Jeff Park, a senior executive at Bitwise, wrote that insider trading leading to losses is technically not illegal under US securities laws, because insider trading, as securities fraud, needs to meet the three components of liability, breach of contract and damages. Jeff Park explained that the Securities Exchange Commission's (SEC) definition of insider trading is primarily based on the Securities Exchange Act's...
Institutional analysts point out that for bitcoin investors, tonight's U.S. January CPI report could have a major impact on the direction of the market. A lower-than-expected CPI, especially excluding core data on food and energy, could boost hopes that the Federal Reserve will ease interest rates. That could weaken the dollar and make Treasury yields more attractive, potentially boosting demand for riskier assets such as bitcoin. However...
The Federal Reserve's latest monetary policy report pointed out that the overall US economy is in good condition, the financial system remains robust and resilient, Trump's policy has become a key variable, and the Federal Reserve is facing a highly uncertain environment. Click to view...
Jason Choi, co-founder of Tangent, wrote that "most of the'revenue 'in the crypto industry is not sustainable, as most products do not solve everyday problems and are just leveraged bets on the current crypto cycle. Most are, but not all."
Bank of America pointed out in its 2025 foreign exchange outlook that the strong momentum of the US dollar is expected to continue until..., the euro this year is the theme of trading this uncertainty, and Australia and the United States have the most tortuous trend. Despite a difficult start, there will be a strong recovery in the second half of the year.
The Fed's December meeting notes that staff forecasts that economic conditions in the United States will remain solid. Real GDP growth is expected to slow slightly from the previous baseline forecast, and the unemployment rate is expected to rise slightly, but still close to the staff's estimate of the natural rate of unemployment. In the staff's baseline forecast, the inflation forecast for 2024 is slightly higher than the forecast made at the last meeting, reflecting an unexpected upside from ...
Goldman Sachs pointed out in its 2025 foreign exchange outlook that the dollar may remain strong for a longer period of time, while the euro will face a new round of blows and hit new lows, but the pound remains a better performing G10 currency.
Speaking on X, Mr. Musk said that the best way to ensure the accuracy of the Community Notes system was to become a contributor. He stressed that the system was fully decentralized and open-source, including code and data, and that any manipulation would be easily detected. Mr. Musk further noted that X and his team, including himself, had no editorial control over the system, which works in a way that people who once disagreed must agree in order for a comment to appear.
Societe Generale Bank pointed out in its 2025 foreign exchange outlook that the US dollar is still the best performer, but there is not much room for growth. Instead, the euro and the pound may have priced in most of the pessimism, and the quarterly target prices of these two currencies are looking towards... > >
Bank of America pointed out in its 2025 foreign exchange outlook that the strong momentum of the US dollar is expected to continue until..., the euro next year's theme is the uncertainty of trading, and Australia and the United States have the most tortuous trend. Despite a difficult start, there will be a strong recovery in the second half of the year.
The Bank of Botswana's Financial Stability Report states that risks to financial stability are currently "limited" due to the immature development of the local crypto market. But the central bank stressed the need for a regulatory framework to guard against future latent risks, and listed the use of digital payment instruments for money laundering and terrorist financing as one of the top five national security risks. The report shows that while the increased interconnectivity of the crypto mark...
Theya Bitcoin analyst Joe Consorti pointed out in a post that the price change of Bitcoin usually lags the change of the global money supply by about two months (about 70 days). At present, the global money supply has decreased by about 4 trillion US dollars in recent weeks after hitting a record high of 108 trillion US dollars, indicating that the contraction of the money supply may have downward pressure on the price of Bitcoin, or mean that the price of Bitcoin may fall to 75,000 US dollars.
Bitfinex reports that unprecedented inflows into Bitcoin ETFs and strong institutional demand have pushed Bitcoin closer to the historic $100,000 mark, though long-term holders (LTH) are also starting to take profits. Despite facing profit-taking resistance near $99,334 (its latest all-time high), BTC showed resilience, holding steady near $96,000 over the weekend before regaining some momentum in early trading on Monday. From a pre-election low of 66,8...
MicroStrategy plans to sell $2.60 billion worth of notes and will use the proceeds to buy bitcoin.