Author: Antoinette Turner

I have been working as a cryptocurrency writer for over two years and have established myself as one of the best in the field. I have a deep understanding of the technology and market dynamics of this rapidly evolving industry. I have created numerous infographics and videos that have been widely shared across the internet.
5 reasons bitcoin price could hit $100,000 in 2021 as Tudor Jones buys
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5 reasons bitcoin price could hit $100,000 in 2021 as Tudor Jones buys

Mark Yusko, the CEO and chief investment officer at Morgan Creek Capital Management, shared several reasons he thinks bitcoin's price will hit $100,000 by the end of 2021.Yusko said it would be "perfectly logical" for bitcoin to hit $400,000 to $500,000 if its market capitalization moves toward that of gold.The call comes after the legendary investor Paul Tudor Jones' recent disclosure that he's built a stake of bitcoin futures, making him the latest investment mogul to buy the cryptocurrency.Click here for more BI Prime stories. With the legendary investor Paul Tudor Jones disclosing purchases of bitcoin futures for the first time, it's become increasingly clear that market denizens who were once skeptical about the cryptocurrency are revisiting their stance.But Mark Yusko, the CEO and ...
A hedge-fund chief overseeing $2 billion shares 5 reasons he sees bitcoin surging 900% by the end of 2021 as Paul Tudor Jones dives into the asset | Currency News | Financial and Business News
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A hedge-fund chief overseeing $2 billion shares 5 reasons he sees bitcoin surging 900% by the end of 2021 as Paul Tudor Jones dives into the asset | Currency News | Financial and Business News

Reuters / Dado Ruvic Mark Yusko, the CEO and chief investment officer at Morgan Creek Capital Management, shared several reasons he thinks bitcoin's price will hit $100,000 by the end of 2021. Yusko said it would be "perfectly logical" for bitcoin to hit $400,000 to $500,000 if its market capitalization moves toward that of gold. The call comes after the legendary investor Paul Tudor Jones' recent disclosure that he's built a stake of bitcoin futures, making him the latest investment mogul to buy the cryptocurrency. Click here for more BI Prime stories. With the legendary investor Paul Tudor Jones disclosing purchases of bitcoin futures for the first time, it's become increasingly clear that market denizens who were once skeptical about the cryptocurrency are revisiting their stance. But M...
Crypto market grows by $13 billion as bitcoin breaks the $10,000 threshold for the first time since February | Currency News | Financial and Business News
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Crypto market grows by $13 billion as bitcoin breaks the $10,000 threshold for the first time since February | Currency News | Financial and Business News

Reuters The cryptocurrency market added $13 billion in value over the past day as bitcoin jumped more than 6% Thursday evening. Bitcoin has rallied more than 100% from its March 16 low and has eclipsed $10,000 for the first time since February. The three major reasons for the move include anticipation of the next bitcoin halving, institutional investors adding exposure, and the perception that bitcoin would protect against a surge in inflation. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. Bitcoin jumped 6% on Thursday, causing a $13 billion surge in market value for the entire cryptocurrency market, according to data from Coindesk. The entire cryptocurrency market is worth a combined $267 billion as of Friday morning, data from CoinMarketCap shows.  The top three...
Hedge funds posted their best month since the financial crisis in April amid the torrid market rebound | Currency News | Financial and Business News
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Hedge funds posted their best month since the financial crisis in April amid the torrid market rebound | Currency News | Financial and Business News

Spencer Platt/Getty Images Hedge funds posted their best month in more than a decade as March's lows gave way to a resounding rally through April. Eurekahedge's Hedge Fund Index gained 3.7% last month, its biggest jump since May 2009. A combination of Federal Reserve action, risk-on attitude, and optimism toward COVID-19 vaccine trials pushed investors back into the stock market. Major US indexes posted their best month since 1987 and rallied out of bear market territory.  Nearly 80% of the index's members gained in April, with 10% of managers posting double-digit returns. Eurekahedge's North American Hedge Fund Index jumped 5.4%, while its European peer gained 3.5%. The index for Asia excluding Japan posted the biggest regional win with a 6.5% return, while the Japan-focused hedg...
From precious metals to loans on the brink of default: Investors are flocking to these assets after the coronavirus market meltdown
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From precious metals to loans on the brink of default: Investors are flocking to these assets after the coronavirus market meltdown

