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Hello and welcome to another episode of Bitcoin
& AI Data Centers.
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I am your host, Roni, reporting from a secret
location in Wakanda.
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Today, we have some fascinating updates on
Bitcoin, crypto, and AI data centers for you.
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But first, let's dive into our top story of the
day.
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Spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds, also known
as ETFs, in the United States have reported
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$202 million in net inflows on Monday, marking
their eighth consecutive day of positive flows.
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This is exciting news for those of us keeping
an eye on the crypto markets.
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The twelve bitcoin funds have drawn in a
staggering $756 million over the past eight
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trading days.
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Monday’s largest net inflows came from
BlackRock’s IBIT fund, which totaled $224.06
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million.
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This is the largest daily inflow for
BlackRock's IBIT fund since July 22, according
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to data from SoSoValue.
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It is worth noting that BlackRock has been a
major player in the financial markets for
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decades, and their continued investment in
Bitcoin ETFs is a strong indicator of
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institutional confidence in the cryptocurrency.
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Two other funds also saw smaller net inflows:
Franklin Templeton’s EZBC recorded $5.52
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million, and WisdomTree’s BTCW logged $5
million in net inflows.
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However, not all funds had a positive day.
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Bitwise’s BITB recorded outflows of $16.61
million, the largest net outflows on Monday,
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followed by $8.33 million from Fidelity’s FBTC.
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VanEck’s HODL also saw $7.18 million move out
of the fund.
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The six other funds, including Grayscale’s
GBTC, experienced zero flows for the day.
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The trading volume for these spot bitcoin funds
shrank to $1.2 billion on Monday, down from
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$3.12 billion last Friday, reverting to more
typical levels.
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Despite this, the funds have accumulated total
net inflows of $18.08 billion since their
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January inception.
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This kind of sustained inflow is a positive
sign for the overall health and future
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prospects of Bitcoin in the financial markets.
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Meanwhile, U.S.
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spot ether funds are having a rough time,
reporting their eighth consecutive day of
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negative flows.
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Monday saw $13.23 million in net outflows from
ether funds, led by $9.52 million from
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Grayscale’s ETHE.
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Fidelity’s FETH saw outflows of $2.69 million,
while Franklin Templeton reported $1.02 million
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in net outflows.
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No spot ether ETFs recorded positive flows on
Monday.
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This ongoing trend of outflows suggests that
investors may be reallocating their assets away
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from ether and towards other opportunities,
possibly including the robust inflows into
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Bitcoin ETFs.
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Bitcoin traded down 1.54% over the past 24
hours to $63,077, while ether slid 2.26% to
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change hands at $2,689 at the time of writing.
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These price movements are in line with the
recent trends in fund flows, indicating a
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cautious yet optimistic market sentiment.
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That wraps up our top story for today.
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Stay tuned for more updates on Bitcoin, crypto,
and AI data centers.
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I am Roni, and you are listening to Bitcoin &
AI Data Centers.
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Let's move on to our next topic.
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Bitcoin could be at the precipice of another
parabolic rise, which may lead to a price
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target of $260,000 by the end of 2024.
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This bold prediction comes as Bitcoin's price
is struggling to maintain bullish momentum
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despite moving above $62,000 for the first time
in August.
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However, one analyst believes Bitcoin is
approaching a potential breakout that will
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result in six-figure prices.
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Gert van Lagen, an independent technical
analyst, appears confident that the current
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price action for Bitcoin will have an explosive
outcome.
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In an August 27th post on X, van Lagen
highlights the formation of a parabolic curve,
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where Bitcoin has continued to rise in a
step-like formation.
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The chart also illustrates the formation of a
rare cup-and-handle pattern on the weekly
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chart, a pattern that has taken shape over
almost three years, dating back to October
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2021.
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A successful breakout from a cup-and-handle
pattern can trigger a parabolic rise since the
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pattern
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confirms a trend bottom and then a
higher sideways consolidation during its
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development.
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The success rate of a cup-and-handle pattern is
also very high at ninety-five percent,
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according to Tom Bulkowski, a well-known trader
and creator of Thepatternsite.com.
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In the parabolic curve, base one was formed at
the market bottom in November 2022.
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A recovery from the market bottom at $15,460 to
$25,290 confirmed base two.
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Bitcoin’s sideways consolidation between
$30,000 and $25,000 during April 2023 and
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September 2023 led to base three.
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Moving forward, Bitcoin witnessed its first
parabolic rise of one hundred ninety-eight
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percent, reaching a new all-time high of
$73,737 in March 2024.
