The weekend didn't offer too many surprises as Bitcoin's price continued the downward trajectory of the end of last week, but we now move into a massive week for crypto. One trader said the US presidential election could send BTC flying 10% in either direction, depending on how the voting goes, with Trump thought to be the bullish outcome. Elsewhere, crypto projects are set to unlock $2.6B worth of tokens this month, Bitcoin mining bans can be a net loss for the environment, and is the 'grand fi...
Nov 04, 2024•7 min•Season 1Ep. 252
Yesterday marked the 16th anniversary of the Bitcoin whitepaper and it was celebrated in true crypto fashion: wild price volatility. So, we'll go through what happened yesterday and why the market was spooked, we'll look at Bitget's Telegram Mini App wallet that attracted 6 million users in just three days, and a new person claiming to be Satoshi who has emerged and might be the most absurd one yet. So, carve out 10 minutes from your day and I'll catch you up. Further reading: Bitcoin at 16: Fro...
Nov 01, 2024•7 min•Season 1Ep. 251
I said yesterday that the spot Bitcoin ETFs in the US have gone parabolic, and they continued on that trajectory, surpassing 1M BTC held collectively, primarily courtesy of BlackRock, which achieved record inflows. This has worried some analysts though, as ETF FOMO has previously marked local tops. Elsewhere, the venture capital firm, Paradigm, released a public opinion poll that showed 5% of US voters see crypto as the decisive factor in who they vote for, and in a tight election, that could ma...
Oct 31, 2024•7 min•Season 1Ep. 250
We might not have seen a BTC/USD high at the time of recording, but Bitcoin all-time highs were set in various other currencies as things heat up. This heating up is seen clearly when looking at US spot Bitcoin ETFs, which are having a billboard week with a buying frenzy underway. However, some are already looking to take profits, and one whale doing that is Bhutan's government. Outside of Bitcoin, the FTX estate sues KuCoin over frozen funds, dYdX and Consensys make mass layoffs, and Visa and C...
Oct 30, 2024•7 min•Season 1Ep. 249
The past 24 hours have seen Bitcoin pushing within a few percent of all-time highs set in March as analysts highlight just how bullish a setup we're seeing. Bitfinex analysts say we're in a "perfect storm." Outside of Bitcoin, Coinbase continues to rehabilitate crypto company sponsorships of sports with three new partnerships, the exchange's CEO wants the next SEC chair to apologize for damage done to the industry, and Solana flips Ethereum in daily fees as the network's growth continues. Furthe...
Oct 29, 2024•8 min•Season 1Ep. 248
We had a bullish close for Bitcoin last week and now all eyes are on November, which is set to be a huge month for crypto with the US presidential election, a potential drop in US interest rates and Russia lifting its Bitcoin mining ban. Meanwhile, Coinbase launches its "Based Agent" to allow users to create their own AI agents with crypto wallets in just 3 minutes, FTX settles its lawsuit against the exchange Bybit and a professor explains why a Trump win is bad for memecoins. So, grab yourself...
Oct 28, 2024•7 min•Season 1Ep. 247
To end a busy week we have some huge stories this morning. Microsoft filed with the SEC, including a vote in December on investing in Bitcoin. The US government appeared to be moving assets from one of their crypto wallets that contained funds seized from the Bitfinex hack, but the movements suggest it is, in fact, a hack. Solana's native token hits a record high against Ethereum's, which — alongside other performance data — resurrects the debate over a "flippening." And finally, Polymarket has ...
Oct 25, 2024•7 min•Season 1Ep. 246
It's a busy week! Firstly, Michael Saylor clarified those comments suggesting big banks should custody Bitcoin, offering the more reasonable take we suspected yesterday. Analysts and pundits debate the effects of a Trump election victory on the price of Bitcoin, with one recent projection being $92K. Despite the FUD, Tesla didn't sell any of its digital asset holdings. Denmark is considering a tax policy change that would tax unrealized gains and losses from crypto. Nigeria finally drops the cha...
Oct 24, 2024•7 min•Season 1Ep. 245
Should big banks act as the custodian of your Bitcoin? Somewhat unexpectedly, the MicroStrategy executive chairman, Michael Saylor, said you should, which has — less unexpectedly — caused some backlash from cryptopians. Vitalik Buterin even called Saylor's comments "batshit insane." Elsewhere, Peter Todd said was forced into hiding after an HBO documentary said he invented Bitcoin, the SEC lists crypto as an examination priority, Binance loses market share in the battle of the exchanges and Buen...
Oct 23, 2024•8 min•Season 1Ep. 244
Bitcoin saw a 3% correction yesterday as predictions that BTC would hit $62K or lower came rolling in, but not all were spooked. For example, investors in BlackRock's IBIT bought the dip to the tune of $329M in inflows and the latest data on retail demand suggests it may be mirroring the lead-up to March all-time highs. Elsewhere, Transak was hit with a data breach exposing sensitive information of 92K users and Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari made more anti-crypto comments a...
