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Despite supportive global liquidity and easing central banks, Wintermute’s Jasper De Maere says crypto has entered a self-funded phase—where money now circulates internally instead of expanding the market. ETF and DAT Growth Slow, Wintermute Warns of Internal Market Rotation According to Wintermute, the algorithmic trading firm and crypto market maker, inflows through stablecoins, exchange-traded funds … Read more
Short-seller James Chanos has closed his short position against Strategy after the firm’s premium over its bitcoin holdings shrank, validating his bearish thesis. James Chanos Takes Profit on Strategy Short After Price Compression James Chanos, founder of Kynikos Associates and one of Wall Street’s most recognizable skeptics, has long criticized Strategy for what he calls … Read more
The stablecoin sector finally hit a speed bump this week, trimming $1.925 billion from its market cap after a long winning streak. Leading the cutback was Ethena’s USDe, which slipped 7.91%. To make matters spicier, two stablecoins also lost their dollar composure, wobbling off their $1 targets like rookies at a balancing act. Stablecoin Watch: … Read more
Banks are using their proxies, organizations like the Bank Policy Institute and Better Markets, to promote the approval or modification of current regulation to affect the level of involvement of crypto and stablecoins in U.S. retail and institutional markets. Banks Are Taking Action Against Existing and Upcoming Crypto Regulation The Facts Banks are now taking … Read more
A Spanish High Court judge has ordered cryptocurrency entrepreneur Álvaro Romillo Castillo into provisional detention without bail over allegations that he orchestrated a $300 million pyramid scheme. Political Connections and Arrest A Spanish High Court judge has ordered Álvaro Romillo Castillo, the cryptocurrency entrepreneur known as “Cryptospain” and “Luis Crypto,” into provisional detention without bail. … Read more
Fernando Haddad, Brazil’s Minister of Finance, said it is preparing a regulatory overhaul to attack the use of cryptocurrency to finance organized crime. This overhaul includes tougher rules on crypto usage and the revamp of the CVM, the Brazilian equivalent of the SEC. Brazil Aims To Tighten Crypto Controls To Tackle Organized Crime Financing The … Read more
The Quantum Doomsday Clock, an initiative that seeks to time the exact moment when bitcoin as we know it today falls to quantum superiority, is predicting this event will happen 2 years and 4 months from now. Quantum Doomsday Clock Puts Bitcoin Downfall Just 2 Years Away The Facts While speculations about the dangers of … Read more
Mike McGlone, Senior Commodity Strategist at Bloomberg Intelligence, has warned that after losing the $100K level, bitcoin could sink even deeper, reaching $56K. McGlone states that this would be consistent with the behavior of the asset in similar bull runs that happened before. Bloomberg’s McGlone Believes $56K BTC Possible if $100K Level Is Lost The … Read more
The Central Bank of Brazil announced it would discontinue the platform used to run drex, the Brazilian CBDC initiative, during its first two phases. Fabio Araujo, the project’s coordinator, stated that drex would pivot to a platform to facilitate the use of assets as collateral. Central Bank of Brazil Winds Down Drex CBDC Platform, Pivots … Read more
A team of analysts led by JPMorgan strategist Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou said bitcoin is currently oversold relative to gold. Panigirtzoglou estimated bitcoin would need to rise above $170K to reach gold’s private-investor level of investment. JPMorgan Analysts: Bitcoin Oversold Compared to Gold, Fair Value Close to $170K The Facts Analysts from JPMorgan have estimated that bitcoin, … Read more