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Bitcoin $120K Target for 2Q May Be Too Conservative: Standard Chartered
Bitcoin (BTC) is poised to hit a new record high, with investment flows now the dominant market driver, according to Standard Chartered (STAN).U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have seen $5.3 billion in inflows over the past three weeks, the investment bank said in emailed comments Thursday.Adjusting for hedge fund basis trades, net real flow is estimated at over $4 billion, the bank said. The basis trade is a strategy that exploits the difference between the spot price of bitcoin and the price of the cryptocurrency in the futures market.Strategy (MSTR) has increased its holdings to 555,450 BTC, or 2.6% of total future supply, which is locked at 21 million BTC. The company's plan to raise $84 billion to buy...
Asia Gaming Invests $50 Million in WillBet – A Bet on the Future of Global Gaming
This content is provided by a sponsor. PRESS RELEASE. In a move reminiscent of SoftBank’s legendary 8-minute decision to back Jack Ma, Asia gaming has announced a $50 million strategic investment in WillBet, signaling a major shift in the global betting landscape. This was not a decision made lightly. AG Gaming conducted extensive due diligenceSource link
Google’s Gemini 2.5 Pro Tops Coding Charts and MENSA Tests in AI ‘IQ’ Battle
The tech giant's "thinking model" outperforms rivals on complex benchmarks and is now available to all users for freeSource link
Bitcoin Tops $100K for First Time in 3 Months; Are Upside Targets Too Low?
Bitcoin is back in six figures, continuing yet another of its famous zigs when most were expecting a zag.To review, the world's largest crypto first pushed through $100,000 in December as it rallied hard following Donald Trump's November election victory. The price eventually rose above $109,000 in the hours prior to the Trump inauguration on Jan. 20.With the bulls furiously revising their upside price targets higher, things began to crack at that moment. What followed in ensuing weeks was a steady decline, which reached its denouement at just under $75,000 in the panic following Trump's early April announcements of punitive tariffs against U.S. trading partners.The carnage in many altcions was far worse. Solana (SOL) and ether (ETH), for instance, had...
Report Exposes 98.6% of Solana Meme Coins on Pump.fun as Fraudulent
A new report by blockchain analytics firm Solidus Labs reveals that 98.6% of tokens launched on Solana’s Pump.fun and 93% of liquidity pools on Raydium exhibited signs of fraudulent activity, including pump-and-dump schemes and rug pulls. Solana’s Low Fees Fuel Explosion of Meme Coin Fraud, Research Shows The findings, detailed in Solidus Labs’ “2025 RugSource link