Billionaire Tim Draper says merchants will shift from accepting Bitcoin to demanding it. He argues that anyone still holding fiat currency when this happens will bear the cost.
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BTC/USDT
▲ Likely positiveBitcoin
Relevance: medium
| Market | Crypto |
|---|---|
| Exchange | Binance |
| Sector | Layer 1 |
| Market cap | $1.6T |
| Close on 10/28/2026 | 81,343.50 |
| Change that session | +0.54% |
DXY
▼ Likely negativeRelevance: low
| Market | Currencies |
|---|---|
| Close on 10/28/2026 | 102.14 |
| Change that session | -0.22% |
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