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FLOKI Celebrates New ATH as FLOKI Price Catches Up With Platform Success, Altcoin Enters Price Discovery with BNB
FLOKI celebrates setting up a new ATH at $0.0003412. The altcoin is now in the price discovery phase along with BNB and BTC. This could be another sign to support that the long-awaited altseason has arrived. FLOKI celebrates setting a new all-time high (ATH) along with Binance’s native token BNB. FLOKI’s new ATH stands at $0.0003412 setting a new standard for the altcoin as it enters price discovery range with BNB by its side. $FLOKIDon’t need a fancy chart here – just look at FLOKI zoomed out.– Retesting its 2021 ATH.– Clean HTF cup & handle– BNB is on the…
A federal court has ordered Jafia LLC and its owner, Sam Ikkurty, to pay nearly $84 million to crypto investors after ruling that the firm operated a Ponzi-like scheme. The judgment, issued by Judge Mary Rowland in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, follows a lawsuit brought by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in 2022 after the fund’s collapse. Judge Rowland found that Ikkurty, based in Portland, Oregon, made numerous false claims about his firm’s hedge funds. These included misleading statements about his trading experience and the promise of high, stable profits. Instead, Ikkurty used…
Bitcoin’s $66K Surge Might Send Altcoins Soaring As Market Confidence Rises: Here’s What To Expect
Crypto markets rallied yesterday after U.S. inflation data came in lower than expected, sparking a revival in the buying sentiment.soared past $66,000 for the first time since April 24 and has increased by more than 6% in the past 24 hours. As the market recovers from the recent low, there might be a surge in altcoins prices. Analysts believe that Bitcoin’s recent breakout has revived market confidence and investors might soon switch their focus toward altcoins. BTC Price Sets Eye On ATH The Bitcoin rally followed the release of April’s U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) figures, which showed a slight…
Ethereum (ETH) price has encountered a setback after briefly surpassing the $3,500 mark on Monday, dropping once again to the $3,400 support level on Tuesday. The delay stems from the expected full approval by the SEC for Ethereum ETF applications, which have now been postponed to July 8. SEC Requests Revised Filings Analysts had initially anticipated approval by July 2, but the SEC has requested issuers to submit revised filings by July 8. Bloomberg ETF expert Erich Balchunas shared on social media that the SEC took additional time to provide feedback, resulting in a revised timeline. Balchunas stated: Unfort think…
Marathon Digital Holdings Inc., (MARA) was up more than 11% early Monday afternoon as crypto stocks rose sharply to mirror Bitcoin (BTC) gains. After struggling with bearish pressure amid miner and government wallets selling, bitcoin price broke to above $63k on July 1. While the flagship cryptocurrency pared gains to return below this mark, the positive sentiment that had also pushed altcoins higher cascaded into the crypto stocks market. BTC traded around $63,182 at the time of writing, up 2.8% in the past 24 hours. Analysts suggest Bitcoin could be headed for a bounce this July. MARA and COIN stocks…
An early Shiba Inu whale address reawakens after 2.6 years of inactivity, purchasing over 323 billion SHIB with wrapped Ethereum (WETH) in three hours. Blockchain surveillance platform Spot on Chain first called attention to this whale’s latest activities. Notably, the address initially received 167 billion SHIB in April 2021, eight months after Shiba Inu launched. These tokens were sent from one of the earliest whales that interacted with SHIB upon launch. An early buyer-linked whale just swapped 1K $WETH ($3.83M) for 149.3 $SHIB in the past hour! The whale’s last $SHIB activity was selling 167B $SHIB ($6.13M) 3 years ago.…
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has hit back at Ripple in its response to the defendant’s notice of supplemental authority. As reported by U.Today, Ripple cited a recent Binance ruling in its notice to highlight that the SEC’s “regulation-by-enforcement” approach is not efficient. Ripple pointed to the lack of regulatory clarity in order to bolster its argument against the agency. However, the SEC has slammed the attempt to insert the Binance case into the ongoing remedies-related dispute. The agency’s Jorge Tenreiro has noted that it is “completely irrelevant” to the current motion. Moreover, the SEC argues that Ripple actually…
Bitcoin (BTC) is once again flirting with the possibility of reclaiming a new record after successfully breaching the $65,000 resistance mark. As the maiden cryptocurrency seemingly benefits from the euphoria around the latest United States inflation data, technical indicators suggest that a new record high for Bitcoin is on the horizon. Particularly, in a TradingView post on May 16, crypto trading expert TradingShot suggested that Bitcoin might be in line to clinch the $150,000 target by August 2024. The analyst pointed out that Bitcoin has shown signs of resurgence, buoyed by a recent 25% correction which the expert deemed as…
Key Points: Nate Geraci predicts the spot Ethereum ETF launch could be the week of July 15, with filings on July 8 and 12. Eric Balchunas now expects SEC approval the week of July 8, citing regulatory amendments and minimal pre-Independence Day activity. Analysts anticipate Ethereum ETFs to outperform Bitcoin post-launch, with Bitcoin facing pressure from Mt. Gox. Predicted Spot Ethereum ETF Launch Date According to Geraci, Bloomberg forecasts the revised S-1 filing on July 8, with the final submission expected on July 12, potentially leading to a spot Ethereum ETF launch in the week of July 15. However, industry…
How Many Rate Cuts Will There Be For The Rest Of The Year? UBS Analyst’s Forecast Contradicts FED’s Announcements
UBS senior US equity strategist Nadia Lovell recently appeared on CNBC’s ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss the latest market trends and what it will take to move the market higher. Heading into the second half of the year, Lovell expects the market to remain on an upward trend, although not to the magnitude of the 14%-plus growth in the first half. Lovell believes the upcoming earnings report season will be crucial to pushing the market higher, given that valuations are currently stretched. Interestingly, Lovell’s market thesis relies on two rate cuts this calendar year, starting in September. However, he explained that…