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Comment by ahtihn

4 years ago

Holding isn't demand. Holding just reduces supply.

Miners need to sell BTC to cover their operating costs, so there's constant sell pressure. To maintain the same price, you need equivalent buy pressure. Hence the need for "a constant infusion of new investment".

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