"Who has a harder fight than he who is striving to overcome himself."
-Thomas a Kempis
BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT (BLUF)
Whales continue to be in accumulation mode as another one buys up 87 more BTC. Remember Michael Saylor said that Bitcoin is "digital scarcity" and once you can truly understand that, you too will accumulate as much Bitcoin as you possibly can. Nicholas Merten believes a Bitcoin and Altcoins rally is imminent as the market pulls out of this bearish lull for the start of 2022.
Ripple continues to build out the ODL network and it appears they are starting to see widespread adoption; Brad Garlinghouse have said many times they are playing the long game. Global regulation continues with news covering UK, Russia, Ukraine, and here at home. Check out the Podcast of the Day as Pomp talks with Darius Dale about investing during a recession.
JUST IN
- Ripple Is Hiring Director for Carbon Markets to Expand Business
- Why Is the IMF So Afraid of Cryptocurrency?
- $5,100,000,000 Bitcoin Whale Enters Massive Crypto Accumulation Mode
- ‘Real value’ of one U.S. dollar decreases by 86% in the last 50 years
BITCOIN
- Bitcoin Holding Above $40K, Resistance at $46K
- Bitcoin spikes to $41.7K highs as Ethereum nears $3K reclaim
- Bitcoin rally hopes diminish as pro traders flip bearish, retail interest at 12-month lows
- Bitcoin supply on exchanges hits 39-month low as long-term holders’ balances soar
- Bitcoin could see $37.5K weekend dip before 'bigger move' next week — new report
- Bullish Bitcoin (BTC) Structure Remains Intact Despite a Stalling Rally
- Bitcoin holds $40K as on-balance volume hints at multi-month BTC price breakout
- BIC’s Video News Show: Dollar Cost Averaging
ALTCOINS
- Ethereum sees largest outflow in 2022, indicating a potential rise in the price of ETH
- Ripple Commits 1 Billion $XRP to Create New Use Cases on the XRP Ledger
- Why VeChain (VET) Could Be On The Verge Of A 40% Rally
- AAVE Spikes by 26% This Week as "Shark and Whales" Accumulated 70,000 Tokens: Santiment Details
- Fantom Sees 4,200% Growth in Smart Contract Deployment as Price Remains Unchanged, Data Shows
- Uniswap (UNI) Dominating Solana (SOL), Cardano (ADA) and Additional Altcoins in One Important Metric: Santiment
- Shiba Inu loses over 30,000 holders in a single day as interest in SHIB wanes
NOTABLE VOICES
- Joe Lubin: Ethereum 2.0 Coming in Q2, 'Will Lay to Rest' Energy Concerns
- Brad Garlinghouse: Ripple CEO Names 5 Jurisdictions That ‘Have Acknowledged XRP Is a Currency’ and Says Recent Court Victory Against the SEC Is a Win for the Whole Crypto Industry
WEB3
- GameStop Announces Launch of NFT Marketplace for Q2 2022
- Metaverse Beer: The World’s First Virtual Lager has Arrived
- Rare Bears Discord phishing attack nabs $800K in NFTs
MINING
- Hut 8’s Data Center Deal Will Set It Apart From Peers, Analyst Says
- Stranded no more? Bitcoin miners could help solve Big Oil's gas problem
- Miners that hodl the most Bitcoin are ‘relentlessly expanding'
- Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Drops for Second Time in March
- Competition among Bitcoin miners heats up as mining difficulty reaches an all-time high
- Bitcoin Miner TeraWulf Sets 2022 Hashrate Guidance
BLOCKCHAINS
- Binance Smart Chain Surpassed Ethereum Transactions By 120M in February
- RippleNet Listed as Direct Alternative to SWIFT by Arab Monetary Fund Group
- Blockchain tracking sweetens the pay of Ghana's cocoa farmers
EXCHANGES/BANKS
- Coinbase Facing Lawsuit Over Unlicensed Crypto Asset Sales
- Top US Crypto Exchange Coinbase Lists Eight Altcoins for Custody Support As Markets Stumble
- Middle Eastern Exchange Rain to Become 100th Platform Listing Shiba Inu ($SHIB)
- Ukraine’s largest savings bank halts Bitcoin buys with hryvnia
- Russia’s Sberbank Receives License to Issue Digital Assets
- Taiwan's MaiCoin Crypto Exchange Weighs Nasdaq Listing: Report
- Qatar exploring digital banks and central bank digital currencies
WAR IN UKRAINE
- Gitcoin's Scott Moore Talks Ukraine Fundraising Grant
REGULATION/LEGISLATION
- Who’s in Charge of What? Breaking Down the Crypto Executive Order
- SEC Amendment to Securities Exchange Act Could Be a Bid to Rope in Crypto Markets
- Argentine Senate to Vote on IMF Agreement Discouraging Use of Cryptocurrencies
- Ukraine Crypto Law Could Provide Economic Lifeline
- DC Lobbying Group Expands to New York State Capital
- EU Watchdogs Issue Joint Warning Against Crypto Risks
FOLLOW DAT MONEY
- Coinbooks raises $3.2 million to build accounting software for DAOs
- Ultiverse to Expand Metaverse Offerings in BNB Chain Ecosystem with $4.5M Raise
- Web 3 Game Development Platform Joyride Raises $14M Ahead of Launch
- Web 3 Gaming Platform C2X on Terra Blockchain Gets $25M Boost From FTX, Jump Crypto
- Cricket NFT Marketplace to Raise Around $100M in Series A: Report
- ClearBank raises $229 million marking expansion push
PODCASTS
- The Pomp Podcast: #870 How To Invest During A Recession w/ Darius Dale
- Untold Stories: Bitcoin and Democratizing Real Estate with Josip Rupena
