Bitcoin price is rising continuously amid Bitcoin ETFs approval expectations and Bitcoin halving in April 2024. The recent price of the largest cryptocurrency has reached to more than $44000 during the time of pressing.

The year 2023 has witnessed many roller coasters in crypto markets with some of the largest controversies erupted like FTX collapsing, Binance crackdown among others. However, as the New Year approach, crypto enthusiasts expect a new bull run in 2024.

Join us in this latest episode of podcast as Sunil Sharma, CEO, CoinGape discusses the Bitcoin price explosion, recent controversies in crypto market including Binance settlement and role of DeFi (Decentralized Finance) with Mati Greenspan, founder and CEO of Quantum Economics. Mati says that DeFi will replace traditional finance completely within the next 5 and 10 years.

He says governments are terrible with money because politicians are incentivized to borrow money and they don’t pay it back.

The crypto market is still in an extended bear market where Bitcoin is trading slightly above $25,000 and altcoins show no sign of improvement. While some investors are wondering whether to invest or wait, other investors are considering the altcoins that showed significant growth in the previous bull markets. 

With its ongoing upgrades to improve sustainability and scalability, Ethereum became the new favorite to the crypto enthusiasts. However, one of the reputed organizations, JP Morgan called the Ethereum ecosystem as highly centralized, questioning the integrity of the second-largest blockchain by market capitalization. 

On another note, with the rise of layer2 scaling solutions such as optimism and arbitrum, the crypto community believes that the next bull run will increase the hype around these projects. 

The ever-evolving blockchain innovation gave rise to another trend - decentralized social media and SocialFi, with platforms like Friend.tech and Stars Arena. Particularly, Stars Area is believed to have brought back the dead Avalanche project. 

Do you think the SocialFi trend will continue to gather adoption or just rise and pop like many other crypto trends? How do you think the rising innovations like layer2 scaling solutions influence the next bull market? Join us as we explore the SocialFi trend and more about crypto in this podcast!

Historically, previous Bitcoin halving events resulted in a bull market and played a part in increasing the Bitcoin price. The next Bitcoin Halving event is expected to happen in April 2024, which could result in an increase in Bitcoin price. 

However, several communities on YouTube and Twitter social media platforms are broadcasting that Bitcoin could fall into the $9,000 - $11,000 range. On the other hand, JP Morgan analysts estimated that Bitcoin price could reach $45,000 earlier this year. 

On another note, September has a negative reputation in the history of crypto and is considered a bad month for Bitcoin. This year, it could be worse considering the extended bear market and the ongoing SEC lawsuits on popular crypto exchanges like Binance and Coinbase.

Will the upcoming Bitcoin halving event elevate Bitcoin price to new levels? What could be the result of the allegations on Binance such as it is selling its BTC holdings to maintain the BNB token pegging? 

Amidst all this uncertainty, is it a better option to invest in Bitcoin spot ETF? Let us find out in the current podcast!

The number of Bitcoin Spot ETF proposals are increasing this year despite the Bitcoin dominance on the crypto market decreased by 20% and the Bitcoin price is not crossing the $30,000 mark. 

In the last month itself, the US SEC accepted 6 Bitcoin Spot ETF proposals submitted by popular asset management firms but had not yet made a decision on any of them. A few of these firms are BlackRock, Grayscale Investments, Fidelity Investments, Bitwise Asset Management, and VanEck.

Being the second-largest cryptocurrency, several firms are also eyeing on Ether to introduce its exchange-traded fund. We are about to see the first-ever Ethereum Futures ETF trading on Valkyrie in October this year having the approval of the US SEC. In addition, several other firms like Proshares, Volatility Shares, Bitwise have also applied for Ether ETFs.

Do you think it is better to invest in Bitcoin ETFs instead of investing directly in Bitcoin? What are the other credible cryptocurrencies that can have their own ETFs other than Ether? Join us as we find out answers to these questions and more about the Bitcoin Spot ETF market in 2023!

Altcoins Outperform Bitcoin

This year, Altcoins not only showed impressive growth but also beat Bitcoin as a result of a federal court ruling involving Ripple Labs Inc. that stoked the "fear of missing out" instinct among supporters of cryptocurrencies. And the month of July especially belonged to Altcoins like Shiba INU, XRP, and Dogecoin.

Even after many tokens pared substantial gains this month, an index made up of the bottom 50 of the top 100 tokens by market value grew dramatically. Bitcoin, which makes up roughly half of the $1.25 trillion cryptocurrency market's worth, is more than 7% from last week's close. A rise in altcoin trading volume in South Korea has contributed to a large decline in Bitcoin price trading activity on offshore platforms.

The market dominance of BTC has decreased by 20% since the start of 2023. According to Kaiko, altcoins have also become more popular in the US during the past month, showing that the regulatory crackdown hasn't significantly decreased demand.

