Blockstream CEO Adam Back has criticized Castle Island Ventures founding partner Nic Carter for amplifying concerns about quantum computing threats to Bitcoin. “You make uninformed noise and try to move the market or something. You’re not helping,” Back said in an X post on Friday, after Carter explained in an X post why Castle Island…
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While many crypto traders are still waiting for the next altcoin season to begin, BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes said it’s been underway all along. “There is always an altcoin season happening… and [if you’re] always saying altcoin season isn’t there, [it’s] because you didn’t own what went up,” Hayes said during a podcast interview published…
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Veteran trader Peter Brandt said the potential passage of the US Clarity Act is unlikely to have a significant impact on Bitcoin’s price, after indications that it could pass Congress as soon as January. “Is it a world-shaking macro development? Nope. Needed for sure, but not something that should redefine value,” Brandt told Cointelegraph on…
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United States President Donald Trump offered positive remarks about pro-crypto Fed chair nominee Chris Waller at a recent press conference, as speculation continues over his final choice. “I think he’s great. I mean, he’s been a man who’s been there a long time. Somebody that I was very involved with and sense of his career,…
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XRP exchange-traded funds have surpassed $1 billion in assets due to the long-standing recognition of the token among mainstream market participants, combined with its strong price performance over the past few years, according to a crypto executive. It comes as spot Ether (ETH) ETFs continue to post outflows, while spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs have recorded…
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Michael Saylor’s Strategy has been buying so much Bitcoin for so long that it is unlikely any public company will be able to catch up, according to Bitcoin entrepreneur Anthony Pompliano. “Very hard to see that happening,” Pompliano said on The Pomp Podcast published on YouTube on Tuesday. Strategy holds 671,268 Bitcoin (BTC) out of…
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More than 100 crypto exchange-traded products could launch in quick succession in 2026, following recent guidance from the US securities regulator that drastically reduced the processing times for new funds, according to a Bitwise researcher. “From here we are going to accelerate forward at ridiculous speed,” Bitwise researcher Ryan Rasmussen said during an interview with…
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Current market conditions will make it difficult for Bitcoin to replicate its early 2025 price gains going into 2026, says 21Shares co-founder Ophelia Snyder. “It’s unlikely that the factors driving the current volatility will fully resolve in the short term,” Snyder told Cointelegraph.“A repeat performance next January will depend heavily on broader market sentiment.” Snyder…
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Bitcoin could extend its recent rebound after posting an 8% daily gain on Wednesday, with crypto analysts pointing to signs that a local bottom may already be in. “The combination of extreme deleveraging, capitulation among short-term holders, and early signs of seller exhaustion has created the conditions for a stabilisation phase and a relief bounce,”…
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American entrepreneur and investor Kevin O’Leary has pushed back against speculation that the US Federal Reserve will cut interest rates in December — a move that typically signals a favorable outlook for crypto. However, O’Leary doesn’t anticipate a Fed rate hold negatively impacting Bitcoin’s (BTC) price. “I don’t actually think the Fed’s gonna cut in…
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