To say that we can be running out of Bitcoin is not a very accurate thing to say...what can happen is that there comes a time when there will be no new BTC that can be minted or mined as it has a specific number of coins that we can say as maximum...nothing more as it is fixed. So what can happened by that time then? In case Bitcoin remains the way it is now in terms of adoption and usage then most probably the price can go so high and a satoshi can be so valuable...by that time people will be talking on satoshi as the basic unit of Bitcoin.
I usually look for solid and practical use-cases of the specific project and see to it that there is going to be a big demand of the said use-case either with the current market or into the future. Determining which of the new projects in the market will make it can be a hard thing to do since there were good projects that are now six feet under the ground. All one can do is to analyze according to what we know and then leave many things on the table for possible some luck. Just make sure that you are not dealing with an outright scams or frauds especially perpetuated by people who already got history of scamming people.
It's been said that each miner costs $5,625. Probably at volume discount, but still, that price is around half of what you have to pay for a miner with those specs right now from other companies.
In case this is true that it is costing at lest 50% less compared to other top choices for a mining rig, then there is a big chance that Intel can be cornering a big share of the demand for Bitcoin miner. And I am assuming that they are projecting to do a good volume of business in Western countries especially in the USA and maybe even cornering the future demand in El Salvador. Glad to see more players in the Bitcoin mining equipment industry so as to lower the price opening up more opportunities to interested individuals and organizations.
Seems to me that you are not alone as there are really people who are convinced of the value of Bitcoin and maybe other top altcoins but could not see the same value in NFT and the trending Metaverse thing. Well, i would say that with the way things are in both NFT and Metaverse, there are many elements that are not yet desirable. As for NFT, my mind is having hard time why would an image of a rock can be costing a lot when there is no real use-cases for the same except maybe if you love to be staring on that rock for days (just kidding). Now, with metaverse, experts are saying that this can be the next big thing and though I would agree to some extent I still prefer to be existing in the real world all because I could not anymore find the time for things I want to do within the 24-hour day frame but then again if the metaverse can offer me a 100-hour per day maybe I would consider the offer (again, just kidding).
What is happening in Ukraine is quite inspiring as ordinary citizens are taking ammunitions to help defend the country against a big and strong invader that is Russia. I am sure that this is going to be a big warning to any country planning the same to think many times over before launching of similar proportion to fulfill one's bloody ambition. In the case of Russia and Ukraine, both sides can be using Bitcoin for their own different purposes. Russia can use Bitcoin for international settlements while Ukraine can be receiving Bitcoin to help in the fight to fend off the invasion. I am hoping that something positive can happen with the possible negotiations.