If that were the case, it’d open up the possibility of treating collectables like Beanie Babies as securities, Coinbase lawyer William Savitt noted, in an echo of Judge Failla’s broader concerns about over-regulating commodities. Savitt added that, unlike stocks or bonds, crypto tokens don’t necessarily grant holders rights over a network. Source
Spot bitcoin ETFs are barely a week old, but tax attorneys and accountants are already warning investors who actively trade the funds the same way they do cryptocurrency itself that they may miss out on a tax saving strategy. Right now, investors who regularly trade cryptocurrency can take advantage of a quirk in the tax code : They can sell losing positions in bitcoin and ether, harvest this realized loss to offset taxable capital gains elsewhere in their portfolio, and then immediately buy back the crypto position on the cheap…
Data shows the Bitcoin NVT Golden Cross indicator has recently dipped inside the undervalued zone, a sign that could be bullish for the price. Bitcoin NVT Golden Cross Has Entered The Bullish Territory An analyst in a CryptoQuant Quicktake post explained that the NVT Golden Cross has recently indicated upside potential. The “Network Value to Transactions” (NVT) is an indicator that keeps track of the ratio between the Bitcoin market cap and transaction volume. This metric is often used to determine whether the current price is fair. When the NVT…
Trump joins many other leading Republicans in coming out against a CBDC. Florida governor Ron DeSantis, who came second to Trump in Iowa, was the first major candidate to speak out in opposition. Vivek Ramaswamy, a Bitcoin advocate, has said “hell no” to one. Tom Emmer, the House Whip, introduced a bill in Congress to ban a U.S. CBDC. Senator Ted Cruz of Texas did something similar in the upper chamber. North Carolina’s House of Representatives passed a bill to outlaw a so-called “digital dollar” there. Trump’s opposition to a…
An old-school asset management giant is flexing its muscle in the race to establish a foothold in bitcoin exchange-traded funds with a stellar first week. As Bernstein analyst Gautam Chhugani highlighted in a note to clients Thursday, BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) has been an early winner among the spot bitcoin ETFs that were approved last week. The fund has amassed $1 billion in net inflows, and while trading volume has cooled somewhat after a massive first day, the fund already has cumulative volume of more than $2 billion. “We…
Renowned macroeconomist Henrik Zeberg has set the financial world abuzz with a stark prognosis on X (formerly Twitter), forecasting a dramatic surge in the Bitcoin price to a peak of $115,000 to $150,000. However, this meteoric rise is predicted to find an abrupt end, caused by a devastating macroeconomic downturn, one that Zeberg anticipates will be the most severe since the 1929 crash. Why A Recession Will Hit The US In 2024/2025 At the core of Zeberg’s argument are seven reasons. Zeberg asserts, “Our Business Cycle has flashed a recession…
A recent report indicates a significant surge in sustainable energy use for Bitcoin mining. The report, released on Jan. 18 by Bitcoin (BTC) environmental, governance, and corporate governance (ESG) analyst Daniel Batten, is based on data from the BEEST model and an in-depth analysis of publicly available information, highlights that Bitcoin mining’s sustainable energy usage has soared to an unprecedented 54.5%, marking a 3.6% increase over the calendar year 2023. The Bitcoin ESG Forecast’s blog article emphasizes the substantial progress made over the past four years, comparing Bitcoin’s sustainable energy…
Conflux Network introduced an EVM-compatible layer-2 solution that can interact with Bitcoin amid growing interest in crypto’s largest blockchain. According to Conflux, users can move Bitcoin (BTC) and inscription-powered assets between its blockchain and Bitcoin’s ecosystem. The new L2 network will run atop the main Conflux chain and use BTC for gas fees while supporting Ethereum-based smart contracts via the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) standard. A mainnet is expected to roll out by May if all goes to plan. Before that, a testnet teased by the end of March will…
Crypto analyst The Crypto Dog has provided a bullish narrative for the Injective (INJ) token. As part of his insights, the analyst hinted that the crypto token could outperform Bitcoin soon enough. Injective To Breakout Against Bitcoin In an X (formerly Twitter) post, The Crypto Dog shared an INJ/BTC chart while hinting that an “incredibly bullish structure” was forming on the charts for Injective against the flagship crypto token. From the chart, it was obvious that the analyst was suggesting that the INJ token could soon make a massive move…
Roundhill Covered Call Strategy, one of the most popular investment strategies in the ETF industry, is launching its own Bitcoin ETF. Roundhill Investments is the latest firm to launch a Bitcoin ETF designated by the ticker YBTC. The ETF has started trading today at the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE). YBTC is an actively managed fund that aims to mirror the dynamics of Bitcoin, primarily through its investment in the ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO). One of the key strategies employed by YBTC is the selling of out-of-the-money (OTM) call…