Will this trend continue? Bitcoin price holds under $30k - What's next? Listen to Michael Van De Poppe and Irina for their expert analysis and insights.

Ripple Bags Victory Against SEC, How Is The Market Reacting? On July 13, a court determined that the bulk of XRP sales do not qualify as securities transactions, giving Ripple a significant victory in its nearly three-year-long legal conflict with the SEC.

The industry may benefit from more transparency and regulatory stability thanks to Ripple's legal victory. The decision of Judge Torres may set a legal precedent that makes it easier to define a framework for differentiating between securities and non-securities in the world of digital assets.

The XRP price increased by more than 75% to a 1-year high of $0.93 shortly after the decision was made public because market players saw it as a positive development for XRP. XRP is currently priced at $0.748, up 57% over the previous week. The decision has broad repercussions for the whole crypto industry, particularly for tokens like SOL, ADA, MATIC, and others that have dealt with similar SEC claims. At least 12 tokens would experience a direct impact as a result of SEC cases that they too, were subject to.Relief from investors spread to those assets as well.

According to CoinGecko data, SOL spot volumes on July 14 were 72% higher than daily averages for June, and ADA spot volumes were three times higher. Bitcoin trading volume increased impressively. The token was traded for more than $21 billion on the next day of the verdict.

Can the XRP growth impact the broader market revival and help both Bitcoin and Altcoins in gaining a bullish momentum? Tune into our discussion with Edward Farina and Mike as we discover how the crypto market sentiment will respond in the coming days following the partial victory verdict in Ripple Lawsuit.

Bitcoin price approaches 2023 highs as market sentiment improves. The largest cryptocurrency Bitcoin has jumped above $30000 and faces a resistence at $31k mark. Now the Bitcoin price consolidates between the $29k and $31k.

Bitcoin has reclaimed the $30k resistance level, for the first time since April, and this support remains critical for the possibilities of bitcoin price to reach $33,000 and later to $38,000. However, in the last couple of weeks, we have also witnessed BTC price falling below $25,000, and promptly regaining back to the 30k trend. So what's next? Will Bitcoin price rally and rise to $32k mark or depeg to 28k and below?

As Crypto investors show a bullish sentiment over Bitcoin due to the 62% increase since the turn of the year, a massive pullback is unlikely only if the the support at the $30k is adequately protected, along with the the improving market sentiment and increase in demand for BTC from both retail and institutional investors.

Let's dive into what our esteemed guest speakers have to say about the ongoing fluctuations of the Bitcoin price and whether Bitcoin price will rise or fall above the 30k resistance support.

Bitcoin or Altcoins, where invest your money for higher returns has been an everlasting question among crypto traders. The recent Bitcoin price rally shifted the traders' interest towards itself but what about the return on Investment (ROI)?However, Bitcoin price surge has completely outperformed all of the altcoins.

BTC price is up by 82% on the year-to-date (YTD) basis, while other major cryptos like Ethereum (ETH) and Ripple’s XRP price registered a surge of 56% and 41%, respectively.In this episode, we try to conclude this debate with our special guests Edo Farina, CEO of Alpha Lions Academy and an XRP fan along with Mati Greenspan, CEO of Quantum Economics.

Let’s explore key strategies and trends with our crypto experts which might help you to choose a better option next time you take a trade.

Bitcoin, the world’s biggest digital currency recently regained the crucial $30k price level hinting at the evolving positive sentiments in the market. However, Bitcoin is still down by 56% from its all time high of $68,789 attained in November, 2021.

In this episode, let's delve into the possibilities of Bitcoin to reach $100k with our esteemed guest speaker Adrian Zduńczyk, Chartered Market Technician and founder of THE BIRB NEST.Bitcoin is in the middle of a rally surging by over 20% in the last 7 days.While we hope this rally continues ahead.

Join us with our crypto expert, explaining the key indicators and probability of Bitcoin going to the moon. Let’s check out whether Bitcoin will see $10k or $100k by end of 2023.

The world’s biggest cryptocurrency, Bitcoin got off to an amazing start in 2023 as bulls took control of the momentum. However, with increased FUD in the crypto market over the last month, bears seem to be stealing the sentiments, while Bitcoin hovers around the $27k mark.In this episode, we look through a potential Bitcoin $100k moonshot ahead with our esteemed guest speakers Carl Runefelt (Carl From The Moon) and Davinci Jeremie.

Join us with our crypto experts on the journey to the moon, while Bitcoin encounters multiple headwinds. BTC registered its all time high of $68,789 in November 2021, since then it's been a low ride for the biggest crypto.

However, our crypto expert guests suggest that bears might be having the upper hand in the sentimental and technical fight for now but hodlers need to hold their patience as bulls are just preparing to get back in action.

Will the crypto market see a bull run in 2023 or we need to wait for 2024, lets check it out.