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2024-04-21 11:50:19 Deutsche Bank Expects Bitcoin Price to 'Stay High' After Halving — JPMorgan Disagrees

JPMorgan Chase and Deutsche Bank have weighed in on potential price movements for bitcoin following the halving. “We continue to expect prices to stay high,” Deutsche Bank analysts said. JPMorgan analysts, however, stated that they “see downside for the bitcoin price post halving for several reasons.”

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2024-04-20 19:09:57 IRS releases draft form to report certain crypto transactions

The Internal Revenue Service released an early draft of a tax form for brokers and exchanges to report certain sales of digital assets, giving insight into how the IRS may categorize brokers. In the Form 1099-DA draft posted on Thursday, the IRS lists broker types: kiosk operator, digital asset payment processor, hosted wallet provider, unhosted wallet provider and others. The form also asks for a "digital asset address" and whether the asset is a "noncovered security."

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2024-04-20 10:32:13 Bitwise CIO believes market has not priced in future demand for Bitcoin post-halving

Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan cast doubt on whether current prices truly capture the potential impact of increased demand following Bitcoin’s upcoming halving based on the Efficient Markets Hypothesis (EMH). Hougan raised critical questions about the limitations of EMH in anticipating what the market will be like post-halving. He pointed out that while EMH suggests that Bitcoin’s current price reflects all available information, including the anticipated supply cut from the halving — it does not account for unexpected shifts in market demand.

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2024-04-19 18:56:39 Bitcoin Technical Analysis: BTC Faces Volatile Day of Trading and Complex Dynamics

As bitcoin navigates a tumultuous trading range between $60,022 and $65,430, market analysts scrutinize oscillators and moving averages for future price direction clues. The cryptocurrency’s price hovers at around $65,110 on April 19, 2024, reflecting a volatile day for traders after the escalating conflict in the Middle East and ahead of the halving.

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2024-04-19 09:51:43 Kraken acquires online brokerage TradeStation's crypto arm amid U.S. expansion

Kraken has acquired the cryptocurrency arm of online brokerage TradeStation. The acquisition is part of the exchange's push to broaden its services in the U.S., a Kraken representative said in a statement to The Block. Kraken's stateside growth forms part of the company’s broader expansion strategy that has seen the exchange pick up licenses in several key European markets, such as Spain and Ireland, earlier this year.

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2024-04-18 19:14:58 Binance Secures Full Virtual-Asset Services Provider License in Dubai

Binance, the world's largest crypto exchange by trading volume, said it has been awarded a full virtual-asset services provider (VASP) license by Dubai's Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) almost a year after entering the third stage of the emirate's four-stage process. "As we secure the esteemed full market VASP Licence, it notably amplifies our unwavering commitment to advancing the financial landscape through compliance and innovation," CEO Richard Teng said in a statement.

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2024-04-18 10:14:18 Polkadot parachain Polimec aims to transform Web3 fundraising via decentralized platform

Polkadot’s parachain Polimec wants to revolutionize fundraising for Web3 projects through an innovative approach that sets it apart from rivals. Co-founder Kasper Mai Jørgensen further explained that Polimec enables fundraising directly on-chain without intermediaries in a transparent, fully decentralized, and regulatory-compliant manner. The project was conceptualized in 2020 by the team behind KILT Protocol and later became an independent project with its own non-profit organization in June 2022.

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2024-04-17 20:44:17 Bitcoin halving could be 'buy the rumor, sell the news' event, crypto payments company CEO says

The bitcoin halving could be a "buy the rumor, sell the news" event, according to the CEO of a crypto payments solution provider. "With more sophisticated market participants and institutional investors in this market cycle, we may see a case of ‘buy the rumor, sell the news’ for this halving," Coinify CEO Rikke Staer said in an email sent to The Block.

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2024-04-17 08:34:36 Exchanges expected to run out of Bitcoin 9 months after halving – Bybit report

A recent analysis by crypto exchange Bybit has sounded the alarm on a potential shortage of Bitcoin (BTC) on exchanges by the end of 2024 if demand remains at similar levels. The report predicts that reserves could be entirely depleted within the next nine months if current withdrawal rates persist — currently around 7000 BTC per day. The shortage forecast is closely tied to the anticipated halving event in 2024, which will cut the Bitcoin production on each block by half.

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2024-04-17 04:09:38 Bitcoin Could Surge to $120K on 'Doomsday Rally,' Trader Says

International politics and the search for an investment hedge could fuel a bitcoin (BTC) surge in the coming months, even after confidence in the largest cryptocurrency was dented by a 10% weekly drop, some traders say. Bitcoin has long been considered a possible hedge against geopolitical events and was originally created in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. Some traders say the hedging narrative remains viable despite BTC being highly correlated with traditional market assets for several years.

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