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Over the past few weeks, the Bitcoin to United
States Dollar chart has printed the formation
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of base four, which is the final phase of the
parabolic curve.
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Base four is also the “handle” part of the
cup-and-handle pattern, which is approaching a
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breakout simultaneously.
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Once Bitcoin breaches above base four, the
analyst expects “the steepest kind of ascent
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Bitcoin has ever witnessed,” or a blow-off-top
rally.
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By the end of 2024, the price target is above
$260,000, which is a three hundred twelve
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percent gain from Bitcoin’s current prices.
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Bitcoin price, crossing above its previous
all-time high range at over $70,000, will not
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be without a few consequences for futures
traders.
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Data from CoinGlass suggests a large
liquidation event will occur once Bitcoin
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crosses $70,493.
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As observed, short liquidations amount to $7.18
billion at that price as of August 27th.
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Similarly, at $72,581, another $6.54 billion in
short positions will be liquidated, which means
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the futures market is still strongly positioned
between both bullish and bearish traders.
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However, the long-to-short accounts turned
strongly bullish over the past twenty-four
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hours despite Bitcoin’s price slump.
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The data indicates that fifty-seven point one
nine percent of the accounts are currently
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long.
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Yet, the taker buy-to-sell volume between long
and short traders was closely matched, as the
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long-to-short ratio remained at one point zero
one.
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Cointelegraph reported a similar prediction for
Bitcoin by another analyst, who predicted
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Bitcoin to reach as high as $150,000 by the end
of 2024.
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Real Vision analyst Jame Coutts touted a
familiar tone where he expected Bitcoin price
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action to enter “batshit season,” or the
“banana zone.”
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A banana zone is defined as a parabolic rally
where price and volume witness a significant
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escalation, which triggers collective market
interest and, hence, a further continuation of
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exponential rise.
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Additionally, Smithson With, a Bitcoin
researcher, also shared a study that correctly
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called Bitcoin’s peak from previous bull
cycles.
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With’s price targets varied over the course of
2025, but the minimum expected price is
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$164,173 by January 1, 2025.
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Overall, these predictions follow a similar
pattern where Bitcoin is expected to move
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rapidly once its previous all-time high is
breached.
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In response to the growing threat of
cryptocurrency hacks, a team of ethical hackers
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has created an elite Security Alliance team,
also known as SEAL, to strengthen defenses and
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prevent breaches worse than those in 2023.
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The anti-hack response team, SEAL, led by white
hat hacker and Paradigm researcher Samczsun,
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has received over 900 hack-related tickets
since their launch in August 2023.
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To make protocols more resilient to
cyberattacks, the initiative will create a
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battleground for white hat hackers and emerging
protocols.
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This was announced by Samczsun during his
keynote at the Web3 Summit in Berlin.
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He stated, “We envision a future where we host
live adversarial environments for protocols and
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researchers to stress test their protocols.
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This way, the teams can pass through protocol
and make sure that it functions under
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high-intensity situations.
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But also, researchers can test their skills in
being a black hat or a white hat.”
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The initiative’s first event, Battle.net, will
be hosted at the DeFi Security Summit at Devcon
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between November 7 and 9.
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This white hat initiative comes nearly a month
after a hacker stole over $230 million from
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WazirX, an Indian cryptocurrency exchange, in
the second-largest cryptocurrency hack of 2024
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so far.
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White hats, or ethical hackers, could be
committing crimes by aiming to rescue stolen
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funds.
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This is because numerous global laws prohibit
people from accessing computer systems without
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authorization, which would make rescuing stolen
smart contract funds illegal.
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To protect white hat hackers from unjust legal
consequences, SEAL published the Whitehat Safe
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Harbor Agreement, a legal framework providing
financial assistance to white hats facing legal
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action.
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Samczsun explained, “We also prepared some
defenses for the white hat by partnering with
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the Security Researcher Legal Defense Fund.
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The Security Researcher Legal Defense Fund is
another nonprofit whose mission is to provide
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grants to security researchers interfacing with
legal issues.”
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The anti-hack initiative comes during a crucial
time when crypto hackers are threatening to
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surpass the previous year’s achievements.
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By February 29, over $200 million had been lost
to hacks year-to-date, reflecting a more than
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fifteen percent increase compared to the same
period in 2023, when $173 million worth of
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digital assets were stolen.
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Hackers could surpass the previous year if the
current pace of exploits continues, according
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to Mar Guimenez-Aguilar, the lead security
architect at Halborn cybersecurity firm.
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The cybersecurity expert told Cointelegraph,
“Considering the number and severity of attacks
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in 2024 so far, there have been approximately
14 incidents among the top 100 hacks, averaging
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nearly two attacks per month.
