the Mystery: Qatar’s Role in the $3.3 Billion Bitcoin Investment Rumors
Rumors are spreading like wildfire across the crypto grapevine that the state of Qatar could be making a huge, possibly multibillion-dollar huge, Bitcoin (BTC) bet soon.
At least one article claims the Middle Eastern nation may have already made the leap and purchased 50,000 BTC in a series of daily installments of 100 BTC each.
As yet, there is no substantial evidence tying the Emir of Qatar or the state’s Sovereign Wealth Fund, the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), to a giant Bitcoin investment, although rumors have tended that way since December.
Still, there are only a few explanations for the mysterious case of the “Mr 100,” and in any case, one thing is clear: there is some hefty whale movement around Bitcoin between the successful launch of 11 spot Bitcoin ETFs back in January and the upcoming halving on April 19, a quadrennial event that halves miners’ Bitcoin revenue and thereby the new supply.
Let’s get into why some people think Qatar’s Sovereign Wealth Fund is diversifying with Bitcoin.
The rumor mill began churning back in December last year when Bitcoin maxi influencer Max Keiser tweeted, “the rumors are getting very loud on this” while suggesting the QIA was possibly looking to buy half a trillion in Bitcoin.
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