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In today’s dynamic economic landscape, seasoned investors are reevaluating their portfolios and considering the potential of Bitcoin as an alternative to traditional assets like real estate. With a finite supply and transformative growth potential, Bitcoin presents a compelling case for forward-thinking investment strategies.
Real Estate: The Illusion of Stability
Real estate has long been regarded as a safe haven for preserving wealth. However, the housing market is not immune to systemic risks such as interest rate hikes, government intervention, and economic downturns. Moreover, property investments often require significant maintenance costs, taxes, and liquidity sacrifices.
Bitcoin,…
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Bitcoin and the rest of the crypto market took a turn for the worse over the weekend in price drops that have largely been blamed on Trump’s promised tariffs. I overheard a handful of X Spaces hosts sound the alarms about it on Monday, acting as though the bull market was over.
But now that it’s Tuesday, things are already recovering. Tariffs on Mexico and Canada have been delayed, allowing bitcoin and some other cryptos to partially recover.
As often happens, gaming tokens were harder hit.
Immutable’s IMX token fell 14% from Sunday to Monday. Since then, it’s recouped a bit of that loss, but still remains down roughly 26% in the past week.
Some other market…
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Financial markets worldwide tumbled this weekend in response to what is popularly being called the “Trump Tariff Crash.” The Associated Press reported Monday that markets fell sharply “on worries about President Donald Trump’s tariffs …
“All told, the S&P 500 fell 45.96 points …. The Dow dropped 122.75 … and the Nasdaq composite sank 235.49 … ” additionally citing drops in London, Paris, Frankfurt, South Korean and Japanese markets.
Bitcoin also fell dramatically, dropping from well over $105,000 Friday morning, to the $93,000 range by Sunday night, temporarily erasing gains which some ironically also called the “Trump Pump.”
But the AP also stated…
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Hyperliquid (HYPE)
L1 tokens have pretty much taken a beating across the board, with one rare exception.
The exception is unsurprisingly Hyperliquid’s HYPE, which has actually posted a 15.8% gain on the week. The perps DEX generated $18.2 billion in trading volumes and ~$4 million in fees on Sunday.
Those price gains are coming in against a deep backdrop of red. When we zoom in on larger market cap L1s, almost none were spared the guillotine. From previous generation L1s like Cardano (ADA), Avalanche (AVAX) and Algorand (ALGO), to newer generation L1s like Near (NEAR), Sei (SEI) and Ton…
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The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group has hit a new milestone in cryptocurrency trading volume at the start of the year. January’s figures showed an average daily volume for crypto contracts of 198,000 equating to a notional value of $13.6 billion. This represents a 180% surge in volume year-over-year with micro bitcoin futures seeing a 255% increase.
Significant interest in smaller denominations has spurred growth. Micro contracts of bitcoin and ether allow traders more precise control over their trading strategies and risk management. These micro contracts represent just 0.1 of each cryptocurrency and have played a key role in the boost of trading activities.
Looking ahead the CME Group plans to launch options on Bitcoin Friday Futures starting February 24 pending regulatory approval. This move is set to further enhance the flexibility and range of strategies available to cryptocurrency traders in managing their portfolios.
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Altcoin season might never return.
At least, not how you know them. It may be that the next altcoin season will be more of an altcoin glow-up.
No more aping into random buzzy coins and turning a profit by the bull market top. Only a dozen or so high quality projects might give massive returns — coins with sensible tokenomics, realistic narratives and few enough vested interests that normal people stand to benefit early on.
How depressing.
I have an alternative theory: altcoin season is destined to return at size, purely because “crime season” is inevitable.
There’s been an…
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