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Bitcoin is moving sideways after a major bear assault took it below its 2021 low. The first crypto by market cap seems to be displaying short-term low volatility and could see further downside, according to market participants’ expectations. Related Reading | Coinbase Is on a Downwards Spiral and Could Be Taking your Crypto with It At the time of writing, the first crypto by market cap trades at $30,400 with a 1.5% profit in the past 24-hours. The crash in the price of Bitcoin was triggered by a shift in the U.S. Federal Reserve (FED) policy. The financial institution has begun tightening its monetary policies after years of low-interest rates and high liquidity across the markets. According to a recent report from on-chain research firm Glassnode, Bitcoin entered bear market territory in 2021. At that time, expectations of higher interest rates from the FED saw an uptick. The firm believes that May and July 2021 selloff was the “genesis” of the current bear market. This coincides with a dropped in the Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) for Bitcoin and Ethereum. This metric is used to measure returns and has been on a decline every year since BTC became a tradable asset. The recent dropped in BTC’s returns, the research firm said, is worse than when the cryptocurrency crashed from the mid-area around $50,000 to $42,000. As seen below, Glassnode claims this dropped in CAGR or returns coincides with the starts and ends of BTC bear markets. In terms of returns, May-July 2021 behaved similarly and even recorded a steeper decline than today’s negative 30% drop in this metric. If history is to repeat, Bitcoin should see some relief in the short term. This potential bounce might not mark the definitive bottom of the downside trend. Players Bet On More Future Bitcoin Downside Price Action Market participants are expecting this scenario. For the next two to three months, Glassnode noted, there is an increase in the number of put (sell) options for Bitcoin. The strike prices for these options stand at $25,000, $20,000, and $15,000. Call (buy) options, the research firm claimed, are lower with most bullish traders aiming for a bounce to $40,000 over the same period. Glassnode said: This suggests that at least out to the middle of the year, the market has a strong preference for hedging risk, and/or speculating on further downside price action. Related Reading | Bitcoin Reclaims $30K Territory After Recent Weeks’ Struggle – Analysts Weigh In Over the long term, the options market is bullish. By the end of 2022, players are setting their strike prices at around $70,000 to $100,000.

Bitcoin and the major altcoins have bounced off their immediate support levels, paving the way for a possible relief rally in the short term.

Just thought I’d share my DCA strategy. I first became interested in crypto at the end of 2017. I wanted to get it on a dip and had no idea the top was in. I bought at 12 K and averaged down all the way to the bottom at around 3K. Purchasing every week on…
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With the recent weekly close, Bitcoin once again clearly ended up as a red weekly candle. It's now the eight red candle in a row for Bitcoin, something that never happened before. The last record was six red candles and that dates backt to even 2013. One thing is sure we are in a bear…
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May has been an explosive month for cryptocurrency, with huge market crashes and the complete collapse of LUNA causing a massive downturn in average trading figures. To add to this news, Coinbase’s recent financial reporting release doesn’t shine favorably on the decentralized exchange. With over 98 million verified users and billions in controlled assets, many thought of this institution as simply too big to fail. Yet, things aren’t looking good for Coinbase, with their recent announcement suggesting that they may soon have to file for bankruptcy. To make matters worse, due to the lack of regulation within decentralized systems, if Coinbase fails, all of the money on the platform that was invested by users into cryptocurrency may also be hanging in peril. This could technically mean that millions of Coinbase users around the globe may lose access to all of the money they’ve invested in cryptocurrency. A huge part of what’s causing this situation to spiral so quickly is the fact that the US government has not had to deal with a cryptocurrency exchange going bankrupt, meaning a whole plethora of financial and legal questions have begun to arise. Commenting on this possibility, a Georgetown University law professor that specializes in bankruptcy, Adam Levitin, speculated, “What happens to a customer if an exchange files for bankruptcy?” Going on to answer his own question, “It ends very badly for customers.” Levitin’s comments further add to the general sense of unknowing, with several experts all having different opinions. Although Brian Armstrong, the CEO of Coinbase, said on Twitter that user’s funds would be safe, there is actually very little clarification around if this is true, and the extent to which users would be able to sell or transfer their funds if the whole exchange where to go bust. This situation became even more drastic earlier in May, when Coinbase announced its first-quarter earnings for 2022, with over $430 million in losses and a monthly user drop of nearly 19%. Following their earnings report, Coinbase stated that “the crypto assets we hold in custody on behalf of our customers could be subject to bankruptcy proceedings.” Much like Levitin speculated in April, this would mean that users become unsecured creditors, essentially losing any right to claim their own invested money if the company were to officially file for bankruptcy. How Can I Secure My Cryptocurrency? The world of cryptocurrency is (rather ironically, in this case) founded on the principles of ownership and moving beyond centralized systems. While this offers a huge range of benefits, it also means that cryptocurrency exchanges are not secured by the FDIC’s protection deposits. Normally, if a banking system were to fail, its users are protected for up to $250,000. This simply isn’t the case with crypto exchanges. There are a range of personal wallets that users can turn to, transferring their exchange-centered wallets to a system where they will always have access. The vast majority of these wallets are accessed by using a browser extension, providing an easy way of accessing them when online. However, many users that haven’t used a personal wallet before may find this process confusing, especially when trying to transfer their funds from an exchange. Equally, browser extensions are notoriously unsafe, as they lack a large amount of regulation that other platforms have to surpass. Due to the mix of ease and providing a more secure way of holding your cryptocurrency, other services have arisen that aim to provide crypto-beginners with a more straightforward way of creating and using a personal wallet. Ambire is one of these. By creating a web application, Ambire has none of the same security risks as a browser extension, providing users access to multiple networks like Ethereum, BSC, Avalanche, Polygon, and more without any hassle. If you’re looking to rapidly transfer your cryptocurrency funds off major decentralized exchanges and onto a personal wallet, then services like these are by far the easiest way of doing so. Equally, once you’ve collected all of your cryptocurrency, NFTs, and other digital assets from across the different DEXs that you’re using, you’ll then have one go-to location where you can get an overview of everything. Not only does getting a personal digital asset wallet ensure that your funds are safe if the DEX that you’re using goes bankrupt, but it also boosts the convenience of crypto and NFTs, having absolutely everything in one location. Final Thoughts While the decline of Coinbase is a point of worry for cryptocurrency investors, this event has also made investors around the globe realize that they need to be more careful about how and where they’re storing their digital assets. No matter how much someone has invested into cryptocurrency, if they’re doing that investing from a wallet hosted on a decentralized exchange, then their accounts will be treated as collateral of the service they use. Those interested and invested in blockchain should take the case of Coinbase as a warning and start to take preventative measures to secure their investments. By opening up a personal wallet, you’ll be able to have complete ownership of any investments that you make, ensuring that your money stays in your wallet and in your control.  

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This week, the consumer electronics and gaming software retailer, Gamestop, has officially revealed the company’s self-custodial, Web3 ethereum wallet. The wallet is currently in beta form and now available via the firm’s web portal, in order to provide users with a wallet that stores crypto assets and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Furthermore, the wallet utilizes Loopring’s […]

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