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💰 Industry experts challenge Peter Thiel’s reservations about Bitcoin’s future price potential
Peter Thiel, former PayPal CEO and co-founder of Founders Fund, recently expressed doubt about Bitcoin’s future price potential, stating it is unlikely to increase “dramatically” from its current levels. However, several industry experts challenge Thiel’s viewpoint, arguing that the flagship crypto still has significant room for growth. Bitcoin was trading at $60,300 as of press time, down almost 2% over the past 24 hours.
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🆘 Crypto losses stemming from hacks, rug pulls up 112% YoY – Immunefi
The crypto ecosystem experienced significant losses in the second quarter of 2024, with a total of $572.7 million lost due to hacks and frauds — up 112% compared to the same period a year ago, according to Immunefi’s latest quarterly breakdown report. Meanwhile, year-to-date (YTD) losses due to hacks and frauds have reached $920.9 million, a 24% increase compared to the previous year’s $702.9 million.
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🔵 SEC could approve spot Ethereum ETFs by July 4: report
The Securities and Exchange Commission could approve applications for spot Ethereum ETFs as soon as July 4, according to Reuters, which cited anonymous sources. The SEC "could approve exchange traded funds tied to the spot price of ether as soon as July 4, as talks between asset managers and regulators enter the final stages, industry executives and other participants told Reuters," according to the report published Wednesday.
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🪙 VanEck’s zero fees are part of plan to become the ‘go-to provider for crypto ETFs’
VanEck recently disclosed it would waive fees for its spot Ethereum ETF, adopting a similar strategy to its Bitcoin counterpart launched earlier this year. Sigel added that VanEck is confident its approach will “resonate” with investors across the spectrum and help drive more interest in Ethereum and the role it can play in their portfolios. He added that the lack of fees is also expected to lower the barrier of entry for new investors.
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🇭🇰 Hong Kong parliament sets up crypto legislative subcommittee
Johnny Ng, a Hong Kong lawmaker, said his team is collecting policy feedback from the global Web3 industry following the establishment of a crypto subcommittee under the Legislative Council. Ng wrote in an X post on Saturday that the Hong Kong parliament has recently set up a subcommittee on Web3 and virtual asset development. “My office seeks to gather insights from the global Web3 industry, propose policy recommendations, and discuss the future direction of the industry in Hong Kong,” he said.
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🥇 Bitcoin's Power Law Model Gains Traction Despite Market Fluctuations
In 2020 and early 2021, the stock-to-flow (S2F) bitcoin price model captured widespread attention. Although bitcoin currently stands over 13% below its peak value reached in March, the Power Law Corridor model has become increasingly influential. Many hold the view that the Power Law model’s support line has remained steadfast for over ten years and foresee that BTC could eventually reach six to seven-digit values, provided it consistently holds its course.
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🪙 Asset managers update proposals for Ether ETFs, eyeing July launch
Several asset managers submitted revised proposals for an Ethereum exchange-traded fund (ETF) to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on June 21. VanEck, BlackRock, Grayscale and Invesco Galaxy Digital released an updated S-1 Registration Statement following the close of the markets on Friday. Earlier in the day, Fidelity also filed a new S-1 form with the regulator.
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🪙 Asset management giant Fidelity discloses $4.7 million seed investment in Ethereum ETF: SEC filing
Asset management behemoth Fidelity disclosed a $4.7 million seed investment in its latest amended filing for its spot Ethereum exchange-traded fund. FMR Capital, Inc., an affiliate of Fidelity, bought one share for $40 in late May. Later, on June 4, FMR bought 125,000 shares at a share price of close to $38, Fidelity said in its amended registration form filed on Friday. A mention of fees was absent in Fidelity's form, echoing previous statements released by other spot Ether ETF issuers.
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🇩🇪 German Government Agency Moves $425M Bitcoin, Some to Crypto Exchanges
A German government agency today moved $425 million in bitcoin (BTC) to another wallet address, Arkham data appears to show, sending some on to crypto exchange deposit wallets and returning some to the starting point. The wallet address, previously identified as belonging to the German Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) by Arkham, moved 6,500 BTC to the address “bc1q0unygz3ddt8x0v33s6ztxkrnw0s0tl7zk4yxwd” and then back to itself.
