Get the weekly summary of crypto market analysis, news, and forecasts! This Week’s Summary The crypto market ends the week at a total market capitalization of $2,17 trillion. Bitcoin continues to trade at around $62,300. Ethereum experiences no changes and stagnates at around $2,400. XRP is down by 2%, Solana by 1%, and Dogecoin by 3%. Almost all altcoins are trading in the red, with very few exceptions. The DeFi sector decreased the total value of protocols (TVL) to around…
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Why Is Bitcoin Price Stagnating? Investment Firm CEO Answers
The stagnation of the Bitcoin price despite the first rate cut by the US Federal Reserve since 2020 has perplexed many investors and traders within the market. In a new post on X, Andrew Kang, CEO of Mechanism Capital addressed the disproportionate emphasis that market participants have placed on Federal Reserve rate cuts and economic stimulus in China. Why Is Bitcoin Stagnating? Kang challenges the prevalent market belief that interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve will significantly boost Bitcoin…
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Bitcoin Whales Are Going Through A ‘Generational’ Shift, CryptoQuant CEO Reveals
The CEO of the on-chain analytics firm CryptoQuant has explained how the Bitcoin whales have been showing a shift in their Realized Cap recently. New Bitcoin Whales Are About To Overtake Old Ones In a new post on X, CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju has discussed the recent trend in the Realized Caps of the new and old Bitcoin whales. The “Realized Cap” here is a model that calculates the total valuation of Bitcoin by assuming that each coin’s ‘true’…
8 months ago
Bitcoin Bull Market Not Over: CryptoQuant CEO Reveals Where We Are This Cycle
The Bitcoin mid-September rally has slowed down leading up to the end of the month. Although it ended September at a green monthly candle close, the cryptocurrency has fallen below the psychological $65,000 price mark again, with the fear and greed index returning from greed to neutral sentiment. This seems to have caused some second-guessing among Bitcoin investors. However, CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju is not entertaining any such thought. According to Ki Young Ju, Bitcoin is still in the…
8 months ago
Bitcoin May Peak Around $200,000 In Next 18 Months: CleanSpark CEO Tells Why
Zach Bradford, CEO of Bitcoin (BTC) mining firm CleanSpark, has predicted that the premier cryptocurrency may peak close to $200,000 this cycle. Bradford’s Bullish Take On BTC Price In an interview with research and brokerage firm Bernstein, CleanSpark’s CEO noted that historically, post-halving periods have led to several positive adjustments for BTC’s price. It should be recalled that Bitcoin underwent its fourth halving in April 2024, when its block confirmation rewards were slashed from 6.250 BTC to 3.125 BTC. In…
8 months ago
Former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes Backs Memecoin PEPE With $250,000 Bet
Arthur Hayes, co-founder and former CEO of the cryptocurrency trading platform BitMEX, has recently made headlines with significant investments in the memecoin sector, particularly through his notable purchase of Pepe (PEPE). Hayes’ optimism towards memecoins, expressed in a recent social media post on X (formerly Twitter), has coincided with a significant surge in PEPE’s value, reflecting a broader resurgence in interest within the crypto market. PEPE Price Soars Following Hayes’ Investment On-chain analytics platform Lookonchain revealed that Hayes invested $250,000…
8 months ago
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Counters Bitcoin IOU and cbBTC Controversy
Coinbase has addressed recent rumors that it was issuing Bitcoin IOUs to BlackRock for its spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) product. These rumors emerged as TRON blockchain founder Justin Sun criticized the firm’s wrapped Bitcoin product, cbBTC. Coinbase Clarifies ETF Operations Amid Bitcoin IOU Rumors On September 14, crypto analyst Tyler Durden suggested that Coinbase was issuing BTC IOUs to BlackRock. This would mean BlackRock could borrow Bitcoin to short it without proving they held a 1:1 ratio. Durden referenced Cryptoquant…
9 months ago
Crypto Weekly Roundup: Telegram CEO Breaks Silence, EigenLayer Announces Stakedrop, & More
The week saw several key developments in crypto such as EigenLayer's Season 2 stakedrop of 86 million tokens and Polkadot's participation in Token 2049 in Singapore. Bitcoin continues to struggle below $57,000, while Telegram CEO Pavel Durov addressed his recent arrest amid increasing regulatory focus. Additionally, the FBI warns of North Korean cyber threats targeting Bitcoin ETFs and digital assets. Let’s find out more. Bitcoin Bitcoin ($BTC) continues struggling, languishing under $57,000 once again. It seems that even the institutions…
9 months ago
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse Shares Big News and Challenges for the XRP Community
The post Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse Shares Big News and Challenges for the XRP Community appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Ripple’s CEO, Brad Garlinghouse, has provided new insights for the XRP community, offering a mix of both optimism and caution. In a recent interview, he shared promising developments around the launch of Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin, as well as regulatory hurdles the company continues to face, particularly in the United States. Ripple’s RLUSD Stablecoin Is Almost Here Ripple is getting…
9 months ago
Nansen CEO Dumps 3M Lido DAO (LDO) on Coinbase, Price Crash Coming?
The post Nansen CEO Dumps 3M Lido DAO (LDO) on Coinbase, Price Crash Coming? appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News In this bearish market sentiment, Nansen’s CEO, Alex Svanevik has made a significant move that could trigger a sharp price drop in Lido DAO (LDO). On September 6, 2024, the on-chain analytic firm Lookonchain made a post on X (previously Twitter) that the CEO had dumped 3 million LDO tokens worth $2.89 million to Coinbase. Nansen CEO’s Bearish Move According…
9 months ago