Day: April 16, 2024

Bitcoin Volatility Soars Amidst Geopolitical Tensions as Halving Approaches – Blockchain News, Opinion, TV and Jobs

By Matteo Greco, Research Analyst at the publicly listed digital asset and fintech investment business Fineqia International (CSE:FNQ). Bitcoin (BTC) wrapped up the week at approximately $65,650, registering a 5.3% decline from the previous week’s closing value of around $69,350. The week unfolded with notable volatility, particularly over the weekend, following a period of stability from Monday to Thursday. On Friday, BTC experienced a downturn, dropping to as low as $65,100, with the negative trend persisting into Saturday when it hit a weekly low of about $60,650 before rebounding and concluding the week around…

Skybridge Founder: It Pays to Be Long Bitcoin — BTC Will Be Inflation Hedge and Store of Value as It Scales

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Skybridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci firmly believes that bitcoin will be both an inflation hedge and a store of value as the cryptocurrency scales. He emphasized that bitcoin is “still an early stage technical asset that will trade like other risk assets until it exceeds a billion users.” Scaramucci Doubles Down on Bitcoin as Inflation […] Original

Cat-Themed Memecoin Up 14.9% After Major Exchange Listing

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Memecoins have been the most popular narrative of Q1 2024, with dog-inspired tokens leading the pack. However, one memecoin has been jumping on the roofs and assuring everybody hears it meow. Cat in a dogs world (MEW) is a new player in the memecoin market, having been out for less than a month. In this short time, the token has left its clowder behind and joined the high ranks of the top ten memecoins by market capitalization.` From The Roofs To The Ocean The memecoin started remarkably, with a 267.54%…

Bitcoin mining stocks continue to slump ahead of halving

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Bitcoin mining companies are facing a notable decrease in stock value in anticipation of the upcoming halving. Shares of Marathon Digital Holdings, Riot Platforms, and CleanSpark have declined for three consecutive days. Marathon Digital Holdings, the largest public Bitcoin miner, lost nearly 25% of its stock value in the past month, while Riot Platforms lost almost 30%. Additionally, the Valkyrie Bitcoin Miners exchange-traded fund has seen a reduction of about 28% in its value this month. The decline in stock prices continues against a backdrop of increasing short interest in…

Crypto-Skeptic Sen. Sherrod Brown Is Open to Advancing Stablecoin Legislation, Bloomberg Reports

Congress has for years struggled to get any new laws passed for cryptocurrencies, providing greater clarity sought by both critics and proponents of digital assets. Stablecoin legislation may, nonetheless, be the lowest-hanging fruit given that stablecoins strongly resemble other regulated products like money-market funds, and there’s a strong incentive to create guardrails since they own important conventional assets like U.S. Treasuries. Source

Crypto Expert Predicts Bitcoin Will Reach $650,000 Due To This Reason

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A crypto analyst has made a bold prediction about Bitcoin, anticipating that the pioneer cryptocurrency could surge to $650,000 as the Spot Bitcoin ETF market continues to grow.  BTC’s Next Price Target Expected At $650,000 In an X (formerly Twitter) post published on Monday, Willy Woo, a popular analyst and crypto expert with over 1 million followers, predicted Bitcoin’s next price target, fueled by the growth and demand of Spot Bitcoin ETFs. According to Woo, Spot Bitcoin ETFs could propel the price of BTC to $91,000 at bear market bottoms,…

Bitcoin ETF (BTC) Inflows Slow

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“Many banks, endowments, and pension funds worldwide are only now beginning their due diligence processes before considering strategic allocations to BTC through newly launched ETFs,” Kerbage continued. “As these large financial institutions make decisions over the coming months, it is likely that inflows will increase once again, potentially reaching new milestones for what has been one of the most successful ETF launches in US history.” Original