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📊 Hashdex, Nasdaq file application for a dual Bitcoin, Ethereum ETF
Crypto asset management firm Hashdex has put forward a proposal for a spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) that would directly hold both Bitcoin and Ethereum. New York-based stock exchange Nasdaq disclosed the proposal on June 18 via a Form 19b-4 filing, which describes the firms’ intent to establish the Hashdex Nasdaq Crypto Index US ETF. The filing does not clarify the ratio of the holdings.
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💰 Fidelity's Director of Global Macro Sees Bitcoin as 'Exponential Gold' on Store of Value Team
Fidelity Investments’ Director of Global Macro sees bitcoin as “exponential gold” and “an aspiring player on the store of value team.” According to his analysis, bitcoin’s price is “driven primarily by the growth in its network, which is in turn driven by bitcoin’s unique scarcity feature, as well as the monetary and fiscal policy cycle, and of course sentiment.”.
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💰 Salvadoran Government Introduces Bitcoin Banking Law Reform
The Salvadoran government has presented an initiative to accelerate the inclusion of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in its investment banking sector. The banking law reform introduced to the National Assembly would allow private investors to constitute banks that can provide services in Bitcoin and stablecoins for sophisticated investors
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💰 Bitcoin falls with equities as markets position for a single Fed rate cut this year
Bitcoin is struggling to recover after the U.S. Federal Reserve suggested on Wednesday it would pencil in only one rate cut this year. The U.S. central bank's more hawkish tones impacted equity markets, and bitcoin has mirrored their downtrend by declining over the past day. Futures ticked lower after this week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures dropped 0.63% and S&P 500 futures were down 0.33% in pre-market trading.
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💰 Ripple argues for lower fines than SEC's proposed $2 billion, cites Terraform settlement to make its case
Lawyers for Ripple Labs are looking to leverage fines recently lodged against Terraform in an effort to pay a lower penalty in its case with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Ripple, which has been in a lengthy legal battle with the SEC over the last few years, said financial penalties proposed by the agency were unreasonable, in a "notice of supplemental authority," posted on Thursday.
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💰 Bitcoin put-call ratio turns pessimistic ahead of Friday's quarterly expiry
The put-call ratio for bitcoin option on Deribit leading up to today's expiry has risen to 1.66. A ratio above one means significantly more put options than call options being traded. This indicates that more investors are betting on or hedging against a price decline rather than an increase. Deribit end-of-June options data shows 107,000 bitcoin options are expiring with a max pain point of $61,500 and a notional value of $6.6 billion. As of the time of writing, bitcoin is priced at $61,398, approaching the max-pain point ahead of today's expiry.
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🪙 Vitalik Buterin backs new blockchain MegaETH as it raises $20 million at '9-figure' token valuation
MegaLabs, the developer of a new blockchain called MegaETH, has raised $20 million in a seed funding round. MegaLabs began raising funds for the seed round last December and closed it in May, co-founder and chief business officer Shuyao Kong told The Block. The round was structured as equity plus token warrants and brought MegaETH's fully diluted token valuation to a "9-figure" amount, Kong said, meaning at least $100 million.
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🇪🇺 EU crypto sector faces disruption from next week's MiCA rules targeting stablecoin activity: analyst
The upcoming Markets in Crypto Assets framework will enforce stringent regulatory requirements for stablecoin activity in the European Union that could adversely impact the bloc's cryptocurrency sector, an analyst said. From next Monday onwards, stablecoin activity in the EU must comply with the new requirements following the partial implementation of MiCA across the entire bloc. Outlier Ventures Head of Research Jasper De Maere said that, because the majority of all stablecoins are USD pegged.
