Rise’n’Crypto

Bitcoin enjoyed a pleasant weekend, and two perspectives suggest that it will continue in the immediate term and for the rest of the month. However, the billionaire investor Peter Thiel believes Bitcoin’s price won’t dramatically increase from here. Elsewhere, the SEC delays spot Ether ETF launches, Hamster Kombat is annihilating records left and right, and Polymarket sees an enormous uptick in June.

Further reading:

• Bitcoin price gets 'interesting' as triple candle close sees $61.5K return
• Bitcoin price won’t ‘dramatically’ increase from here, says billionaire
• History suggests Bitcoin poised for rebound in July
• Spot Ethereum ETF launch delayed by SEC comments
• Hamster Kombat destined for Guinness World Record?
• Polymarket monthly volume hits $100M as presidential race heats up

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

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The views, thoughts and opinions expressed in this podcast are its participants’ alone and do not necessarily reflect or represent the views and opinions of Cointelegraph. This podcast (and any related content) is for entertainment purposes only and does not constitute financial advice, nor should it be taken as such. Everyone must do their own research and make their own decisions. The podcast’s participants may or may not own any of the assets mentioned. 

You may have thought the major news from yesterday was the U.S. presidential debate, but it wasn’t; instead, it came from spot Bitcoin issuer VanEck. The investment management firm has filed for a spot Solana ETF with the U.S. SEC to complete the ETF hattrick of BTC, ETH and SOL ETFs, and news of the filing sent SOL rallying. Elsewhere, a Satoshi-era Bitcoin wallet wakes up after 14 years, and Bitcoin activity drops to its lowest activity levels since 2010. And there is much more to cover today to get you teed up for the weekend!

Further reading:

• Bitcoin activity drops to lowest level since 2010
• Satoshi era Bitcoin wallet wakes up after 14 years, sends 50 BTC to Binance
• Bolivia lifts ban on Bitcoin, authorizes crypto transactions via banks 
• Bitcoin ETF issuer VanEck files for Solana ETF in the US
• Spot Solana ETF might 9x the price of SOL — GSR Markets 
• Coinbase opts out of ASI token migration as $7.5B merger proceeds
• Biden-Trump debate: Crypto goes completely unmentioned
• Bitcoin spikes as betting markets favor Trump during debate with Biden
• Crypto platform Yield App shuts down citing FTX losses 

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

Rise’n’Crypto is brought to you by Cointelegraph and is hosted and produced by Robert Baggs. You can follow Robert on Twitter and LinkedIn.

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The views, thoughts and opinions expressed in this podcast are its participants’ alone and do not necessarily reflect or represent the views and opinions of Cointelegraph. This podcast (and any related content) is for entertainment purposes only and does not constitute financial advice, nor should it be taken as such. Everyone must do their own research and make their own decisions. The podcast’s participants may or may not own any of the assets mentioned. 

The $60,000 Bitcoin support has held once again, but the real test is going to be tomorrow, June 28. In today’s episode, we go through all the analysis from the past 24 hours, both bullish and bearish, as well as why tomorrow is a massive day for Bitcoin. We look at the U.S. government moving seized Bitcoin to Coinbase, the crypto super PACs impacting the U.S. political landscape, and how one generous Bitcoiner cleared Julian Assange’s debts of over $500,000.

Further reading:

• Bitcoin Mayer Multiple hits lows that last accompanied $30K BTC price
• Will Bitcoin bulls or bears benefit from this week’s $9.25B BTC options expiry?
• US gov’t sends 3,940 Bitcoin to Coinbase exchange
• Democratic incumbent targeted by crypto Super PAC ads loses primary
• Bitcoiner contributes to Julian Assange’s freedom, pays $500K debt in BTC

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

Rise’n’Crypto is brought to you by Cointelegraph and is hosted and produced by Robert Baggs. You can follow Robert on Twitter and LinkedIn.

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The views, thoughts and opinions expressed in this podcast are its participants’ alone and do not necessarily reflect or represent the views and opinions of Cointelegraph. This podcast (and any related content) is for entertainment purposes only and does not constitute financial advice, nor should it be taken as such. Everyone must do their own research and make their own decisions. The podcast’s participants may or may not own any of the assets mentioned. 

After a disastrous start to the week, things started to pick back up on Tuesday, June 25, with data revealing that Bitcoin was “oversold” as buyers stepped back in to boost the price after BTC dipped below $59,000. In other news, Solana has launched a new feature allowing users to buy NFTs, vote, mint, and carry out many other onchain transactions without leaving the website they are on, simply by sharing a link or “blink.” Japanese investment managers are showing a hunger for crypto, ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood endorses Trump, and the importance of crypto to WikiLeaks and Julian Assange is revealed.

