Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and other cryptocurrencies are entering the “single biggest macro investment opportunity of all time,” says industry expert Dan Tapiero, who expects the digital asset industry to further integrate with traditional finance.
Bitcoin Is Core Store-Of-Value Asset
Speaking on June 7 on Scott Melker’s podcast, Tapiero said that stablecoins, tokenized assets and AI agents are pushing finance on chain faster than most investors realize.
He said these are no longer theory but instead they are becoming the rails for payments, trading and autonomous AI transactions.
“We think that they’re going to be thousands of trillions, not tens or hundreds, thousands of trillions of transactions within the next five to 10 years done by autonomous agents,” Tapiero said.
Tapiero argued that AI agents will not use wire transfers. They will need blockchain-based money to transact instantly, globally and at small scale.
He compared Bitcoin to a savings account and stablecoins to a checking account, saying Bitcoin remains the core store-of-value asset while stablecoins power day-to-day transactions.
Tapiero’s funds are not yet completely obsessed with AI and are still investing in Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) which he highlights for programmability and Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) for speed.
Coinbase The ‘Amazon Of Finance‘
Tapiero also noted Coinbase Global Inc. (NASDAQ:COIN) has become the “preeminent company” in crypto and could evolve into a Microsoft-style financial platform.
He pointed to Coinbase’s expansion beyond retail trading into multiple revenue lines, including derivatives, custody, payments and infrastructure.
Tapiero also sees prediction markets as a major next step for crypto. He said they allow users to bet on specific outcomes, not just asset prices, and could become “truth receptacles” for real-world data.
The fund owner expects stablecoin market to expand beyond the U.S. dollar, with digital versions of the yen, euro, rupiah, real and other currencies gaining traction.
He added that while stablecoin volume reached $33 trillion in 2025, it still accounts for around four days of global foreign-exchange trading.
Price Action
Despite Tapiero’s upbeat assessment, Bitcoin is down over 20% over the past month, while Ethereum and Solana have recorded even steeper losses at over 25%, respectively.
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