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🇩🇪 German government sends further $24 million in bitcoin to Coinbase and Kraken: Arkham
German government-labeled addresses appeared to send another 400 ($24.34 million) to Coinbase and Kraken Tuesday morning, indicating a potential intention to sell the assets and following substantial transfers of its seized bitcoin last week, according to on-chain analytics provider Arkham. “They have also moved 500 BTC ($30.4 million) to address 139Po. We have yet to see where these funds are moved” Arkham posted on X.
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🏦 Coinbase could face regulatory challenges over alleged ‘tailored accounting metrics’ under new FASB rules
Coinbase could face regulatory challenges over its compliance with new FASB accounting rules that shift the accounting and disclosure for crypto to a fair-value model from a cost-less-impairment model, MarketWatch reported on June 24, citing accounting experts. The rules were agreed upon by the FASB in 2023 and will officially take effect in 2025. However, firms are allowed to adopt the standards early, and some, including Coinbase, have already done so.
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🇺🇸 Summer Consolidation to Precede US Election ‘Fireworks’ in Crypto Markets, Says QCP Capital
Despite several bullish indicators, including a significant bitcoin purchase by Microstrategy and optimistic projections by notable figures, bitcoin’s price action remains subdued. Market analysts at QCP Capital shed light on the underlying factors contributing to this paradox. The analysts further mentioned that the purchase coincided with positive sentiments from influential voices like Arthur Hayes and Michael Dell, fueling a bullish outlook.
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💰 Trump scores bitcoin donations worth $2 million from Winklevoss twins
Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss have donated a total of $2 million worth of bitcoin to former U.S. President Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee in the upcoming presidential election. The Winklevoss twins announced their donations with posts to X. "I just donated $1 million in bitcoin (15.47 BTC) to [Donald Trump] and will be voting for him in November," Tyler Winklevoss said in his post.
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🟣 Kraken discloses it was exploited for nearly $3 million in bug that has now been fixed
Kraken disclosed nearly $3 million was taken from its wallets following a bug-related exploit that's since been fixed. The crypto exchange received a bug bounty program alert on June 9, according to Kraken’s Chief Security Officer Nick Percoco. The alert warned it to an “extremely critical” bug, allowing an attacker to artificially inflate their balance on its platform.
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💰 Bitcoin hits one-month low as altcoin sell-off triggers $455 million crypto liquidation
Bitcoin’s (BTC) price dropped to a one-month low following three consecutive trading days of outflows from its spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The leading digital asset surged to $67,000 before falling to around $64,500 during early Asian trading hours. Other major cryptocurrencies like Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), and Toncoin (TON) also saw significant declines, each losing over 3%.
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🥇 Bitcoin sees $621 million outflow as investors react to Fed’s cautious stance
CoinShares’ latest weekly report highlighted a notable shift in crypto investment products, with the sector experiencing its most significant outflows in three months. Last week, investors pulled $600 million from the market, with Bitcoin products bearing the brunt, facing $621 million in outflows. Meanwhile, short-Bitcoin products saw nearly $2 million in inflows, reflecting the bearish sentiment.
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🪙 Bloomberg Analyst Now Expects Spot Ethereum ETFs to Launch on July 2
Bloomberg’s senior ETF analyst has updated his spot ethereum exchange-traded fund (ETF) prediction. “We are moving up our over/under date for the launch of spot ether ETF to July 2nd,” he said. This revision follows light comments from the SEC Staff on issuers’ S-1 filings. The analyst believes there is a decent chance the SEC will approve the filings next week, aiming to finalize them before the holiday weekend.
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JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Donald Trump says he will "end Joe Biden's war on crypto, and ensure that the future of crypto and the future of Bitcoin will be made in America."
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💰 Terraform Labs to dissolve, CEO asks community to take over following $4.47 billion SEC settlement
Chris Amani, CEO of Terraform Labs, the developer of Terra blockchain, asked the community to take the reins as the firm plans to dissolve its operations. The firm, according to Amani, plans to sell its projects in the Terra ecosystem including Pulsar Finance, Station Wallet and Enterprise DAO. This follows Terraform's massive $4.47 billion settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission related to the UST algorithmic stablecoin, which dramatically collapsed in 2022.
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