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BTC nears $100K, AGI coming in 2025, PENGU hits $4B
BTC nears $100k, ETF inflows hit 6 week high. Saylor posts BTC tracker, hints Monday purchase. Metaplanet to 5x BTC holdings in 2025. Strive files for ‘Bitcoin Bond’ ETF. Biggest risk to BTC is Fed decision: 10x. ’Debasement trade’ here to stay: JP Morgan. AI & RWAs to accelerate crypto: Bitwise. 5 countries to adopt BTC reserve this year: Galaxy. MARA loaned 16% of BTC reserves to third parties. Spirit launches DOGE yield strategy. AAVE considers fee switch. Coinbase could offer tokenized COIN stocks. Coinbase to offer derivatives in Europe. Phantom confirms it wont launch token. Trump bull market is coming in US: XRP CEO.Source link
Steve Hanke Blasts Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Concept: ‘The Stupidest Idea’
Steve Hanke, professor of applied economics at Johns Hopkins University, has heavily criticized a possible strategic bitcoin reserve move in the U.S. Hanke stated that it is a stupid idea and would put “a drag” on the economy. Economist Steve Hanke Opposes Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Proposal Old-school economists have started criticizing the idea of allocatingSource link
Crypto Daybook Americas: SPX’s Cautionary Signal for BTC
By Omkar Godbole (All times ET unless indicated otherwise)It's still early in 2025, and already we're seeing a significant divergence between bitcoin and the S&P 500.BTC is looking to secure a foothold above $100,000, and its Deribit-listed options are indicating a bullish bias. The same can't be said of the S&P 500, which has a history of providing risk-on/off cues to risk assets, including BTC.According to Cboe data, the SPX options skew now reflects greater downside risk than it did a year ago.The defensive positioning in stocks perhaps stems from concerns that President-elect Donald Trump's Jan. 20 inauguration could be a "sell-the-news" event. Risk-taking has picked up across financial markets in the past two months in anticipation of pro-corporate and...
What Is ‘Zoo’? The Telegram Crypto Game With an Upcoming Airdrop
Rising Telegram game Zoo tasks players with creating their own animal amusement park—while earning towards an upcoming crypto airdrop.Source link
The Next Wave of Corporate Bitcoin Adoption Seems to Be on Its Way
Disclaimer: The analyst who wrote this piece owns shares of MicroStrategy (MSTR) and Semler Scientific (SMLR). As interest in digital assets continues to rise, a new phase of corporate adoption for Bitcoin appears to be taking shape, with publicly listed firms following MicroStrategy's lead by adding BTC to their balance sheets.It all started with MicroStrategy (MSTR) adopting BTC as Treasury asset in 2020. Since then, its share price has jumped almost 2,500%. Over the years, the company has boosted its coin stash through cash, at-the-market (ATM) equity offerings, convertible debt or, more recently, through preferred stock offerings. In 2024, we saw multiple companies follow suit and adopt a bitcoin treasury strategy, such as Metaplanet (3350), Semler Scientific (SMLR), MARA Holdings...