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 Etf holders don't own Bitcoin 
Blackrock doesn't own Bitcoin 

Coinbase owns it all. 

You can only own Bitcoin if you have the keys. Period. 
 Coinbase has $MSTR coins also.  Coinbase is in bed with the government and can manipulate BTC prices with that much control.  Especially if they work together with Binance and other exchanges. 
 That makes coinbase a HUGE target, lets say IF someone was able to break the coinbase vault, those people would be SOL (not Solana) but shit outta luck 
 Big facts! 
 I'd consider forgiving Brian for all his unprincipled Lex Lutheresque decisions and even the shitcoinery if he turned around and said:

''What Bitcoin'' 🤷🏼‍♂️ 
 I have the keys to my house. Does that mean the bank doesn't actually own it? 
 Your keys open the door. The state secures your house and land and can be taken from you at any moment. Happens all the time, imminent domain. You also only own it insofar as you pay your property taxes.

Your Bitcoin is secured by hash power and cryptography and cannot be taken from you unless you hand over or lose the keys. 
 Not wrong 
 True 
 I think you only *control* Bitcoin if you have the correct key(s), but ownership is something that the hyperbitcoinized world will slowly need to redefine in their minds. Coinbase may not own your Bitcoin, but they can certainly steal it from you. Just my two sats. 
 Yes 
 Just a matter of time before there is a massive security breach at Coinbase, too. 
 People “have” Bitcoin on Coinbase?😂