Author: Anthony M. Orbison
With the asset turning around its 2025 fortunes in a big way last week, $1.1 trillion asset manager Standard Chartered has predicted that Bitcoin will hit a new all-time high in Q2. Indeed, the firm says that the leading cryptocurrency is set to target the $120,000 mark amid its recent performance.The firm’s global head of digital asset research, Geoffrey Kendrick, urged investors to “buy now” regarding BTC. Moreover, he notes that its price is set to explode amid the ongoing strategic reallocation away from United States assets. Subsequently, it should be set to reach a new landmark price in the…
Key takeaways: A week full of US macroeconomic reports could impact Bitcoin traders’ sentiment. Bitcoin’s rally could stall if there’s a sharp reduction in spot buy volumes.If PCE, the ISM PMI, and jobs data align with market expectations, BTC could rally. Bitcoin (BTC) price could face a period of range-bound trading after managing a 10.37% rally over the past 7 days. Robust spot purchasing demand from Strategy, the spot BTC ETFs, and announcements from 21Shares and Coinbase played a role in Bitcoin’s rally to $95,700. With the exception of the April 28 announcement of a $1.42 billion BTC purchase from Strategy, a quiet…
In The Satoshi Papers, we begin a multifaceted exploration of how monetary institutions in particular contribute to or militate against the flourishing of human societies. The essays in this volume review the nature of money, the history and functions of central banking, the relationship between state financing and war, and the introduction of Bitcoin as a new platform for transacting value. The authors are in broad agreement that the advent of a global, politically neutral, nonstate, peer-to-peer sound money is not a prescription for the replacement of all other forms of money; rather, it transforms some of the background assumptions…
The world’s largest cryptocurrency, Bitcoin (BTC), stunned the entire market with its surge above $100,000. The halving event that occurred in 2024, followed by Donald Trump’s inclination towards the market, put BTC on a pedestal. In addition to its rise beyond $100,000, the king coin went on to hit an all-time high of $109,114.88. Despite its current setback, several analysts and industry experts are confident about Bitcoin’s rise. More recently, Peter Chung, head of research at prominent trading firm Presto laid out a notable prediction for BTC.Also Read: Cardano: How Far Could a $2,000 ADA Investment Take You by May…
Lawmakers in the Arizona House of Representatives passed two bills that could allow the state to adopt a reserve using Bitcoin (BTC) or other cryptocurrencies.In a third reading on April 28 of Senate Bill 1025 (SB1025), a proposal to amend Arizona’s statutes to allow for a strategic BTC reserve, 31 members of the Arizona House voted in favor of the bill, with 25 opposed. A similar bill, SB1373, to establish a state-level digital assets reserve, passed with 37 lawmakers in favor and 19 voting nay.“This bill basically takes the approach that probably 15 other states are considering the same legislation…
A groundbreaking study from the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) claims that the United States now dominates Bitcoin mining, controlling as much as 75.4% of the global hashing power. “The U.S. has solidified its position as the largest global mining hub (75.4% of reported activity),” the CCAF reports, based on a survey of 49 mining firms representing nearly half the Bitcoin network’s hashrate. This concentration, equating to roughly 600 exahashes per second (EH/s) of the global 796 EH/s, raises a pressing concern: Is Bitcoin mining becoming dangerously centralized in the U.S., and what risks does this pose for the…
The power law predicts $200K Bitcoin by late 2025 as the cryptocurrency has actually reclaimed its mathematical trend line. Bitcoin’s recent 11% weekly rally to around $95,000 aligns with various models that are, at the time of writing, forecasting prices between $130,000 and $200,000. This Bitcoin price prediction for 2025 seems to be gaining traction as BTC price forecast models receive more attention from analysts who are also tracking broader crypto market trends.Also Read: Yuan Hits 7.30061 Against U.S. Dollar Today: What’s Driving the Shift in the FX Market?Bitcoin Price Prediction For 2025: Will BTC Hit $150K or Reach $200K?Source:…
Key Takeaways:Bitcoin’s year-over-year return and realized price metric signal strong long-term support from holders and suggest that BTC is currently undervalued. Standard Chartered estimates a Bitcoin price target in the $110,000–$120,000 zone by Q2 2025.Positive funding rates point to a potential long squeeze to $90,500.Bitcoin’s (BTC) weekly close near $94,000 delivered an impressive year-over-year total return of 53.61%. Since the last halving in 2024, the market has shifted from the early 2024 euphoric phase to a “mature bull trend” based on onchain growth, rather than speculative frenzy. Bitcoin fundamentals triumph over fear and speculationBitcoin researcher Axel Adler Jr. pointed out that…
On Wednesday, April 23, 2025, I sat down with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick to discuss his Bitcoin vision for America. We discussed the U.S. Department of Commerce’s new investment accelerator that will benefit Bitcoin mining companies; why he views bitcoin as a commodity, like gold; and why it’s only natural that the Bitcoin industry finds a home in the United States. Bitcoin Miners to Benefit from Investment Accelerator On March 31, 2025, the Commerce Department launched an investment accelerator. The aim of the accelerator is to help firms that want to invest in America get new projects off…
The cryptocurrency market has become more nuanced than before. With President Donald Trump going all in on Bitcoin and the crypto domain, the market has noticed a sharp shift and is now awaiting a comprehensive regulatory approach to help the domain rise high on the radar. In this wake, a leading financial expert has drawn a compelling opinion, reflecting on a lost opportunity, the one that could have led investors to accumulate huge amounts of profits, contesting none other than Warren Buffett in the process.Also Read: Yuan Hits 7.30061 Against U.S. Dollar Today: What’s Driving the Shift in the FX…