Biggest future BTC whale explains why Bitcoin was chosen for ‘decentralized Forex reserve’

Bitcoin (BTC) is the collateral asset of choice for the world’s biggest decentralized stablecoin, and one of its top executives says there was no other. Speaking to Bloomberg on April 4, Do Kwon, co-founder of Blockchain protocol Terra, pledged to continue buying BTC to back the firm’s stablecoin, TerraUSD (UST). Kwon: BTC buys will continue “in perpetuity” Terra has made waves inside and outside the crypto community in recent weeks thanks to its massive Bitcoin buys. Currently at just over 30,000 BTC, the reserves of Terra nonprofit the Luna Foundation…

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Terra Founder Hints at $3 Billion BTC Purchase, Explains New Bitcoin-Linked Tokenomics

Terra founder Do Kwon hinted at a future purchase of $3 billion worth of bitcoin to supply the reserves of the protocol in a recent Twitter Space shared with bitcoin enthusiast Udi Wertheimer. In the same Space, Do Kwon explained the new mechanics that the Terra ecosystem is introducing in order to use bitcoin as collateral for its flagship decentralized stablecoin, UST. Do Kwon Directs the Terra Ecosystem to Bitcoin Do Kwon, founder of Terra and Terraform Labs, made some important announcements regarding the future of the Terra…

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Rune’s upcoming mainnet launch and Terra (LUNA) integration set off a 74% rally

[ad_1] 2021 was a roller coaster of a year for THORChain (RUNE), which saw its price top out at $20.31 only to come crashing down below $4 as a series of hacks and declining interest in decentralized finance had the token limping into 2022. Data suggests that investors could be taking a closer look at Rune and a few potentially bullish factors could include the protocol’s recent integration with the Terra and Cosmos ecosystem, an upcoming mainnet launch and the attractive yields offered to liquidity providers. RUNE/USDT 4-hour chart. Source:…

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BTC, ETH, BNB, ADA, SOL, XRP, LUNA, DOGE, DOT, AVAX

[ad_1] Bitcoin (BTC) and most major altcoins are turning down from overhead resistance levels, indicating that the sentiment remains negative and traders are selling on every available opportunity. Decentrader analyst Philip Swift said that the on-chain spent profit output ratio (SOPR) metric, which aggregates the price of purchase versus price sold during a given period, indicates that traders are selling their Bitcoin holdings for a loss. Another metric that is worrying traders is the funding rates, which has further slipped into the negative territory following comments by the U.S. Federal…

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BTC, ETH, BNB, ADA, SOL, XRP, LUNA, DOT, AVAX, DOGE

[ad_1] Bitcoin’s (BTC) volatility has been shrinking in the past few days. The standard deviation of daily Bitcoin returns for the last 30 and 60 days as calculated by the Bitcoin Volatility Index is at 2.63%, the least volatile it has been since November 2020. Generally, tight ranges are followed by strong price expansions. In 2020, the low volatility period in November was followed by a sharp rally in mid-December, which resulted in a supercycle that carried the price all the way to $64,854 on April 14, 2021. Daily cryptocurrency…

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BTC, ETH, BNB, SOL, ADA, XRP, LUNA, DOT, AVAX, DOGE

[ad_1] Bitcoin (BTC) and most major altcoins appear to have started a relief rally. Glassnode data suggests that Bitcoin addresses with a non-zero balance have risen to about 40 million, indicating increasing adoption by retail traders. Edelman Financial Engines founder Ric Edelman said that the number of Americans owning Bitcoin could rise from 24% currently to one-third by 2022. He expects this to happen as “Bitcoin is becoming more and more mainstream. People are hearing about it everywhere — it isn’t going away.” Daily cryptocurrency market performance. Source: Coin360 The…

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BTC, ETH, BNB, SOL, ADA, XRP, LUNA, AVAX, DOT, DOGE

[ad_1] Bitcoin (BTC) and most major altcoins are attempting a rebound off their respective support levels, indicating that buyers continue to accumulate on dips. Data from Coinglass shows that 9,925 Bitcoin left Coinbase Pro, the professional trading arm of Coinbase, on Dec. 30, a possible sign of institutional buying. This is in sharp contrast to the strong inflows seen in Binance and OKEx. Several analysts believe that institutional buying could pick up in January. Economist and trader Alex Krüger expects a Bitcoin rally in early January based on fund flows.…

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BTC, ETH, BNB, SOL, ADA, XRP, LUNA, AVAX, DOT, DOGE

[ad_1] The S&P 500 is trading near its all-time high but Bitcoin (BTC) has plunged about 30% from its all-time high at $69,000. Even after the sharp drop, Bitcoin is up 63%, year-to-date, outperforming the S&P 500, which is up about 30% in 2021. Gold, which is popular as a hedge against inflation, is down roughly 7% this year. Arcane research said in its report that Bitcoin’s outperformance in the high inflationary environment shows that “Bitcoin has proven itself to be an excellent inflation hedge.” Daily cryptocurrency market performance. Source:…

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BTC, ETH, BNB, SOL, ADA, XRP, LUNA, AVAX, DOT, DOGE

[ad_1] Bitcoin (BTC) bounced back above the psychological level at $50,000 and the S&P 500 hit a new all-time closing high on Dec. 23, suggesting that the panic selling caused due to the omicron variant is subsiding and the much-awaited “Santa rally” may have started. Data from on-chain analytics firm Glassnode shows that about 100,000 Bitcoin are going from “liquid” to “illiquid” state every month, which means that the coins are being sent to addresses “with little history of spending.” This suggests accumulation by investors. Daily cryptocurrency market performance. Source:…

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