Oct 22, 2024•7 min•Season 1Ep. 243
A strong weekend for Bitcoin has led to one of the best weekly closes in months as BTC hit $69,500 in the past 24 hours. Naturally, all eyes move to $70K as the analysts look at where resistance lies and whether we will see another correction before Bitcoin can soar. Curiously, while the price edges toward the March all-time high, retail interest is around the lowest it has been in four years, according to Google Trends data. Elsewhere, Tether's market cap hit a record of over $120B, which is ty...
Oct 21, 2024•7 min•Season 1Ep. 242
Bitcoin has seen a dip or two in the past 24 hours but it's still battling away to capture $68K and hold it, and while some traders are hoping for a heavy correction to scoop up more Sats, BTC is on the precipice of a major breakout as it turns around a seven-month slump. Elsewhere, the FBI has finally arrested the person behind the SEC X account hack in January that gave a false start to the spot Bitcoin ETFs getting the green light. Worldcoin rebrands to just “World” and launched a layer-2 net...
Oct 18, 2024•8 min•Season 1Ep. 241
Bitcoin spent yesterday wrestling with that $68K threshold once again and with record-breaking open interest, you could be forgiven for thinking it's full steam ahead now. However, some analysts are warning we may see one final dip before the rocket can truly take off. Elsewhere, Chainalysis appears before the New York Supreme Court to defend a $650M defamation suit over an "investment scam" label, 94% of Asian private wealth is reportedly investing in or considering crypto, the RWA sector is se...
Oct 17, 2024•8 min•Season 1Ep. 240
Bitcoin enjoys a strong 24 hours with 2.5% gains on the day, three-and-a-half year highs for Bitcoin dominance and the highest open interest in 12 months. So now all eyes are on whether BTC can breach that psychological threshold of $69K. Elsewhere, Coinbase and Glassnode collaborate on a report that gives us a macro view of the industry this year, with one of the key takeaways being that the market has matured "dramatically." Senator Elizabeth Warren and John Deaton face off in their first deba...
Oct 16, 2024•7 min•Season 1Ep. 239
Is "Uptober" finally getting started? Perhaps, but we've been around this price before in the last month, so William Suberg looks at what is different this time, including a lofty price target for this bull run based on the RSI peaks of past cycles. Elsewhere, the Avalanche Foundation has bought back nearly two million AVAX tokens it sold to Terra one month before it collapsed, Kamala Harris hints at softer stance on crypto but many aren't convinced, and Grayscale lists 35 altcoin candidates for...
Oct 15, 2024•8 min•Season 1Ep. 238
The weekend didn't have much to offer in the way of Bitcoin price action until late last night, when we saw such rapid gains that it liquidated over $100M in short positions. Outside of Bitcoin, BNB onchain activity tanks 37% in a week, scientists breach crypto algorithms with quantum computers, an AI bot causes a memecoin to go parabolic and a man who lost half a billion dollars of BTC in a landfill is suing the council for $647M in damages! Further reading: Crypto short liquidations breach $10...
Oct 14, 2024•7 min•Season 1Ep. 237
That was a tumultuous 24 hours as Bitcoin dropped below $60K, but the bleeding was stemmed and BTC remains in no man's land. Crypto exchange Bitnomial filed a lawsuit against the SEC over claims that XRP is a security as the agency obstructs the listing of XRP futures contracts. A new report shows how dangerous AI is becoming as deepfakes pass facial recognition KYC checks at major crypto exchanges. And finally, Justin Sun is elected prime minister of Liberland. Further reading: BTC price gains ...
Oct 11, 2024•8 min•Season 1Ep. 236
A disappointing 24 hours for BTC as it slides back toward testing the $60K resistance and many traders and analysts warn of some kind of capitulation in the works. However, several also point out that it may be a necessary correction to ignite a true bull run. Elsewhere, Josh O'Sullivan breaks down everything HBO's Bitcoin documentary got wrong, an 86-year old former attorney has to pay back $14M stolen in a crypto Ponzi scheme and Solana hits an all-time high for monthly active wallets, but how...
Oct 10, 2024•7 min•Season 1Ep. 235
Bitcoin is catching its breath, price-wise, still unable to break through the $64K resistance, but also avoiding retesting the $60K support. Still, this may be the calm before the storm as several analysts predict a big finale this month. Elsewhere, the HBO Bitcoin documentary was finally released and the person "unveiled" (very much in inverted commas) as Satoshi Nakamoto wasn't any of the favorites on Polymarket! Speaking of Polymarket, new data shows only 12.7% of wallets on the platform are ...
Oct 09, 2024•7 min•Season 1Ep. 234
Bitcoin's price hit its head on $64K resistance again, so our markets experts take a look at why, and the reason isn't what many think. Within 24 hours of the HBO documentary that may or may not unmask Satsoshi Nakamoto, Len Sassaman's odds tank and are overtaken by Nick Szabo after the documentary's producer made a comment on CNN. The US Supreme Court rejects the case over Battle Born Investments' claim that it purchased the rights to $4.4B worth of BTC after the Silk Road collapse. And finally...
