The cryptocurrency market witnessed significant turbulence last week following the arrest and subsequent release of Pavel Durov, the CEO of Telegram. Toncoin (TON), the cryptocurrency associated with Telegram, experienced dramatic price fluctuations in response to these events.
On August 24, 2024, Durov was arrested by French authorities at Le Bourget airport near Paris, facing charges related to data privacy and cryptocurrency regulation violations. The news of his arrest led to a sharp decline in Toncoin’s price, plummeting by approximately 25% to $5.24 as panic selling ensued among investors. This sudden drop highlighted the market’s sensitivity to legal issues involving key figures in the cryptocurrency space.
However, the situation took another turn when Durov was released on bail on August 29, 2024. The court set his bail at $5.56 million, and the news of his release provided a much-needed boost to Toncoin’s price. Following the announcement, Toncoin rebounded by over 6%, climbing to $5.59. This recovery, although partial, indicated a renewed confidence among investors, albeit tempered by ongoing uncertainties.
The arrest and release of Durov have underscored the volatility inherent in the cryptocurrency market, particularly for assets closely tied to influential individuals. While the immediate impact on Toncoin’s price was significant, the long-term effects will depend on the resolution of the legal issues facing Durov and the broader regulatory environment for cryptocurrencies.
As the market continues to react to these developments, investors are advised to remain cautious and stay informed about potential risks. The case of Toncoin serves as a reminder of the complexities and uncertainties that can influence the value of digital assets.
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MAX KEISER SAYS BITCOIN COULD COMPLETELY REPLACE $5 TRILLION FX MARKET AS BASE LAYER CURRENCY!!
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Bitcoin evangelist Max Keiser says that BTC has the potential to become the new base layer currency and replace the entire $5 trillion foreign exchange (FX) market.
In an episode of the Keiser Report, the Wall Street veteran takes note of Citibank’s recent report that argues Bitcoin has an advantage in global payments due to its decentralized, deflationary, and secure nature, which are characteristics that put the flagship cryptocurrency in a position to go mainstream.
Keiser highlights that Bitcoin’s advantages as a medium of exchange in global payments are already making banks, including Citibank, obsolete.
“It’s happening right now because the transaction is the settlement, so you don’t need Citibank. It obviates Citibank. It makes Citibank redundant, as are all banks, redundant with Bitcoin. I can trade with you as a currency and it doesn’t require any bank. It doesn’t require a central bank.”
While the Citibank report sees Bitcoin as having evolved from a form of payment to a store of value, Keiser believes it is the other way around.
“And they got it a little bit reversed. They’re saying it started off as a means of payment and people are looking at it as a store of value, but in fact, it started off as a store of value, and now it’s morphing into a means of payment. That’s the whole history of money. So Citibank should know at least the history of money and how money comes into existence but nevertheless, a good effort and I applaud them for at least recognizing that they’re about to go out of business.”
As BTC is starting to be viewed as a more neutral and better settlements layer, the Bitcoin firebrand sees the world’s leading cryptocurrency as something that could supplant trillions of dollars worth of foreign exchange activity.
“Right there’s what, $5 trillion a day in the forex market, foreign exchange, and that could be completely replaced with Bitcoin as the base layer. We’ve seen that demonstrated now buy sending currency from country to country, starting off in one currency, arriving at the destination in that local currency instantaneously, virtually at no cost.”
In other breaking Bitcoin News today:
India To Introduce All-Out Cryptocurrency Ban Targeting Miners and Traders
India is reportedly gearing up to introduce a bill that will criminalize the trading, holding, and mining of cryptocurrencies.
Reuters cites a senior government official familiar with the matter who says the proposal seeks to fine anyone issuing, holding, trading, and transferring crypto assets.
The bill would give owners of cryptocurrencies half a year to sell their digital asset holdings. After the grace period, crypto holders would face penalties.
According to Reuters, government officials are optimistic that the bill will be passed as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s allies control the parliament.
The report adds that the bill would only ban the private use of digital assets while harnessing the blockchain, the technology powering cryptocurrencies, would still be legal. The source also said that the government will take a “calibrated” approach in penalizing those who fail to liquidate their crypto assets within the six-month period.
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#BITCOIN IS AN INALIENABLE HUMAN RIGHT
Indians can easily (and should) ignore the government and keep stacking sats per their human rights. India could be the first country #Bitcoin dissolves. $220,000 in 2021 incoming. https://t.co/7bbZVuZ1jN
— Max Keiser (@maxkeiser) March 15, 2021
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Su Zhu, the co-founder and CEO of fund management firm Three Arrows Capital, is revealing an astronomical Bitcoin price prediction of $2.5 million per BTC.