Further reading:

• Bitcoin price sees oversold bounce to $62K, but will it hold?
• Spot Bitcoin ETFs reverse 7-day outflow streak
• Bitcoin price must end June above $56.5K to defend uptrend — Analysis
• New Solana feature allows crypto transactions on any website
• Cathie Wood’s vote is cementing Trump as a ‘pro-innovation’ crypto-friendly candidate
• 54% of institutional investors in Japan plan to invest in crypto: Survey
• AssangeDAO member Silke Noa says $37M spent to rescue Assange

References:

• Wikileaks and Bitcoin thread by Daniel Sempere Pico
• AssangeDAO thread by Silke Noa

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

Rise’n’Crypto is brought to you by Cointelegraph and is hosted and produced by Robert Baggs. You can follow Robert on Twitter and LinkedIn.

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The views, thoughts and opinions expressed in this podcast are its participants’ alone and do not necessarily reflect or represent the views and opinions of Cointelegraph. This podcast (and any related content) is for entertainment purposes only and does not constitute financial advice, nor should it be taken as such. Everyone must do their own research and make their own decisions. The podcast’s participants may or may not own any of the assets mentioned. 

Bitcoin dipped below $60,000 on a chaotic day for the markets, and there are many reasons why this might have happened. Some of the reasons you may know, some you may not, but an intense debate is raging over the true impact of one of the largest influences,  the Mt. Gox repayments scheduled to begin in July. While some believe the market will be flooded with billions of dollars worth of BTC, others say the numbers don’t add up. So, in a market-heavy episode today, we go through the chaos, the calming counter-points, and how memecoins are bucking the bearish trend.

Further reading:

• Mt. Gox trustee to start Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash repayments in July
• Mt. Gox repayments won’t be as bad for Bitcoin as you think
• Bitcoin ‘cascading long squeeze’ to blame for slump to $60K
• Bitcoin ‘whale games’ come early as BTC price swoons below $60K
• Bitcoin ETFs shed $1.3B over 2 weeks amid market slump
• Ethereum could fall 30% after spot ETH ETFs launch — Crypto VC
• Memecoins reverse bearish market trends to record double-digit growth

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

Rise’n’Crypto is brought to you by Cointelegraph and is hosted and produced by Robert Baggs. You can follow Robert on Twitter and LinkedIn.

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The views, thoughts and opinions expressed in this podcast are its participants’ alone and do not necessarily reflect or represent the views and opinions of Cointelegraph. This podcast (and any related content) is for entertainment purposes only and does not constitute financial advice, nor should it be taken as such. Everyone must do their own research and make their own decisions. The podcast’s participants may or may not own any of the assets mentioned. 

After a mostly sideways weekend for the Bitcoin price, volatility struck on Sunday evening, leading to a rough start to the week. It has sparked many questions and a lot of deep analysis of the state of play as we look down at the $60,000 floor, debating its stability. A contributing factor to the concern is a change in whale behavior, but one potential whale could change everything. Elsewhere, the Winklevoss twins get some of their donated Bitcoin back, and a memecoin founder watched his coin tank 90% live while pitching it on an X Space.

Further reading:

• Can $60K BTC price support hold? 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week
• Bitcoin falls below $63K after BTC whale transactions drop 42%
• Michael Dell’s Bitcoin post sparks massive BTC purchase speculations
• Winklevoss twins refunded for exceeding Bitcoin donation limit to Trump
• ‘Visibly shaken’ founder watches memecoin plummet 90% during live Spaces pitch

References:

• Disastrous X Space clip

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

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The views, thoughts and opinions expressed in this podcast are its participants’ alone and do not necessarily reflect or represent the views and opinions of Cointelegraph. This podcast (and any related content) is for entertainment purposes only and does not constitute financial advice, nor should it be taken as such. Everyone must do their own research and make their own decisions. The podcast’s participants may or may not own any of the assets mentioned. 

While a little red this morning, Bitcoin is still stuck in a holding pattern, but the past 24 hours have seen a flurry of stories, analysis and updates you need to get up to speed on. We also look at why Fetch.ai and SingularityNET — two prominent AI tokens —  have surged upward in the past 24 hours in what might be an AI token price renaissance. The Winklevoss twins have donated $2 million in Bitcoin to Donald Trump in response to President Joe Biden’s war on crypto, and LayerZero’s newly launched ZRO token sees volatility after controversy over mandatory donations.

