Philippine Senator Bam Aquino announced his intention to propose a bill that would lead to the country’s national budget being saved on a blockchain. According to a Facebook post by local news publication BusinessWorld, Aquino plans to file the bill “in the next couple of weeks.” The measures would “integrate the government’s budget and transactions…
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Key takeaway: Bitcoin’s bullish megaphone pattern suggests $144,000-$260,000 is in play this cycle. Signs of panic from BTC short-term holders hint at a potential local bottom. Bitcoin (BTC) price action has painted bullish megaphone patterns on multiple time frames, which may propel BTC to new record highs, according to analysts. BTC price can reach $260,000…
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Crypto exchange BitMart withdrew its application for a virtual asset service provider license in Hong Kong. According to the list of virtual asset trading platforms maintained by the Hong Kong regulator, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), BitMart withdrew its application on Thursday. This followed similar decisions by other crypto trading platforms. Major crypto exchange…
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El Salvador President Nayib Bukele called attention to prediction markets amid increasing bets that the country’s Bitcoin holdings will hit $1 billion by year-end. Bukele took to X on Thursday to tweet about Kalshi’s prediction market, which shows increasing betting activity on El Salvador’s Bitcoin (BTC) holdings hitting $1 billion by late 2025. “I could…
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Key points: Bitcoin builds on 1.6% daily gains as bulls overcome a fresh round of BTC sales by an “OG” whale entity. Accumulation is in full swing across the board, research says, with interest mimicking April’s price rebound. BTC price action needs to avoid a “double top” all-time high next. Bitcoin (BTC) broke above $113,000…
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The Trump administration is considering at least 11 candidates to potentially replace Jerome Powell when his term as Federal Reserve Chair expires in May — at least three of them have publicly shown a positive stance toward crypto. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Fox News on Wednesday that there are 11 “very strong candidates” for…
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Spot Ether exchange-traded funds are selling like hot cakes in the US, attracting more than ten times the inflows of their spot Bitcoin counterparts over the past five trading days. Since last Thursday, spot Ether ETFs have seen a whopping $1.83 billion in inflows, while Bitcoin funds took only a tenth of that with $171…
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Investment advisers are the largest trackable cohort outside of retail that are buying Bitcoin and Ether exchange-traded funds, according to new data from Bloomberg Intelligence. Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart said in an X post on Wednesday that investment advisers are “dominating the known holders” of Ether ETFs, investing over $1.3 billion or 539,000 Ether…
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Key takeaways: Retail traders are aggressively buying BTC price dips in spot and futures markets, but net selling from larger order investors is preventing a robust price recovery. Risk of another liquidation cascade to $105,000 seems less likely, but investor sentiment is misaligned with the trend seen in assorted cumulative volume data cohorts. Bitcoin (BTC)…
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Key takeaways: BlackRock’s iShares ETH ETF holds 3.6 million ETH, just 200,000 behind Coinbase. IBIT’s 745,000 BTC already surpasses Coinbase and Binance reserves. Falling Bitcoin and Ether inflows signal tightening supply and reduced selling pressure. BlackRock’s iShares Ethereum ETF is on the verge of overtaking Coinbase as the world’s second-largest Ether (ETH) custodian, narrowing the…
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