Bitcoin’s price experienced a sharp pullback following the US Federal Reserve’s recent rate cut, but market experts like Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan remain optimistic about the asset’s long-term trajectory. On Dec. 18, the Federal Reserve announced a 25-basis-point rate cut, scaling back its outlook for 2024 to two cuts instead…
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El Salvador has agreed to adjust its Bitcoin policies as part of a $1.4 billion loan arrangement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), according to a Dec. 18 statement. The global financial regulator stated that it had reached a staff-level agreement with El Salvador on a 40-month Extended Fund Facility…
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BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes has forecasted a sharp downturn in the crypto market around the inauguration of US President-elect Donald Trump. Hayes attributes this potential decline to a mismatch between crypto investors’ high expectations and the political realities Trump will face after taking office on Jan. 20. According to him,…
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The Polygon community has decided against a proposal to deploy $1.3 billion in stablecoins from its Proof of Stake (PoS) bridge into yield-generating programs on Morpho, an Ethereum-based DeFi platform. The announcement, made on Dec. 17 through Polygon’s official social media account, highlighted concerns raised by users regarding the lack…
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Bitcoin’s (BTC) ongoing bull market has marked a significant transition of wealth from long-term holders to new investors, according to a recent Glassnode report. The redistribution of wealth from seasoned holders to newcomers is a hallmark of maturing Bitcoin markets. Long-term holders have been realizing record profits, peaking at $2.1…
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Bitwise Asset Management has introduced the Bitwise Solana Staking ETP (BSOL) on Deutsche Börse Xetra, providing institutional and retail investors with streamlined access to Solana’s (SOL) staking rewards. The new product is designed to deliver superior returns and transparency, strengthening Bitwise’s position in Europe’s crypto investment market. The BSOL ETP,…
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Deutsche Bank is building a layer-2 blockchain based on Ethereum to solve the regulatory hurdles financial institutions face using public blockchains, Bloomberg News reported on Dec. 17. The platform, dubbed Project Dama 2, represents the German banking giant’s attempt to harness blockchain technology’s potential while minimizing risks associated with public ledgers,…
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Bitcoin (BTC) fell to a low of $100,300 following hawkish comments by Fed chair Jerome Powell during the Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC) Markets retreated lower despite the expected 25 basis point cut in the US interest rate, bringing the rate to the 4.5% to 4.75% range. Bitcoin was trading at…
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Ethena Labs proposed integrating its synthetic stablecoin, sUSDe, into World Liberty Financial (WLFI) on Dec. 18. The proposal stated that this partnership would boost capital efficiency and liquidity in WLFI’s new Aave instance. The protocol is a credit market backed by President-elect Donald Trump’s family. The partnership comes as part…