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Standard Chartered Raises Bitcoin Target: BTC Could Hit $150K This Year, $250K Next Year

Standard Chartered has raised its bitcoin forecast, predicting that the cryptocurrency’s price could reach $250,000 next year and $150,000 this year. The bank also adjusted its ether forecast as it anticipates the approval of a spot ether…

FTX Users Describe 'Emotional Toll' From Bankruptcy in Letters to Judge Ahead of Sam Bankman-Fried's Sentencing

The Department of Justice filed dozens of victim impact statements from FTX creditors Monday ahead of Bankman-Fried's sentencing next week. These victims hail from around the world, with the letters describing their FTX holdings and the effect…

PlanB’s Bitcoin Forecast: A Journey To $5 Million Per BTC In The Next Decade

PlanB, a popular name within the Bitcoin community, thanks to his Stock-to-Flow (S2F) model, has shared the latest discourse on X, igniting a flurry of excitement and speculation. This discourse particularly highlights BTC’s potential journey…

Binance CEO Now Expects Bitcoin Price to Top Earlier Estimate of $80K This Year

Binance CEO Richard Teng now expects the price of bitcoin to surpass his earlier estimate of $80,000 this year. The executive anticipates continued significant inflows into U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) as endowments and family…

Ether.fi $210M Airdrop Sparks Market Turbulence, ETHFI Value Drops By 35%

ETHFI, the governance token of the decentralized liquid staking protocol Ether.fi, debuted for $4.13 following its distribution through its airdrop on March 18.  However, since the $210 million airdrop, the value of ETHFI has experienced a…

Profit-Taking Panic, Short-Term Bitcoin Holders Sell Off – What’s Next For BTC?

Recent on-chain data highlighted a significant trend: a wave of profit-taking by investors who have held Bitcoin (BTC) for less than five months. As detailed by CryptoQuant’s latest data, this phenomenon is not just a random market movement…

Bitcoin Whales Enter Full Accumulation Mode: Here’s How Much BTC They Pulled From Exchanges

The Bitcoin price movement last week revealed a series of ups and downs, from starting the week at a new all-time high of  $73,780 to crashing 12% in the days after to reach below $65,000. Crypto data analysts have spotted massive amounts of…

$100K to $150K — Traders Target Six-Figure Heights With Long-Dated Bitcoin Call Options

Recent data reveals a significant uptick in open interest for bitcoin futures and options across various trading platforms in recent weeks. On Monday, insights from QCP Capital indicated a notable interest in long-term September and December…

Arbitrum Token Sell-Off: Whales Transfer $58M To Exchanges Following Unlock, ARB Price Reacts

On Saturday, March 16, the Layer 2 protocol Arbitrum (ARB) unlocked 1.1 billion ARB tokens as part of its 2024 roadmap. This event led to a significant decline in the native token’s value, with losses of up to 18% reported over the past…

Solana’s Decentralized Exchange Platforms Eclipse Ethereum in Daily Trading Volume, Surpassing $2.8 Billion

This week, SOL’s value has seen a significant increase, elevating its decentralized exchange (dex) platforms and propelling the layer one (L1) blockchain to a leading position in 24-hour dex trading volume. Solana’s dex platforms have…