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XRP flashes a potential bottom signal, but $15.7 billion in exchange supply threatens recovery

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XRP flashes a potential bottom signal, but $15.7 billion in exchange supply threatens recovery
XRP's 365-day MVRV ratio has fallen to about 0.92, which places holders in the metric's window roughly 8% below their cost basis, while XRP trades near $1.33, according to Santiment. Glassnode warned Oct. 19 that more than 40% of large-cap altcoins sit near their own yearly leverage highs. XRP's derivatives data sits between Binance shedding… … Read more

Bitcoin fell 1.3% while Nasdaq-100 lost 5.5% in last week’s tech selloff

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Bitcoin fell 1.3% while Nasdaq-100 lost 5.5% in last week’s tech selloff
Bitcoin lost less than the Nasdaq-100 in last week's tech selloff. Hedge funds cut technology positions at the fastest pace since at least 2016 over the five trading sessions through Oct. 15, according to a report citing Goldman Sachs prime brokerage data. The Nasdaq-100 fell 5.49% from its Oct. 9 close of 30,883.15 to 29,187.55… … Read more

Bitcoin faces an $8,000 trading trap as US midterms approach

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Bitcoin faces an $8,000 trading trap as US midterms approach
Two hot inflation reports in two days resulted in Bitcoin falling below $80,000 on Oct. 15. September CPI accelerated to 3.7% from 3.4%, and producer prices jumped 1.3% on the month, the largest rise since March 2022 and more than double the forecast in most surveys. Can-Luca Köymen, investment strategist at Sygnum, said in a… … Read more

Bitcoin’s AI-driven rally faces a hidden danger if the machines get richer but workers don’t

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Bitcoin’s AI-driven rally faces a hidden danger if the machines get richer but workers don’t
Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan argued in an Oct. 14 memo that nearly every macroeconomic path ends with Bitcoin higher, including an extraordinary AI productivity boom that makes scarce assets more valuable. Two days earlier, the Bank for International Settlements published a working paper that models a fourth path. In it, AI automates work and lifts… … Read more

Bitcoin’s inflation hedge has a hidden cost, and leverage makes it worse

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Bitcoin’s inflation hedge has a hidden cost, and leverage makes it worse
Borrowing costs, missed interest income, and futures fees can all eat into returns even when Bitcoin holds its value. That's a big problem, and it gets even worse when inflation stays high. September's US inflation report showed consumer prices up 3.7% year over year, fueling concerns about the dollar's purchasing power. That same inflation pressure… … Read more