There was poor rich man Jamie Dimon, who just wanted to mix and mingle at the World Economic Forum Davos meetup of elites last week, having to field questions—yet again—about bitcoin.
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BLOCKCHAIN BATTLES
Projects scaling and adding Ethereum app-like functionality to Bitcoin continue to be a major focus in the crypto sector.
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ALTERNATIVE BITCOIN INVESTMENT: BITCOIN BACKED SECURITIES
They’re being called Bitcoin Depository Receipts (BDRs). They represent a way for investors to gain exposure to bitcoin, by investing in securities backed by the world’s dominant cryptocurrency.
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SPECULATORS BET ON BITCOIN’S RETURN
Crypto fans are betting cryptocurrencies’ troubles are fading now that the U.S. has clamped down on Binance and shut down FTX, two high-flying crypto trading platforms, and successfully prosecuted Changpeng Zhao and Sam Bankman-Fried, their respective CEOs.
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THE THANKSGIVING DAY MASSACRE THAT DIDN’T HAPPEN
It’s funny how one day after pro-bitcoin and anti-socialist Argentine candidate Javier Milei won by a landslide, the SEC announced a splashy lawsuit against the Kraken crypto exchange.
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CRYPTO INVESTMENT VS. THE “REAL” ECONOMY?
Even as Bitcoin continues to attract investors as a proposition for holding on to value, and (with the help of layer 2 technologies) facilitating payments, some persist in painting cryptocurrencies as “pretend technology.”
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U.S. BITCOIN SPOT ETF MOVES A STEP CLOSER TO REALITY
The crypto sector was pleasantly surprised this past week by an SEC decision not to challenge a court ruling regarding the creation of a possible spot bitcoin ETF (Electronically Traded Fund).
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BLOCKCHAIN BATTLES
Over the past year, there has been a growing public perception of Bitcoin as a useful store of value.
That has contributed to lower price volatility, and it has shown comparatively good performance vs. long term treasuries and gold.
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ECONOMIC UPDATE – MARKET OVERVIEW
In one of our Top Trends for 2023, we warned of a Middle East Meltdown. Since that time, as we have reported extensively and now it is right in front of everyone’s eyes, the Middle East is melting down.