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After plummeting to a multi-year low of -21%, the Grayscale Premium has normalized quite a bit to around -4%. The metric could return back to a positive territory later this summer as the majority of GBTC investors will see their holdings released. Grayscale Premium Returns to Normal Ground Founded in 2013, Grayscale is the largest crypto asset manager enabling accredited investors to receive exposure to BTC and other crypto assets without worrying about storing and managing...

James Bullard – the President of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis – advised that investors should be extra cautious when investing in digital assets. The US banker went further, labeling most of them as ”worthless.” Nonetheless, he revealed that the Fed is looking into launching its own digital coins. Most of The Assets Are Useless In a recent interview with Yahoo Finance, James Bullard – CEO and President of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis – shared his thoughts...

BTC has reclaimed the $40K level after Elon Musk’s surprise announcement that he had spoken to North American Bitcoin miners, who are committing to use renewable resources whilst mining bitcoin, and will request miners worldwide to follow suit. This meeting was hosted by MicroStrategy CEO and Bitcoin advocate Michael Saylor, and it included the leading Bitcoin miners in North America. Yesterday I was pleased to host a meeting between @elonmusk & the leading Bitcoin...

Ethereum (ETH) Co-founder Vitalik Buterin had some words for Elon Musk after posting on Twitter that Dogecoin could increase its block size by 900%. Vitalik had several counterarguments for Musk’s claims in a paper published on his personal blog. He emphasised that scalability and higher throughput can be achieved by simply increasing the network’s parameters. However, this could compromise the system to extreme centralisation and completely flip a blockchain’s original...

Bitcoin’s bull market will endure and resume, pointed out the popular crypto analyst – Willy Woo. He came to this conclusion after indicating that BTC’s network has kept expanding during this crash. Interestingly, further on-chain data support this narrative. BTC Bull Run Intact Ever since bitcoin peaked at $65,000 in mid-April, the cryptocurrency has been on a downfall. After nosediving below $60,000, the situation worsened earlier in May following negative news from Tesla...

After reportedly leading Coinbase’s public offering earlier this year, the giant US investment bank Goldman Sachs predicted a bright future for the exchange’s shares. In a recent report, Goldman has put up a “buy” rating for COIN and predicted a 35% increase by the end of the year. One of the most notable developments coming from the crypto industry so far this year was Coinbase’s plans to go public. The company indeed did so through a direct offering in April, and previous...

As cryptocurrencies continue to experience massive volatility, Barry Silbert, founder, and CEO of Digital Currency Group (DCG), the parent company of Grayscale and other crypto firms, believes that the next move of the asset class will be determined by what happens in the stock market in the coming weeks. “Where the crypto market goes from here is completely dependent on the stock market over the next couple weeks,” Silbert tweeted today. Silbert’s latest statement follows an...

Cryptocurrencies and the hip hop industry continue to intertwine as famous rapper Meek Mill plans to expand his portfolio with Shiba Inu. This comes shortly after he purchased Bitcoin and Dogecoin. Meek Mill Plans to Buy Shiba Inu The skyrocketing popularity of meme coins, led by Dogecoin, caught the attention of multiple celebrities. The trend, perhaps started by Tesla’s CEO – Elon Musk, kept snowballing and is now deeply connected to the US hip hop scene. Robert Rihmeek...

A bullish case isn’t on many people’s minds – but signs are cropping up that Bitcoin may indeed be headed for a trend reversal. Here are some signs explaining why BTC might be overdue for a renewed uptick. Bitcoin reached its all-time high of almost $65K on April 14, 2021, a little over a month ago. However, over the past 10 days the price violently broke down from the $50K mark and even reached $30K last Wednesday. Bearish sentiment affected the whole crypto market, as...

Michael Hsu – the new chief of the OCC – revealed that the US independent bureau plans to put under review its crypto guidelines offered over the past year. He added that all federal banks should provide interpretive letters and guidance, including issues around digital assets alongside pending matters. Is Stance Towards Crypto Getting Tougher? The United States Office of the Comptroller of Currency, which regulates all national banks and federal savings associations, will...