Oct 08, 2024•7 min•Season 1Ep. 233
Well, that weekend was more like the “Uptober” we know and love as Bitcoin soared higher into the $60K range. Whether it was Bitcoin’s price resurgence or not — who knows — an “ancient whale” has awakened and started moving BTC mined one month after the cryptocurrency’s launch back in 2009! Also, a forthcoming HBO documentary that teases the unveiling of Satoshi Nakamoto’s true identity now has a frontrunner. According to Polymarket bettors, it’s Len Sassaman, and I’ll take you through why. For ...
Oct 07, 2024•8 min•Season 1Ep. 232
Bitcoin dipped below $60K yesterday after wrestling with that psychological threshold and causing a spike in activity on exchanges so big that we haven’t seen its kind since 2022. This has seemingly helped BTC enjoy a green Friday so far. Outside of Bitcoin, there are some significant stories evolving. Visa unveiled its tokenized digital asset management platform with an eye on RWAs, PayPal settled the first corporate payment with its stablecoin PYUSD, and the director who identified QAnon autho...
Oct 04, 2024•7 min•Season 1Ep. 231
We have seen another volatile 24 hours, but analysts and traders appear not to be panicked, and to start today's episode I will go through why that is. Although Bitcoin is down this week, it isn't the worst affected by the current turmoil — that goes to AI tokens, which lose over $4.5B in market cap in just three days. Outside of the markets, the SEC has filed an appeal in the Ripple lawsuit over the classification of secondary sales of XRP, and Lamborghini and Animoca Brands team up to bring th...
Oct 03, 2024•7 min•Season 1Ep. 230
"Uptober" got off to a rough start as the horrors of conflict in the Middle East had far-reaching effects. Although Bitcoin tanked in the past 24 hours, gold and crude oil rose, reigniting debate over whether BTC can be considered a "safe haven" investment. We also saw news outside Bitcoin: Bitwise registered an XRP ETF trust in Delaware, EigenLayer's EIGEN token made a strong trading debut and Solana DApps saw a spike in volume of 46% in a week! Carve out 10 minutes of your day for a full debri...
Oct 02, 2024•8 min•Season 1Ep. 229
September has officially closed and it locks in one of the most noteworthy months of the year. Not only did Bitcoin buck the trend of "Rektember", but so much of the rest of the sector saw wins too. For example, XRP has broken its 3.5-year downtrend as traders eye a $1 price tag by the end of the year, and losses to hacks in crypto were down a massive 61.7% from August. In other news, the Winkelvoss-founded crypto exchange, Gemini, is set to close its customer accounts in Canada and NFT sales hi...
Oct 01, 2024•7 min•Season 1Ep. 228
The weekend saw some stability in BTC's price after a few strong weeks of gains, but a lot of the conversation concerns renewed retail interest and what it really indicates. Elsewhere, Binance founder CZ, walked free from prison, having served his sentence; those owed by FTX are getting only about "10-25% of their crypto back," according to one creditor, and CryptoQuant's CEO calls for "smart regulation" of the sector for it to thrive — but not everyone agrees. To catch up on everything that hap...
Sep 30, 2024•7 min•Season 1Ep. 227
In today’s episode of Rise‘n’Crypto, host Savannah Fortis breaks down the latest developments in the world of cryptocurrency. We start with the SEC’s new rules that could redefine “exchanges” and tighten regulations on decentralized platforms. Then we cover Dubai’s new crypto marketing restrictions and South Korea’s hefty fine against Worldcoin for data violations. On the bright side, crypto hacks and scams declined by 40% in Q3 2024 and Bitcoin is back above $65,000—but can it hold? Last, Robin...
Sep 27, 2024•8 min•Season 1Ep. 226
In today’s episode, we cover the Stand With Crypto initiative’s wavering claims on Vice President Kamala Harris’ support for crypto, the exciting roadmap ahead for Hamster Kombat, and Solana’s potential to reach $330, as predicted by VanEck. We also dive into Chainlink’s projection of a $10 trillion tokenized asset market by 2030, the latest from Société Générale’s euro stablecoin launch under MiCA, and how Exodus is mobilizing crypto voters with a $1.3 million donation. Tune in for these storie...
Sep 26, 2024•7 min•Season 1Ep. 225
In today’s episode, we cover Caroline Ellison’s two-year prison sentence for her role in the FTX collapse and Sweden’s FIU labeling several crypto exchanges as professional money launderers. We also discuss the DOJ’s lawsuit against Visa alleging a payments monopoly, Solana Labs’ partnership with Google Cloud on a Web3 API, and Telegram’s controversial privacy policy shift. Plus, Bitcoin’s potential price surge driven by China’s recent economic stimulus. Tune in for these stories and more from t...
Sep 25, 2024•6 min•Season 1Ep. 224
Today’s Rise’n’Crypto podcast covers Kamala Harris’ first public remarks on cryptocurrency during a recent fundraiser, as well as Australia’s push for stricter crypto regulations with new financial service licenses. We also cover Travala’s expansion to Solana-based crypto payments, the $321 million crypto market inflows following the US Fed’s 0.5% rate cut, and Ethereum’s 15% rally in the past week. In other news, US House Republicans urged the SEC to roll back its controversial SAB 121 rules. T...
Sep 24, 2024•6 min•Season 1Ep. 223
