💰 Bernstein’s Bitcoin Price Prediction of $150K Reaffirmed by Analysts

Analysts at investment research firm Bernstein have reaffirmed their prediction that bitcoin (BTC) would hit $150,000 in this bull cycle despite the asset’s retracement in recent weeks. According to a recent report, Bernstein analysts Gautam Chhugani and Mahika Sapra said Bitcoin metrics show the network is in a healthy cycle still in its early stages. Notwithstanding the latest dip, the leading cryptocurrency is far from done.

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💰 Two Big Bitcoin Catalysts Could Drive MicroStrategy Stock Gains, TD Cowen Says

Bitcoin (BTC) has significant upside potential this month thanks to two big catalysts and Michael Saylor's MicroStrategy (MSTR) stock could surge, too, on its way toward getting "meaningfully higher" by the end of the year, TD Cowen analyst Lance Vitanza said in a note Monday. MicroStrategy reported a net operating loss of $53.1 million for the first quarter of 2024 after taking a digital asset impairment charge of $191.6 million.

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💰 Bitcoin’s April plunge leads to $2.92 billion in spot outflows

Bitcoin faced massive selling pressure in April 2024, recording its most significant monthly decline of 15% since November 2022, when it dropped over 16%. CryptoSlate previously analyzed the factors contributing to the dip, finding that the conclusion of the US tax season, compounded by various economic factors, prompted the sell-off. However, Bitcoin rebounded most of its losses in April and May.

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🪙 Proposal for Grayscale's Ethereum Futures Trust ETF has been withdrawn

A proposal to list and trade shares of Grayscale's ether futures exchange-traded fund has been withdrawn, according to a new document filed on Tuesday. The application for the Grayscale Ethereum Futures Trust ETF, which was filed by NYSE Arca, Inc., in September last year, was withdrawn on May 3, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing.

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🪙 Vitalik Buterin proposes EIP-7702 aiming to refine account abstraction on Ethereum

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, together with co-authors Sam Wilson, Ansgar Dietrichs, and Matt Garnett, have proposed Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) 7702 as an alternative to EIP-3074, aiming to refine account abstraction on the Ethereum network. EIP-7702 suggests a novel transaction type that enables externally owned accounts (EOAs) – normal Ethereum account addresses – to temporarily function as smart contract wallets during a transaction, with their original state restored afterward.

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⚪️ Robinhood's Q1 Crypto Trading Volume Surged 224% as SEC Action Looms

Robinhood (HOOD) saw a first-quarter notional crypto trading volume of $36 billion, up 224% from year-ago levels. That led to a 232% increase in crypto-related a revenue to $126 million, a primary factor, said the company, in driving overall first quarter transaction-based revenue up 59% year-over-year to $329 million.

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📊 Crypto Monthly Trading Volume Drops for First Time in Seven Months to $6.58T

Cryptocurrency trading volume cooled in April, registering the first decline in seven months as escalating geopolitical tensions and slower inflows into U.S.-listed spot ETFs weighed over the digital assets market. The cumulative volume in spot and derivatives markets fell by 43.8% to $6.58 trillion, a sharp retracement from March’s record high of $9.12 trillion, according to a report by London-based digital assets data provider CCData.

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🇳🇬 Nigeria claims 🟠 Binance’s bribery allegations are ‘blackmail’

The Nigerian government has refuted bribery allegations made by crypto exchange Binance, which were described as baseless and an attempt to distract from the company’s legal challenges in the country, according to a press statement released on May 8. Binance CEO Richard Teng recently alleged that Nigerian officials demanded $150 million in crypto to settle an ongoing criminal investigation against the company.

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💰 Bitcoin Advocate Says ASIC Devices’ Inflexibility Makes AI Involvement Unlikely for Bitcoin Miners

According to Joe Downie, the chief marketing officer at Nicehash, bitcoin miners struggling to stay afloat after the halving are unlikely to support or become involved with artificial intelligence (AI). This is because their application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) miners now “only allow for mining on one algorithm.” Furthermore, Downie argued that bitcoin mining devices are not “designed for flexibility,” and hence, they cannot be used to support AI infrastructure.

