Another sizable curveball hit the crypto market last weekend, which wiped out many long positions in Bitcoin, with volatility and chaos ever since. So, what’s going on? What caused it, and what does this mean for the near future? The halving is just days away, and some of the hype has been stripped away, but long-term bullish sentiment has not. Elsewhere, Trust Wallet warns of a high-risk exploit on iOS devices, and six altcoins in the top 50 cryptocurrencies have outperformed Bitcoin in 2024, so let’s look at what we can learn from them.

Further reading:

• Bitcoin nosedives as political tensions escalate in the Middle East
• $70K BTC price by the halving? 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week
• Bitcoin miners could dump $5B in BTC after halving: 10x Research
• Buy Bitcoin because ‘your wealth is melting’ away — Unchained report
• ‘Disable iMessages’ ASAP to avoid crypto zero-day exploit: Trust Wallet
• Only 6 altcoins in the top 50 have outperformed Bitcoin this year

So, grab yourself a coffee, and let’s get into it!

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