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BitMEX founder Arthur Hayes says that altcoins may finally see a boost once Bitcoin (BTC) breaks a certain price range. In a new interview on Crypto Banter, Hayes, the founder of crypto investment firm Maelstrom, says that he’s expecting Bitcoin to continue dominating the crypto market for some time. However, Hayes says once BTC soars well above the $100,000 level again, riskier crypto assets will most likely start to shine. “We accelerated a bit after the recent Fed press conference where Powell announced the reduction of QT (quantitative tightening) and sort of teased QE (quantitative easing). We accelerated a bit, and if the market continues to collapse a bit, we’ll probably accelerate even more in terms of deploying capital. Most of what we’re buying is Bitcoin, I think Bitcoin dominance – that is the percentage of Bitcoin in the whole cryptocurrency market – continues to rise, and then at some point, let’s say Bitcion’s at...

Crypto exchange Kraken is under fire for letting controversial Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy “shit on its reputation” after he launched a number of memecoins that all crashed over 99%. Throughout February, Portnoy has promoted a number of coins that have rocketed, crashed, and made thousands of dollars in the process. Among these is a token with the ticker JAILSTOOL, which he is now committed to holding after previously claiming to have sold it all by accident while using the toilet. He’s currently getting flak for launching the tokens GREED and GREED 2. Lookonchain notes that he held 35.79% of the GREED supply and sold it in one transaction, causing it to crash 99%. He reportedly made over $250,000. Users on X claim Portnoy “is taking a giant shit on Kraken’s reputation and they’re just sitting there doing nothing.” NFT trader @Tyler_Did_It said, “How long is Kraken going to keep sponsoring Dave Portnoy while he openly mocks the space on a daily basi...

Closely followed crypto analyst Altcoin Sherpa is calling for caution amid what he sees as bearish price action for Bitcoin (BTC). Altcoin Sherpa tells his 219,000 followers on the social media platform X that BTC is continuously printing bearish patterns on the daily chart. He shares a chart suggesting that BTC is forming a simple set of lower highs and lower lows. “Even though we have a lot of euphoria on the timeline (and I’m also looking for dips), we have to still remember that BTC is in a one-day bearish market structure. What would change this? If we break a higher high than $70,000 + get a higher low Not saying ‘it’s over’ but just be cautious.” Source: Altcoin Sherpa/X However, the trader suggests that another drop in Bitcoin could present opportunities to get altcoins at a discount. Looking at Ethereum (ETH) rival Solana, Altcoin Sherpa says that there’s a potential area of interest at the $125 area for SOL....

With memecoins regularly outperforming more established crypto projects, there’s plenty of evidence to back up the assertion that the cryptosphere often rewards attention over innovation. From crypto influencers dumping on their followers to SocialFi projects such as FriendTech, social media following can act as a proxy for value, especially for projects without their own token. Even crypto security auditors, supposedly behind-the-scenes players, are keen to try their hand at the social media game. Sometimes, at the expense of their credibility. Peckshield’s classic “you may want to take a look” has caused many a heart to sink over the years, typically accompanied by a transaction hash in which hackers have extracted millions of dollars of crypto-assets. Hi @MIM_Spell, you may want to take a look (w/ $6.49M Loss) pic.twitter.com/uHs0JweuoM — PeckShield Inc. (@peckshield) January 30, 2024 Read more: Magic Internet Money loses its sparkle as DeFi platform hacked for $6...