Trader gives $44K BTC price target as Bitcoin shrugs off executive order ‘nothingburger’

[ad_1] Bitcoin (BTC) held onto swift gains at the Wall Street open on March 9 as nerves over U.S. regulatory moves calmed.  BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Executive order enters with a whimper Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD maintaining $42,000 into the start of trading Wednesday. The pair had shrugged off the latest round of macro tensions to add over 11% in 24 hours, among the best movers in the broader crypto market. Despite mixed feelings over the real significance of the move among traders…

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Metaverse tokens surge after Meta tanks, Dorsey roasts Diem after it shuts down, a new malware can target 40 browser wallets: Hodler’s Digest, Jan 28-Feb.5

[ad_1] Coming every Saturday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — a week on Cointelegraph in one link. Top Stories This Week Hodlers beware! New malware targets MetaMask and 40 other crypto wallets According to a report from security researcher 3xp0rt, a powerful new malware variant known as the “Mars Stealer,” an upgrade of the information-stealing Oski trojan of 2019, can target more than 40 browser-based…

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Bears target new lows for Ethereum as Friday’s $1.1B options expiry approaches

[ad_1] Ether (ETH) price tumbled below the $3,000 support on Jan. 21 as regulatory uncertainty continues to weigh down the sector and rumors that the United States Securities and Exchange Commission is reviewing DeFi’s high-yield crypto lending products continue to circulate.  On Jan. 27, the Russian Finance Ministry submitted a crypto regulatory framework for review. The proposal suggests that crypto operations are carried out within the traditional banking infrastructure and that mechanisms to identify traders’ personal data are included. Further bearish news came as Ryan Korner, a top special agent…

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Bitcoin needs to hold $50K to avoid a $44K bearish BTC price target

[ad_1] Bitcoin (BTC) could jump to $58,000 or dive to $44,000 from its current levels, an analyst warns as $50,000 sees a “very healthy retest.” BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Hedging bets against a “swift downwards move” Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD fluctuating around the $51,000 mark on Tuesday after losing $2,000 in two hours earlier in the day. Overnight, the pair hit fresh highs of nearly $53,000, coinciding with bullish momentum on the back of El Salvador becoming the first sovereign state to officially…

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XRP price chart ‘bull flag’ puts the next bullish target at $1.50

[ad_1] XRP price edged higher on Sep. 2 as traders assessed Ripple Labs gaining an edge over the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in an ongoing courtroom battle. The XRP/USD exchange rate surged by up to 4.74% to reach $1.296 for the first time since Aug. 23. The pair’s climb appeared alongside a spike in trading volume on the four-hour chart, confirming traders’ intent to support the upside move in the coming sessions. XRP has grounded higher this week reflecting a similar bullish move in other top digital assets.…

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JP Morgan Revises Bitcoin Target

[ad_1] JPMorgan, in an email note released to clients on Thursday, cited decreasing Bitcoin volatility as a positive for institutional interest in the asset. In an article covering the release by Bloomberg, strategists including Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou at JPMorgan wrote: “These tentative signs of Bitcoin volatility normalization are encouraging… In our opinion, a potential normalization of Bitcoin volatility from here would likely help to reinvigorate the institutional interest going forward.” On the basis of Bitcoin’s declining long term volatility, the strategists revised their Bitcoin price target to align with private market…

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