Bitwise CIO predicts Bitcoin volatility will fall 50% as institutional adoption rises

In a recent investor note, Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan provided a comprehensive outlook on Bitcoin’s trajectory towards the 2028 halving, predicting a 50% decrease in volatility and heightened institutional investor engagement. Bitcoin (BTC) hit a new all-time high weeks before the 2024 halving in an unprecedented surge. Hougan believes this trend will continue post-halving and … Read more

Amazon, Microsoft AI partnerships face potential UK antitrust probe

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has taken preliminary steps to investigate recent partnerships made by top AI sector participants, according to an April 24 release. The CMA invited comments on Microsoft’s partnership with Mistral AI, Amazon’s partnership with Anthropic, and Microsoft’s hiring and licensing arrangement with Inflection AI. The antitrust agency aims to … Read more

Bitwise CIO believes market has not priced in future demand for Bitcoin post-halving

Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan cast doubt on whether current prices truly capture the potential impact of increased demand following Bitcoin’s upcoming halving based on the Efficient Markets Hypothesis (EMH). Hougan raised critical questions about the limitations of EMH in anticipating what the market will be like post-halving. He pointed out that while EMH suggests that Bitcoin’s … Read more

From 2012 to 2024: Analyzing market conditions before each Bitcoin halving

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Hong Kong-based HashKey to cease Binance-related transactions amid policy change

Crypto exchange HashKey said it would end support for Binance-related transactions next month. In an April 19 statement, the Hong Kong-based crypto trading platform stated that it would restrict deposits from Binance starting May 10 and end support for virtual asset withdrawals to Binance-hosted wallet addresses by May 17. However, transactions involving virtual assets to … Read more

Chainalysis proposes $10 million Polkadot partnership to provide analytics solutions

Chanalysis submitted a Polkadot governance proposal on April 18 that could lead to a $10 million partnership. The services provided by Chainalysis will include monitoring and tracing the DOT token activities on the Relay Chain, ensuring visibility of any potentially risky on-chain actions to regulators and institutional entities. This approach is aimed at maintaining a … Read more

Human Rights Foundation launches Finney Freedom Prize to reward contributions to Bitcoin for 110 years

The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) unveiled the Finney Freedom Prize on Bitcoin’s fourth halving day to celebrate the flagship crypto for enabling greater financial freedom for the world. The award is designed to honor significant global achievements in Bitcoin and human rights, reflecting Finney’s vision of using technology as a tool for liberation. The inaugural … Read more

How MiCA affects your company

The following is a guest post by Mark Gofaizen, Senior Partner at Gofaizen & Sherle. As the MiCA regulation that will reshape the crypto industry approaches, crypto companies need to ensure compliance for a smooth transition. Crypto-asset market regulation (MiCA), which represents an important step by the European Union (EU) towards regulating the crypto-asset market, … Read more

IRS draft tax form for crypto defines unhosted wallets as brokers

The IRS published a draft version of its 1099-DA reporting form and controversially included unhosted crypto wallets among its targets on April 19. Ji Kim, Chief Legal and Policy officer at the Crypto Council for Innovation, wrote that the IRS’ approach is “unfortunate” as it does not recognize that unhosted wallet providers lack knowledge about … Read more