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🪙 Ethereum transaction fees hit record low as Layer-2 networks siphon activity

The average transaction fee on Ethereum has reached record lows as more activity moves to the Layer-2 (L2) networks on the chain. According to Ultrasound.money data, the average gas has dropped to 4.81 Gwei — the lowest level since the network completed the Merge event in 2022. Market observers attributed this decline to increasing activity on L2 networks following the completion of the Dencun upgrade. The Dencun upgrade significantly reduced fees for L2 networks, making transacting on the base layer less attractive.

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🇺🇸 DOJ Said to Snub Sullivan & Cromwell, Appoint Competitor to Coveted 🟠 Binance Monitorship: Bloomberg

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has chosen a London-based consulting firm for a coveted three-year monitorship of Binance, according to a Friday report from Bloomberg citing anonymous sources. DOJ earlier this year, the crypto exchange agreed to pay $4.3 billion in fines and appoint an independent compliance monitor. The firm’s CEO and co-founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao also agreed to step down as part of the agreement, and was sentenced to four months in prison.

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⬜️ Founder of dYdX steps down as CEO of firm behind decentralized exchange

Antonio Juliano, founder and CEO of dYdX Trading Inc., the developer behind the decentralized derivatives exchange dYdX, has stepped down as CEO, citing personal and professional reasons. “The change wasn’t sudden to the internal team, employees, or stakeholders. It had been in discussion," a spokesperson told The Block.

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💰 Bitcoin miners poised to offload BTC as mining revenue plunges: Kaiko data

A bitcoin selloff likely looms large as the token’s miners face pressure to offload their holdings amid a steep revenue drop-off, crypto research and analytics firm Kaiko’s data shows. Bitcoin miners largely rely on two revenue streams: mining rewards and transaction fees. April’s halving event, the long-ago coded reduction in mining rewards to 3.125 BTC from 6.25 BTC, posed a unique headwind for miners trying to cover their overhead.

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🪙 Ether options traders eye calls above $3,600 for June expiry

The term structure of open interest in ether options reveals a concentration of calls expiring at the end of June, comprising over 617,000 contracts with a notional value exceeding $1.8 billion, according to Deribit data. The significant number of call contracts and their substantial notional value could reflect confidence in ether's potential to appreciate by the end-of-June expiry date.

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🪙 Filing shows SEC potentially considering ETH a security in likely ETF denials, analysts say

Van Buren Capital General Partner Scott Johnsson unearthed Tuesday an overlooked detail in a March filing, resurfacing the suggestion that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission may consider ether a security ahead of expected spot exchange-traded fund denials this month. “The obvious purpose is to potentially deny on the basis that these spot filings are improperly filed as commodity-based trust shares and do not qualify if they are holding a security,” Johnsson added.

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🪙 QCP expects current momentum to push the bitcoin price back to all-time highs

QCP Capital today stated that it expects the price of bitcoin to ride back to the highs of $74,000 after the latest Consumer Price Index print in the United States saw risk assets surge yesterday. "We expect bullish momentum here that could take us back to the highs of 74k," the institutional-focused firm wrote in the Telegram channel QCP Broadcast, citing buy-side demand.

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🏦 Coinbase Shares Sink 9% on Report CME to Consider Listing Spot Bitcoin

Shares of Coinbase dropped nearly 8% to $202.49 during U.S. morning hours on Thursday after a Financial Times report that the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) might soon offer spot bitcoin trading amid strong interest from clients. Cryptocurrencies were up on the day. The CoinDesk 20 Index, which tracks 20 of the largest digital tokens by market capitalization, is 0.91% higher over the past 24 hours.

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💰 Senator Lummis Posts Bitcoin Laser Eyes After Passed Crypto Legislation

U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis recently posted “Bitcoin laser eyes” on X, showing her support for laws supporting the cryptocurrency. U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis, representing Wyoming, is well-known for her advocacy of Bitcoin. She views the asset as a dependable store of value and a safeguard against inflation. Serving on the Senate Banking Committee, she aims to enforce a regulatory framework that fosters crypto innovation while safeguarding consumers.

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