Crypto, DeFi may widen wealth gap, destabilize finance: BIS report

Crypto, DeFi may widen wealth gap, destabilize finance: BIS report

The Bank for International Settlements warns that crypto and stablecoins may destabilize finance and widen inequality, urging stronger regulation in response. The growing adoption of cryptocurrencies may pose risks to the traditional financial system and exacerbate wealth inequality, according to the Bank for International Settlements (BIS). In an April 15 report, the BIS warned that…

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Analysts brace for Bitcoin slide on gloomy US manufacturing data

Analysts brace for Bitcoin slide on gloomy US manufacturing data

The Federal Reserve’s monthly manufacturing survey showed the sharpest decline in activity since 2020. Bitcoin’s spot price could take a hit after the US Federal Reserve reported some of the worst manufacturing data in recent history, according to several cryptocurrency analysts. On April 17, the Philadelphia Federal Reserve Manufacturing Index — a monthly survey of…

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Bitcoin whales absorb 300% of newly mined BTC supply — Is 0K next?

Bitcoin whales absorb 300% of newly mined BTC supply — Is $100K next?

A BTC price technical breakout is underway that could send Bitcoin toward $100,000 by May. Bitcoin’s (BTC) richest traders and investors are increasingly bullish on BTC despite facing downside risks from unfavorable macroeconomic factors, the latest onchain data suggests. Bitcoin whales and sharks are now absorbing BTC at record rates—over 300% of yearly issuance—while exchanges…

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Bitcoin vs. gold: How do they stack up for investors?

Bitcoin vs. gold: How do they stack up for investors?

Cointelegraph asked analysts and professionals to compare Bitcoin and gold in terms of access, custody and investment hurdles as crypto retail adoption grows and gold hits new price highs. As gold prices break new highs, many Bitcoiners are seeking ways to get exposure to the precious metal, but have been met with some hurdles along…

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