The world of crypto is a strange beast, twisting and turning like a rattlesnake in the desert. Global trade tensions between the U.S. and China have squeezed investor sentiment, draining nearly $500 million in outflows in just three days. Analysts whisper of a market bottom, but Cathie Wood, the queen of ARK Invest, isn’t sweating. She’s still betting on Bitcoin to hit $1.5 million by 2030. Bold? Sure. Crazy? Maybe. But hey, stranger things have happened. 🚀
Wood’s optimism isn’t just hot air. She’s banking on institutional adoption to push Bitcoin to the moon. “We actually think the odds have gone up that our bull case will be the right number,” she said in a recent video. Institutionalization, she calls it. Fancy word for big money finally catching on. 🤑
Meanwhile, Bitcoin’s been stuck below $100,000 since February, thanks to those pesky trade wars. But Wood’s not fazed. “Many people know us for our [Bitcoin] bull case, $1.5 million,” she said, as if predicting the future was as easy as flipping a coin. 🪙
“We actually think the odds have gone up that our bull case will be the right number because of what is becoming the institutionalization of this new asset class.”
Retail investors, on the other hand, are jumping ship like rats from a sinking barrel. Bitcoin addresses with a non-zero balance dipped below 52.5 million, a five-month low. ETFs aren’t helping either, with $494 million in outflows over three days. But hey, every storm has a silver lining. Some analysts say the market’s setting up for a reversal, thanks to whales gobbling up Bitcoin like it’s their last meal. 🐋
Over at Binance, co-founder Yi He is busy explaining the token-listing process after the Test (TST) token’s wild ride. “The most important criterion is ROI,” she said, as if anyone needed a reminder that money talks. 🗣️
Ethereum’s not faring much better, with ETH prices struggling to stay above $2,800. But bulls are clinging to hope, pointing to Ethereum’s total value locked (TVL) hitting a three-year high. Whether that translates to higher prices is anyone’s guess. 🤷♂️
Lido, the liquid staking giant, is rolling out Lido v3, aiming to woo institutional stakers with customizable setups. “Lido v3 is a major lead forward for Ethereum staking,” said Konstantin Lomashuk, as if staking wasn’t already complicated enough. 🧩
And finally, the DeFi market saw some green, with PancakeSwap’s CAKE token skyrocketing 95%. Kaspa’s KAS token wasn’t far behind, up 26%. So, while the crypto world feels like a rollercoaster, at least there’s some fun to be had. 🎢
Thanks for reading this week’s crypto roundup. Tune in next Friday for more tales from the wild, wacky world of decentralized finance. Until then, keep your wallets close and your memes closer. 😎
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