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Bitcoin price surge: Breakthrough or bull trap? Pundits weigh in

23.1.2023
Bitcoin nearly broke its record for the longest streak of daily green price candles this month, but many believe its recent surge could be short-lived

FTX Co-Founder’s Alleged Extravagance Comes to Light in Bankruptcy Court Documents

9.1.2023
Following the court filing that shows FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) wants access to FTX’s $460 million in Robinhood shares, Delaware bankruptcy court documents show tens of millions were spent by the FTX team in 2022 on living accommodations, hotels, food, and flights. Moreover...

Report Shows Financial Troubles Plagued Bankman-Fried’s Alameda Research as Early as 2018

2.1.2023
Before FTX collapsed it was assumed that Alameda Research was one of the top quantitative trading firms and market makers within the industry. However, much of that perception may have been a facade as a recent report details that Alameda suffered from financial troubles as early as 2018. People...

Report Says Alameda Research ‘Didn’t Trade Crypto,’ Speculators Think SBF’s Political Connections Let FTX Fly Under the Radar

12.11.2022
On Nov. 11, 2022, FTX Trading Ltd. filed a voluntary petition for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Delaware. The news followed a few days of speculation and evidence that had shown the digital currency exchange was likely insolvent. The company’s bankruptcy filing and information concerning...

Maple Finance Lending Pool Delegate ‘Identified a Number of Key Weaknesses’ Tied to FTX’s Alameda Research

9.11.2022
According to a report from Orthogonal Credit, a delegate of Maple Finance’s lending pools, the firm decided “earlier this year” not to lend to Alameda Research, FTX’s quantitative trading firm. Orthogonal said through “due diligence” it “identified a number of key weaknesses” associated with...

Bitcoin Price Pumps as BOE Announces Quantitative Easing, DXY Drops

28.9.2022
In breaking news today, the Bank of England stated QE will be on 'whatever scale is necessary' and the Bitcoin price has now recovered above $19,500, up 3% in the past 24 hours. It may be too early to call an end to the 2022 bear market, dubbed in media the 'crypto winter'. Many market...

Bitcoin is a 'wild card' set to outperform, says Bloomberg analyst

8.9.2022
The commodity strategist has pegged Bitcoin to rebound strongly from the bear market despite headwinds for high-risk assets

Is Bitcoin really a hedge against inflation?

16.8.2022
Bitcoin is working as a hedge against inflation despite its 2022 weak price performance, says Steven Lubka, managing director of private clients at Swan Bitcoin

Economists Say Fed Could Shrink Balance Sheet in 2023, Critics Insist Central Bank Hasn’t Reduced QE at All

26.7.2022
With inflation soaring in the U.S., economists from monetary policy analytics and forecasting firm LH Meyer say the U.S. Federal Reserve could stop shrinking its balance sheet earlier than expected. However, critics have said the U.S. central bank hasn’t really shrunk the Fed’s...

Crypto conspiracy theories abound, but prop traders are just doing its job

26.6.2022
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried and Alameda Ventures made recent headlines for bailing out a handful of CeFi crypto platforms this week, but what exactly do market makers do?

Morgan Stanley Sees Crypto Equivalent of Quantitative Tightening

7.6.2022
Weakness in crypto markets, the failure of a dollar stablecoin and a reduction in leverage in decentralized finance (DeFi) is resulting in the “crypto equivalent of quantitative tightening,” Morgan Stanley said

US Fed begins quantitative tightening, Japan restricts stablecoin issuance and LUNA 2.0 rides a price roller coaster: Hodler’s Digest, May 29-June 4

4.6.2022

Bitcoin whale holdings at 7-month highs despite warnings of BTC price crash to $20K

29.4.2022
Bitcoin's correlation with stocks has risen to alarming levels, according to some market analysts

Owner of Brazil’s Largest Crypto Exchange Plans to Launch Quantitative Trading Service

14.4.2022
The holding company for Mercado Bitcoin, which is in talks to be acquired by Coinbase, is partnering with local player Giant Steps

Ethereum price 'bullish triangle' puts 4-year highs vs. Bitcoin within reach

12.4.2022
ETH/BTC could reach 0.10 this year as the market anticipates Ethereum's proof-of-stake switch

Why the rise of a Bitcoin standard could deter war-making

30.3.2022
If nation-states held their reserves in Bitcoin, instead of fiat, they would be less incentivized to go to war, says CSO at the Human Right Foundation, Alex Gladstein

Amid the Hottest US Inflation in 40 Years, Biden Administration Blames Rising Prices on Shipping Industry

21.3.2022
During the last few months, inflation has risen significantly in the United States as it has climbed at its fastest pace since 1982. Data shows younger families with children have been struggling to make ends meet, while reports further indicate retirees and older folks with fixed incomes...