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Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan has made five predictions ahead of Bitcoin’s next halving, estimated for April 2028.Hougan expects lower volatility, increased portfolio allocations and ETF flows, central bank involvement and a price target of at least $250,000 during the period.
Bloomberg Senior ETF Analyst Eric Balchunas said BlackRock is “gaga” when it comes to its highly-successful spot bitcoin ETF.BlackRock’s spot bitcoin fund accounts for 24% of the firm’s total ETF flows globally, according to the analyst.
Founders Fund has made a “strategic long-term investment” in Alliance. The venture capital firm has taken a minority stake in Alliance, Alliance co-founder Imran Khan told The Block.
A total of six crypto-based spot ETFs will begin trading in Hong Kong beginning April 30.Initially, three spot bitcoin and three spot ether ETFs are officially approved to launch at the end of the month.
Popular bitcoin payments app Strike has launched its long-awaited services to eligible customers in Europe. Strike’s “Send Globally” feature allows users to make fast and low-cost local currency remittances using Bitcoin’s Lightning Network.
After the recent fourth halving event, analyst firm Glassnode says bitcoin has surpassed gold in terms of issuance scarcity.Bitcoin has held above the $66,000 mark over the past 24 hours, according to The Block’s Price Page.
What is Ontology (ONG)? Ontology (ONG) is a highly efficient public blockchain aiming to be the decentralized trust network that supports businesses of all types. Unlike traditional centralized systems, Ontology operates on a decentralized framework, empowering users with enhanced security, transpa
- 21:55Market analysis: Fed to remain relatively hawkishOn January 10, Michael Brown, Senior Research Strategist at Pepperstone, said, “I think the non-farm payrolls report will only encourage the dollar to continue its upward march, which has been the market's preference for some time now, and certainly helps to reinforce the theme of ‘U.S. Exceptionalism’ and should keep the Federal Reserve relatively hawkish compared to the rest of the G10 group. The biggest risk to the bullish USD view is that market participants may look to take profits/cut positions ahead of Trump's inauguration early next week.”
- 21:54Nonfarm payrolls support Fed hold, focus shifts to inflationOn January 10, Gregory Faranello, head of U.S. interest rate trading and strategy at AmeriVet Securities, said it was a very solid report that supported market expectations that the Fed would skip this month's meeting or even more. It's also an important number at a time when two administrations are transitioning. The focus now turns to inflation. Higher inflation numbers and a strong job market will increase calls for a rate hike as a new administration takes office.
- 18:42SOL breaks 190 USDT, up 2.06% in 24HThe market shows that SOL broke through 190 USDT, now at 190.05 USDT, up 2.06% in 24H.