In a new interview with UpOnly, Su Zhu compares Bitcoin to gold, asserting that gold is likely undervalued and that in the long run, Bitcoin is primed to take over a large portion of the precious metal’s market share.
“I mean, I think there’s an argument that gold itself is very undervalued. If it was the dominant store of value cause this thing was at like $1,700 years ago… and let’s say gold should have 5X’d if there wasn’t Bitcoin, then really we’re looking at a $50 trillion market cap.
So then you’re already halfway there to $100 trillion and that will get you to $2.5 million per BTC and I think that that is definitely possible.”
The CEO says he expects BTC to jump up in sudden price surges along the way and, due in part to institutional investors, simply refuse to return back down to previous levels.
Eventually, says Zhu, the asset will likely look like gold does now – relatively stable.
“I think that at the top of it, it will behave like how gold is now, so low volatility-ish. And I think the way that people should think about how that process will go is that it will be [in] bursts, right. Where the markets look linear in like the short term – it’s always up $1,000, down $1,000 and then you get these bursts. And you get these big repricings and people can never buy again [at the same price].”
As for what Zhu believes will come of the meme crypto asset Dogecoin (DOGE), a project that has caught the eye of Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the Three Arrows co-founder says that it could have a significant amount of upward potential with Musk’s support.
“Elon [Musk is] shilling DOGE a lot and he must have a plan for it. So it’s tough to say. It can go up high.”
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FRACTAL FROM LAST BULL RUN SAYS BITCOIN WILL HIT $100K BY MAY
Here’s a look at the similarities between the two cycles, and the roadmap that takes the price per BTC to $100,000 and higher within the next couple of months.
Bitcoin volatility is picking up, starting with an explosive move from $10,000 to $50,000 in a few short months. The complete repricing of the coin has been due to institutional investors scrambling to buy what they can of the scarce crypto asset.
At only 21 million coins and a market cap of under $1 trillion, Bitcoin is expected to grow in the long-term reliably. And in an economic climate where growth is challenging to come by, the cryptocurrency has become especially attractive.
But as Bitcoin price discovery takes place, volatility is bound to ensue and is has in recent weeks as the cryptocurrency recently shed 20% in a single day. At prices of $50,000 per coin, a 20% dive means $10,000 in value apiece evaporating into thin air, compared to the $1,000 per plunge crashes during the last bull market.
If the same path is followed, Bitcoin could see further collapse before experiencing a sharp rebound to more than double the price. The price action will play out quickly, taking Bitcoin price first to $75,000 in April, then $100,000 by the time May rolls around.
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Previous macro tops have occurred when thousands of transactions worth 5 to 7 million dollars each were flooding the blockchain. True FOMO. Currently, no such FOMO in sight for $BTC. pic.twitter.com/s9Cbgn4n8Q
— whalemap (@whale_map) February 25, 2021
#Bitcoin doesn’t look too great for a bull continuation coming period.Still, retest at $54,000-55,000 could happen, but I’m cautious when we get there. If we lose $47,000, then I’m looking at $42,000-44,000 and $37,000-38,500 next.
That should be the low.
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A closely-followed crypto trader is predicting giant rallies for Bitcoin and Ethereum before the turn of the new year, but there’s a catch. In a series of tweets, the pseudonymous trader and analyst known as Kaleo lays out gargantuan predictions for BTC and ETH in the coming months.
Among other things, Kaleo predicts that before 2022 rolls around, Bitcoin shatters $100,000 and Ethereum breaks through $10,000, all while altcoins rally hard.
“My predictions for the second half of 2021:
– $BTC enters 6 figure price discovery
– $ETH breaks above $10K
– We see one more major alt season
– More institutional / government adoption
– More institutional / government FUD
– Cryptunez gets a girlfriend
– Bears remain bearish”
In other trending Bitcoin News today: Here’s When the Altseason Rocket Takes Off, According to Crypto Trader Tyler Swope! Even though Bitcoin can’t seem to recover the $40,000 level and Ethereum is toying with dropping down to $2,000 again, Swope tells his 253,000 subscribers that there will be another altseason, and it will come sooner than some may think.
“There will be more than a few other altseasons coming this year, and a big one I project happening begins in July – around the middle of it. There are already signs the market wants this to happen.”
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My predictions for the second half of 2021:
– $BTC enters 6 figure price discovery
– $ETH breaks above $10K– We see one more major alt season– More institutional / government adoption – More institutional / government FUD– Cryptunez gets a girlfriend
– Bears remain bearish
— K A L E O (@CryptoKaleo) June 17, 2021
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