Bitcoin has clocked a 7% gain over the past 24 hours despite all of its valuation metrics leaning bearish and US demand recently waning off. “All Bitcoin valuation metrics indicate that we are in bearish territory,” onchain analytics platform CryptoQuant said in a March 11 markets report viewed by Cointelegraph. Demand falling at “fastest pace”…
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Strategy founder Michael Saylor has proposed that the United States government aims to acquire up to 25% of Bitcoin’s total supply over the next decade for its Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. “Acquire 5-25% of the Bitcoin network in trust for the nation through consistent, programmatic daily purchases between 2025 and 2035, when 99% of all BTC…
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Network economist Timothy Peterson warns that if the US Federal Reserve holds off on rate cuts in 2025, it may cause a broader market downturn, potentially dragging Bitcoin back toward $70,000. “What it needs is a trigger. I think that trigger may be as simple as the Fed not cutting rates at all this year,”…
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Former FTX CEO Sam “SBF” Bankman-Fried has reportedly been sent to solitary confinement after taking part in an interview with right-wing political commentator Tucker Carlson, which was not approved by prison authorities. “This particular interview was not approved,” a representative for the US Bureau of Prisons told The New York Times on March 7. Bankman-Fried…
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The US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has eased its stance on how banks can engage with crypto just hours after US President Donald Trump vowed to shut down Operation Chokepoint 2.0 — the prolonged crackdown restricting crypto firms’ access to banking services. “Crypto-asset custody, certain stablecoin activities, and participation in independent…
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The chances of Bitcoin surpassing its all-time high of $109,000 by June are favorable, but the market first needs time to absorb volatile macroeconomic conditions, says Swan Bitcoin CEO Cory Klippsten. “I think there’s more than 50% chance we will see all-time highs before the end of June this year,” Klippsten told Cointelegraph. However, he…
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Bitcoin has plunged approximately 6% after US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to establish a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. Market participants had hoped the government would announce a plan to buy more Bitcoin (BTC), but Trump’s crypto tsar David Sacks said on X it would only use the Bitcoin it already holds from criminal…
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The price of Bitcoin has just recovered back over $92,000 after several days of turbulence, though a crypto market sentiment tracker shows investors are still cautious. Bitcoin (BTC) is trading at $92,170, having jumped 5.7% over the past 24 hours, according to CoinMarketCap data. Despite Bitcoin’s price spike, the Crypto Fear & Greed Index, which…
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Real Vision CEO Raoul Pal says the weakening United States dollar could lead to a crypto market boost in the second quarter of the year, with Bitcoin jumping nearly 4% over the past 24 hours as the greenback continues to slide. “With the dollar, rates and oil headed lower (all specific aims of Bessent), financial…
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Bitcoin’s latest pullback amid broader macroeconomic uncertainty may not see it rebound to its January $109,000 all-time high (ATH) as quickly as some hope, an analyst says. “We should assume that we are in the pullback phase after the ATH and will likely continue to consolidate for some time due to liquidity needs,” CryptoQuant contributor…
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