Further reading:

• Bitcoin’s days below $70K are numbered as traders cite BTC’s swing low as the bottom
• Bitcoin price rebound may hit in 10 days as Fed liquidity ‘rips higher’
• MicroStrategy completes $800M note offering to buy more Bitcoin
• Bernstein analysts expect $200K Bitcoin price by 2025 due to spot BTC ETF flows
• Why did Fetch and SingularityNET AI-tokens just surge 30%?
• Winklevoss twins pledge $2M for Trump, claiming Biden waged war on crypto
• ZRO token falls 17% amid controversy over LayerZero’s ‘not an airdrop’

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

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The views, thoughts and opinions expressed in this podcast are its participants’ alone and do not necessarily reflect or represent the views and opinions of Cointelegraph. This podcast (and any related content) is for entertainment purposes only and does not constitute financial advice, nor should it be taken as such. Everyone must do their own research and make their own decisions. The podcast’s participants may or may not own any of the assets mentioned. 

In over 150 episodes, we have never covered more crypto drama in a single episode than this one — not by a long shot. As usual, we’ll start with a rundown of Bitcoin in the past 24 hours, explaining why the price has felt stuck for so long, the insane number of short positions in BTC, and why one popular statistic about Bitcoin miners is misleading. Then it’s onto the drama, with Kraken claiming it is being extorted for $3 million by a mystery security research team, which then outed itself publicly, and Arkham has put out a $150,000 bounty to find out who is behind TrumpCoin, as rumors abound about “Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli and Barron Trump.

Further reading:

• Why is Bitcoin price stuck?
• ‘Insane amount’ of Bitcoin shorters are hoping it won’t go to $70K
• Bitcoin miner reserves drop to lowest in 14 years
• Kraken says its being extorted following bug bounty report
• CertiK identified Kraken exploit, claims exchange ‘threatened’ its team
• ‘Pharma Bro’ claims Barron Trump holds private keys to DJT token

References:

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

• @PastryEth's summary of key moments from Martin Shkreli's Space

Rise’n’Crypto is brought to you by Cointelegraph and is hosted and produced by Robert Baggs. You can follow Robert on Twitter and LinkedIn.

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After another brutal day in crypto, why do the analysts and traders seem so chipper? Well, you should know by now that red across the charts doesn’t necessarily mean despair, and there are many examples of why that is currently the case. So, in today’s episode, we give you the run-down on Bitcoin and Ethereum — and there is a lot you need to know — before getting into some legal drama and the future of Web3 gaming.

Further reading:

• Bitcoin price uptrend ‘intact’ with hodlers 120% in profit — Research
• Why are top Bitcoin traders bullish despite BTC price dip to $64.3K?
• Ethereum price to $10K is the most ‘asymmetric bet’ in crypto — Analyst
• Hashdex files with SEC for combined spot Bitcoin and Ether ETF
• SEC to drop investigation into Ethereum — Consensys
• US prosecutors oppose Ethereum dev’s motion to reduce 5-year sentence
• Ronin to scale Web3 games with new zkEVM

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

Rise’n’Crypto is brought to you by Cointelegraph and is hosted and produced by Robert Baggs. You can follow Robert on Twitter and LinkedIn.

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The views, thoughts and opinions expressed in this podcast are its participants’ alone and do not necessarily reflect or represent the views and opinions of Cointelegraph. This podcast (and any related content) is for entertainment purposes only and does not constitute financial advice, nor should it be taken as such. Everyone must do their own research and make their own decisions. The podcast’s participants may or may not own any of the assets mentioned. 

Yesterday was something of a false dawn for Bitcoin as it seemed to move with confidence to $67,000 before falling to one-month lows below $65,000 within hours. Nevertheless, things aren’t looking as bleak as you might think, particularly for NFTs on Bitcoin, which are performing impressively. Elsewhere, zkSync’s airdrop continues to come under fire, with a mixed-bag token launch, FTX victims are all trying to get their hands on the defunct exchange’s assets, and a Solana sandwich bot makes $30 million in two months.

Further reading:

• ‘Buy the dip?’ Bitcoin price drops to new 1-month lows of $64K
• Bitcoin NFTs surpass Ronin in all-time sales
• FTX victims go after company’s assets from criminal forfeiture
• ZkSync defends Sybil measures as Binance offers own ZK token airdrop
• 41% of top ZK airdrop wallets have already sold everything — Nansen
• Solana sandwich bot makes $30M from MEV arbitrage in 2 months

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

Rise’n’Crypto is brought to you by Cointelegraph and is hosted and produced by Robert Baggs. You can follow Robert on Twitter and LinkedIn.

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The views, thoughts and opinions expressed in this podcast are its participants’ alone and do not necessarily reflect or represent the views and opinions of Cointelegraph. This podcast (and any related content) is for entertainment purposes only and does not constitute financial advice, nor should it be taken as such. Everyone must do their own research and make their own decisions. The podcast’s participants may or may not own any of the assets mentioned.