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As the largest altcoin Ethereum lags behind Bitcoin’s (BTC) strong gains, investors’ expectations remain low. Investors also do not believe that Ethereum will make a big rally, as investors estimate that there is a 29% chance that ETH will reach $4,000 this year. Deribit Asia Business Development Head Lin Chen shared on his X account that options traders predict a 29.1% probability that Ethereum will close the year above $4,000. Lin added that the current implied volatility (IV) for ETH options remains unusually high, indicating significant price swings over the next few days. “In the options market, the probability of…
Elixir, the decentralized consensus network for crypto exchanges, is partnering with tokenization platform Securitize to unlock decentralized finance for Hamilton Lane’s private credit fund. On Jan. 8, Elixir announced it was teaming up with Securitize to enable institutional access to Hamilton Lane’s Senior Credit Opportunities Fund, or SCOPE Fund. The fund launched on Solana (SOL) in July 2024. The partnership will see Elixir serve as the native path to DeFi for SCOPE investors, with the platform offering access via its decentralized stablecoin, deUSD. “Starting Monday, in partnership with Securitize, Elixir will enable the fund’s institutional asset holders to keep isolated…
As Bitcoin (BTC) price struggles to reach $100k, the altcoin industry, excluding Ethereum (ETH), has been gaining bullish momentum in the past few weeks. The rise of Ripple Labs-backed XRP to the third most valuable cryptocurrency by market cap has reminded investors of the high volatility in the altcoin space. Already, the TOTAL3, which tracks the altcoin’s market cap excluding Ether, has retested its all-time high of about $1.1 trillion. Consequently, more retail and whale investors have been rushing to mid and small-cap altcoins with great bullish potential for higher returns. Top Altcoins Likely to Register Bullish Breakout Soon Curve…
Bitcoin is rapidly approaching a key milestone of $100,000, and analysts are now predicting a potential surge of up to 150%, pushing its value to $170,000. Bitcoin continues to dominate market attention as it inches closer to a groundbreaking $100,000 valuation. On Friday, the cryptocurrency nearly touched $99,800 before retreating slightly over the weekend. As of the latest updates, Bitcoin’s price stands at $98,337.84, representing a modest 0.14% gain over the past 24 hours. Over the past week, the asset has climbed by 7.19%, reflecting robust upward momentum in the market. Analyst Roadmap Suggests Potential $170K Amid this movement, market…
Ethereum’s price action is capturing the attention of investors. As the year 2025 begins, Ethereum has witnessed a remarkable surge in stablecoin inflows. This comes as Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin advocates for defense strategies against AI risks, The Ethereum network saw a stunning $1.11 billion increase in stablecoins over just seven days, according to data by LookOnChain. Second on the list is Solana with $202.13 million, while TON came in third place with $202 million. This boost in liquidity has translated into positive price momentum in ETH. At the time of publication, the token traded at $3,689 after a 1.6%…
The price of Bitcoin reclaimed $100,000 Monday and continued climbing as the U.S. dollar weakened, following a report that President-elect Donald Trump’s team is considering a pared-back tariff plan. The Washington Post reported that following Trump’s calls for “universal” tariffs on the campaign trail, his team is still considering taxes on goods and services imported from every country—but the plan could be limited to covering only critical imports. The Post, which cited three people familiar with the matter, stated the plan remains in flux as Trump gears up to return to the White House in two weeks. A targeted tariff…
Whale profits $7.3M with PEPE tokens, turning $237K into 31x returns. Spotonchain highlights the importance of market timing for massive crypto profits. PEPE price surges 150%, hitting $0.00002 with bullish trends in sight. A crypto whale has recently made headlines after securing a massive profit by transferring a huge amount of PEPE tokens to Kraken. The whale deposited a staggering 356.2 billion $PEPE, valued at $7.3 million, marking an incredible 310% return on their initial investment. Crypto Whale MAade $7.54 Mln In Profit According to Spotonchain, a well-known market intelligence platform, on September 20, 2023, a crypto whale withdrew 375.65…
Base L2 integration boosts THORChain’s liquidity and cross-chain swaps, enhancing user experience and ecosystem growth. Upcoming airdrop of 700M JUP tokens on Solana fuels user activity, with staking rewards mitigating potential sell-offs. Terra founder’s January 8 trial revisits fraud charges, with significant implications for crypto regulations and accountability. Explore the latest in crypto news, including THORChain’s L2 integration, Jupiter’s massive airdrop, and pivotal legal cases impacting the market. THORChain Integrates Base L2 In October, Nine Realms, which supports the THORChain ecosystem, revealed the network’s roadmap, indicating plans to start supporting Base L2 for cross-chain swaps. “Base may be the next…
A massive new Bitcoin whale has emerged with a single transfer of a staggering 3,073 BTC. Blockchain data reveals that the transfer occurred between two wallets with no prior major activity, suggesting the emergence of a new large holder, or whale. Whale Alert reports that “3,073 BTC worth $297,533,192 transferred from unknown wallet to unknown new wallet.” 🚨 🚨 🚨 🚨 🚨 🚨 🚨 🚨 🚨 🚨 3,073 #BTC (297,533,192 USD) transferred from unknown wallet to unknown new wallethttps://t.co/N8I0rX8beA — Whale Alert (@whale_alert) November 24, 2024 The transaction has raised questions about whether this is the result of whale accumulation,…
This is a segment from the 0xResearch newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. In 2017, investor John Pfeffer published “An (Institutional) Investor’s Take on Cryptoassets,” a seminal paper on long-term investments of crypto tokens. In retrospect, Pfeffer’s original thesis was way ahead of its time. It laid the formative groundwork for investor thinking around magic internet money, and made many prescient predictions that still hold up today. Pfeffer argued that the equilibrium long-term outcome would be one dominant crypto asset as a monetary store of value, with bitcoin as the likely candidate. He projected BTC’s market cap within a range…