The price of bitcoin (BTC) has not been moving as closely in relation to flows in and out of the spot ETFs as it previously did, according to JPMorgan. Source
Day: February 22, 2024
Multiple crypto tokens see north of 20% gains amid liquidity rotation
A broad range of cryptocurrencies continued price rallies even as Bitcoin and Ethereum traded flat on Feb. 22. Per CoinMarketCap, at least five crypto tokens gained over 20% in 24 hours, with the total digital asset market capitalization hovering below $2.1 trillion. CoinGecko also noted a 2% increase in crypto’s total valuation despite slight losses for its two leading tokens, suggesting that investors are rotating capital across altcoins to catch gains. Top crypto gainers on Feb. 22 Blockchain AI marketplace token SingularityNET (AGIX) led all gainers behind a 39% jump…
BNB Token Hits 16-Month High as Binance Users Move $400M Tokens for Portal’s Airdrop Farming
“A lot of sentiment was around U.S. sanctions impacting Binance beyond just the U.S.,” David Alexander, research partner at Anagram, said in an interview via X direct messages. “In many ways, BNB’s performance is tied to the exchange, so if user activity and volume on the exchange suffered, this could spill over into the broader ecosystem of the BNB network.” Source
Frankfurt to Host New EU Money Laundering Watchdog Tasked With Monitoring Crypto
“We’re mitigating risks linked to large sums of money with an EU-wide limit of 10,000 euros for cash payments. At the same time, we’re addressing risks posed by crypto and the anonymity is enables,” Mairead McGuinness, European Commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union said during a Thursday press conference on the decision. Source
Marathon Digital (MARA) to Start ‘Slipstream’ to Make Complex Bitcoin Transactions Faster
“By default, Bitcoin nodes frequently exclude large and non-standard transactions from Bitcoin’s mempool, even if these transactions adhere to the Bitcoin network’s consensus rules,” said Marathon. “As a result, complex Bitcoin transactions are often delayed or unprocessed. To encourage experimentation and development on Bitcoin and to enable and expedite the processing of large or complex transactions that comply with Bitcoin’s protocol, Marathon has launched Slipstream.” Original
Elliot Wave Theory Predicts Bitcoin Bottom And Top, Here Are The Targets
Bitcoin looks to be stuck in a consolidation zone between $50,000 and $52,000, with neither the bulls nor the bears succeeding in completely taking control of the trend. This performance has sparked a number of speculations on whether the BTC price has finally found a local top. One of those who have speculated on the price direction is crypto analyst Alan Santana, who has used the Elliot Wave Theory to predict where the price of the cryptocurrency might be headed next. Elliot Wave Points To Correction To $31,800 In the…
The European Central Bank Is Either Lying About Bitcoin or Lying to Itself
Later, the authors directly contradict themselves when discussing the precise reason why bitcoin is falling out of favor for criminal use: because it is run on an immutable, fully public and transparent ledger. “Therefore, Bitcoin has been a cursed tool for anonymity, facilitating illicit activities and leading to legal action against offenders by the tracing of transactions,” they write. Source
Decentralized Money Market Protocol Aave Joins BNB Chain’s Defi Landscape
On Feb. 22, 2024, the primary development group of the BNB Chain revealed that the decentralized finance (defi) money market protocol, Aave, has been successfully launched on the BNB network. Boasting a total value locked (TVL) of $8.571 billion, Aave is now active across 13 blockchains in total. Aave Goes Live on BNB Chain The […] Source CryptoX Portal
Retail Investors Were Likely Behind The Crypto Market Rally in February, JPMorgan Says
Increased retail activity comes ahead of the three main catalysts in the coming months: the bitcoin halving, the Dencun upgrade of the Ethereum blockchain and the potential approval of spot ether ETFs, the report said. Source
S&P Global Just Made Ethereum’s Centralization Risk a TradFi Concern
Lido, the largest Ethereum validator with just under 33% stake, and Coinbase, holding 15%, pose potential concentration risks, but a potential ether staking ETFs in the U.S., along-side spot ETFs, may reduce this by opting for institutional custodians and diversifying stakes across multiple entities, S&P analysts wrote in their report. Source