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If this trend continues, the total could reach
about 24 attacks by year-end, slightly
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surpassing the total for 2023.”
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Nearly eighty percent of cryptocurrencies never
recover in pricing after a hack or exploit,
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according to a report by onchain security firm
Immunefi.
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This devaluation often causes more damage to
projects than the exploit itself.
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The market capitalization of artificial
intelligence and big data cryptocurrency
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projects and tokens has surged by seventy-nine
point seven percent over the past three weeks,
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reflecting renewed confidence among crypto
investors.
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On August 6th, the total market cap of AI and
big data crypto projects recorded a yearly low
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of eighteen point two one billion dollars,
primarily due to its indirect reliance on the
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underperforming price of Bitcoin and crypto
markets in general.
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At the time, Bitcoin’s price fell sharply under
fifty thousand dollars, according to data from
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Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView.
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According to CoinMarketCap data, the AI and big
data token ecosystem replicated Bitcoin’s price
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recovery and saw its market cap comfortably
exceed thirty-eight billion dollars on August
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25th.
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As of August 27th, top AI and big data tokens
in terms of market capitalization include Near
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Protocol, which is worth five point five
billion dollars, Internet Computer at three
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point eight billion dollars, Artificial
Superintelligence Alliance at three point four
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billion dollars, and Bittensor at two point
eight billion dollars.
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Market volatility negatively impacted
investors’ sentiment during this time, as the
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Crypto Fear and Greed Index by Alternative dot
me reached 'extreme fear' levels.
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However, the sentiment returned to 'neutral' as
markets began recovering and crypto investors
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sought to recoup losses.
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The Fear and Greed Index aims to measure the
emotions of crypto investors and can now serve
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as a useful indicator for making investment
decisions.
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Onchain analytics platform Lookonchain observed
the big gains and noted strange whale
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transaction behavior in Artificial
Superintelligence Alliance in an August 26th X
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post.
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It noted that a whale 'seemed to regret
selling' at a lower price before spending two
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point three eight million Tether to repurchase
one point seven nine million Artificial
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Superintelligence Alliance tokens from Binance
at a higher price of one dollar and
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thirty-three cents on August 25th.
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Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission
has issued Quidax, an Africa-based
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cryptocurrency exchange, its first provisional
operating license.
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This development signals the beginning of
formal recognition and regulatory oversight for
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the country’s digital asset industry.
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According to a press release shared with
Cointelegraph, the SEC’s license permits Quidax
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to operate as a registered cryptocurrency
exchange in Nigeria.
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Quidax said the SEC’s approval is a “shot of
adrenaline” for the Nigerian cryptocurrency
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community, encouraging further innovation and
expansion.
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Buchi Okoro, the co-founder and CEO of Quidax,
praised the Securities and Exchange Commission,
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particularly under the new leadership of
Emomotimi Agama, for its decisive action to
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bring order, confidence, and investor
protection to the Nigerian cryptocurrency
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industry.
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The regulatory approval now enables Quidax to
collaborate with banks and other financial
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institutions, pending the Central Bank of
Nigeria’s approval.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission’s
licensing follows a comprehensive amendment to
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its rules on June 21, covering digital asset
issuance, offering platforms, exchange, and
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custody.
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A notable part of the regulatory overhaul is
the introduction of the Accelerated Regulatory
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Incubation Programme designed to help virtual
assets service providers align with new
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regulatory requirements.
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Despite these advancements, there was initial
concern that the stringent licensing
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requirements might significantly reduce the
number of local cryptocurrency exchanges.
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The Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission
mandates a minimum upfront capital requirement
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of five hundred million naira, approximately
five hundred fifty-six thousand six hundred
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twenty dollars, and a current Fidelity
Insurance Bond covering at least twenty-five
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percent of the stipulated minimum paid-up
capital for both digital asset exchanges and
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digital assets offering platforms.
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Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy, has
consistently ranked high in global
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cryptocurrency adoption.
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According to a recent survey of fifteen
countries, Nigeria boasts the world’s most
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cryptocurrency-aware population.
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Chainalysis’ 2023 Cryptocurrency Geography
Report placed Nigeria second in cryptocurrency
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adoption among one hundred fifty-four
countries, underscoring its critical role in
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the global digital asset ecosystem.
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However, despite the high adoption rate, the
anticipated influx of foreign cryptocurrency
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investment has not materialized as expected.
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The new regulatory framework and Quidax’s
licensing could potentially alter this
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trajectory by providing a more stable and
secure environment for both local and
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international investors.