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5 Key Trends to Watch in 2022 According to Grayscale CEO
7.1.2022
In the year ahead and beyond, the crypto world will continue to see infrastructure development, proliferation of protocols, expansion of the metaverse, evolution of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), as well as increased regulation, according to Michael Sonnenshein, CEO of major digital asset...
Selloff in Crypto Triggered by Hawkish Fed as Tech Stocks Drop Too
6.1.2022
Markets ranging from global technology stocks to crypto took a major hit over the past day, after a release of minutes from the last US Federal Reserve (Fed) meeting revealed a more hawkish stance than the market had expected.
At 10:09 UTC, bitcoin (BTC) traded at USD 42,738, down by 9% over...
Bitcoin Could Reach USD 100K in Five Years If It Takes on Gold – Goldman Sachs
5.1.2022
A bitcoin (BTC) price of USD 100,000 could become a reality if the cryptocurrency continues taking market share as a store-of-value asset from gold, according to a note from Goldman Sachs. Meanwhile, Bloomberg analyst Mike McGlone argues that 2022 could be the year gold shines again....
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USD 100K per Bitcoin 'Hopium' Now Moved to Mid-2022
4.1.2022
After failing to reach USD 100,000 by the end of 2021, as many expected, the price of bitcoin (BTC) is likely to hit this milestone during the first half of 2022, two industry leaders have argued. Others, meanwhile, warn that further price consolidation is the most likely outcome as the market...
Shiba DAO, Strategic Blockchain Gaming, Bank Loses to Bitcoin Miner + More News
3.1.2022
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
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Vitalik Buterin Over the Past Decade: How Right or Wrong Was He?
3.1.2022
Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin has summarized his crypto-related predictions over the last decade, revisiting his past stances towards various subjects and making a verdict on whether he now thinks he was right or wrong. ...
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NFTs in 2022: From Word of the Year to Mainstream Adoption & New Uses Cases
2.1.2022
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‘NFT’ is Collins Dictionary’s word of the year for 2021. Yes, the acronym standing for non-fungible token is, in the opinion of the dictionary’s experts, more representative of the world this year than any other recently fashionable word. ...
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Crypto in 2022 Will Bring New and Older Emergent Trends to the Fore
1.1.2022
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Crypto is an emergent phenomenon. Put simply, this means it has properties that we can’t extrapolate from the properties of its parts, or to put it even more simply, no one knows exactly what crypto will do in the future....
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Bitcoin Leverage Squeeze Likely in ‘Coming Weeks’ - Analysts
28.12.2021
A rapid increase in the amount of leverage coming from the bitcoin (BTC) futures market could mean that either a short or long squeeze will be seen “in the more immediate term,” according to on-chain analytics firm Glassnode....
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After Failed Prediction, Cardano’s Founder Now Pushes for ‘Real Decentralization’
27.12.2021
After Failed Prediction, Cardano’s Founder No Pushes for ‘Real Decentralization’
Cardano (ADA) will create a more formalized open source project structure in 2022, but community members must also do their part to ensure “real decentralization,” Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson said in...
DeFi Trends in 2022: Growing Interest, Regulation & New Roles for DAOs, DEXes, NFTs, and Gaming
26.12.2021
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The decentralized finance (DeFi) sector has grown spectacularly in 2021, feeding into the growth of the wider crypto market which in turn has fed into it. It now accounts for more than USD 200bn in total value locked in, having stood at around USD 22bn on January 1....
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1BN Crypto Users, Friendlier Regulations, Countries Adopting Crypto - Crypto.com's 2022 Predictions
24.12.2021
The crypto lending and borrowing platform Crypto.com has published a report that details its five main predictions for crypto in 2022. And judging from the report, 2022 may be the year when even the nation-states realize that crypto is here to stay, leading to a friendlier stance from countries...
Microstrategy CEO Foresees Bitcoin’s Price Reaching $6 Million
24.12.2021
The CEO of Microstrategy expects the price of bitcoin to reach $6 million, noting that it is “unstoppable” and will replace gold. The executive personally owns 17,732 bitcoins while his company is hodling 122,478 bitcoins. Microstrategy’s CEO Expects Bitcoin to Hit $6 Million...
Insiders Predict: NFTs the 'Gateway Drug to Crypto', More Countries May Adopt Bitcoin in 2022
23.12.2021
With 2022 fast approaching, more leaders in the crypto space have looked into the crystal ball to try and predict what the new year will bring in terms of new trends, emerging narratives, and regulations around the world.
According to the industry insiders Cryptonews.com spoke with, a number...
Bullish Options Data Gives Hope to Ethereum, Bitcoin Investors
20.12.2021
Large options trades that appear to be betting on a year-end rally for ethereum (ETH), and higher prices for bitcoin (BTC) in January, are getting the attention of some crypto traders.
The bullish bets on BTC and ETH were seen on Deribit, the crypto derivatives exchange that accounts for...
Crypto Industry Insiders Share Top Ethereum, DeFi, Gaming, and TradFi Trends for 2022
17.12.2021
As the year is about to end, a number of companies working in the crypto space have shared with Cryptonews.com their predictions for 2022.
To help you understand what some of the major players in the space see for the next year, we decided to take a look at what topics are trending among those...
Bitcoin Mining Hash Rate to Double in 2022, Compute North CEO Predicts
16.12.2021
With all of the new capacity that is being promised by major bitcoin (BTC) miners, the bitcoin network’s hash rate – or the computing power that goes into mining new coins – is likely to grow twice the current number over the following year, suggested Dave Perrill, CEO of mining infrastructure...
Kraken CEO reverses $100K BTC 2021 forecast: Crypto winter now possible
15.12.2021
In August, the CEO predicted that Bitcoin would trade “$100,000 plus a coin” late this year or early next year
Arthur Hayes Tells Crypto Traders ‘It Pays to Wait,’ Stronger USD Coming
13.12.2021
Monetary policy in the US and China will most likely not get any easier in the near term, and it, therefore “pays to wait” with making new investments in crypto, the co-founder and former CEO of crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX, Arthur Hayes, suggested. ...
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How Global Economy Might Affect Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Crypto in 2022
12.12.2021
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The crypto market has had one of its best years on record, and it largely has the global macroeconomic environment to thank for this. With inflation rising and interest rates historically low, those of us fortunate enough to have savings have looked for somewhere more profitable...