Mike Segar/Reuters Periods of widespread selling and cash-hoarding shifted the sands of the investing landscape to reveal new opportunities. Several of Wall Street's biggest firms are raising billions of dollars to pile into distressed debt, viewing the Federal Reserve's relief measures as a backstop for ailing corporations. Significant spending on coronavirus relief measures will drag on global currencies, Bank of America projected, setting gold up to skyrocket through the economic downturn. Even bitcoin is breaching key thresholds, and some investors are turning to the volatile asset for the first time "as a hedge against currency wars," Ed Moya, senior market analyst at OANDA, wrote Thursday. Visit the Business Insider homepage for more stories. Weeks of indiscr...
Elon Musk tried to help explain Bitcoin to J.K. Rowling in a bizarre Twitter exchange, and said central banks have made cryptocurrency ‘look solid by comparison’, Business Insider
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Elon Musk tried to help explain Bitcoin to J.K. Rowling in a bizarre Twitter exchange, and said central banks have made cryptocurrency ‘look solid by comparison’, Business Insider

JK Rowling asked Twitter to explain bitcoin to her, and was bombarded by replies – including from Elon Musk. Rowling ultimately gave up engaging with the topic, a decision Musk supported. In the process, he took a swipe at conventional central banks, which he said had undermined their credibility and made even bitcoin “look solid by comparison.” Banks like the Federal Reserve and European Central Bank have pumped trillions of dollars into the global economy via quantitative easing programs. Many of these have been expanded in an attempt to mitigate the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories. Elon Musk intervened in a Twitter thread to attempt to explain bitcoin to J.K. Rowling, and ended up attacking cen...
Coinbase CEO Avoids Mainstream Media, Prefers YouTube, Podcasts and Blogs
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Coinbase CEO Avoids Mainstream Media, Prefers YouTube, Podcasts and Blogs

Brian Armstrong the Coinbase CEO, has joined the list of cryptocurrency executives who prefer to leverage their own blogs and platforms to distribute information to the media, as opposed to direct contact with any journalists. Coinbase CEO, Brian Armstrong noted in a tweet that company leaders seem increasingly unwilling to engage with the mainstream media and prefer to use social media platforms like Youtube, Twitter, and their own blogs. Trend I'm noticing: most execs/CEOs don't want to speak with mainstream media as much as they did even a few years ago. Our customers are on YouTube/podcasts/social media - not reading mainstream media. And companies are able to control their own distribution channels. — Brian Armstrong (@brian_armstrong) May 21, 2020 Coinbase CEO Circumvents...
A crypto investor lost nearly $250,000 after his chosen fund collapsed during the coronavirus sell-off, Business Insider
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A crypto investor lost nearly $250,000 after his chosen fund collapsed during the coronavirus sell-off, Business Insider

caption Representations of virtual currency Bitcoin and U.S. dollar banknotes are seen in this picture illustration source Reuters An investor in cryptocurrency hedge funds saw nearly 99% of a $250,000 investment wiped out after his chosen fund collapsed during the market meltdown. “I don’t really know what happened,” Vlad Matveev told the Financial Times. Matveev detailed Cryptolab Capital’s explanation in a Medium blog post: the fund took a leveraged position in March, and a lack of liquidity and rejection of sell orders stopped it from pulling out when crypto prices tanked. Crypto hedge funds lost an average of 26% in March, while traditional hedge funds lost about 8%, the Financial Times said, citing HFR data. Visit Busines...
Singapore State Investor Temasek Joins Libra Association, Facebook’s Global Digital Currency Project
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Singapore State Investor Temasek Joins Libra Association, Facebook’s Global Digital Currency Project

Singapore’s state investor, Temasek Holdings has officially been named a member of the Facebook-backed digital currency project Libra. Temasek as a portfolio value of 313 billion Singapore dollars (roughly $219 billion), making it one of the more prominent backers of Libra.      The Libra Association, an independent group based in Switzerland has also welcomed crypto investor Paradigm and Slow Ventures, a private equity firm.    Facebook, the company behind Libra, announced the digital currency initiative in 2018, which took the world by storm with its controversial project. With the ICO bubble having expanded exponentially in 2017, the public started to become aware of cryptocurrencies. Digital currency and cryptocurrency were still seen in the light of being scandalous, illicit, and unf...
Visa Applies for Blockchain-Based Digital Currency Patent to Potentially Remove Physical Currency
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Visa Applies for Blockchain-Based Digital Currency Patent to Potentially Remove Physical Currency

Visa applied for a new patent application to create a blockchain-based digital currency on a centralized computer, according to a publication by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).     The patent was originally filed in November 2019, and was described as “Digital Fiat Currency.” The US dollar was mentioned as one of the fiat currencies to be used potentially, although the patent could also apply to other central bank digital currencies including the pound, yen, and the euro.    Filed by Simon J. Hurry and Alexander Pierre with the Visa International Service Association, the application noted that Ethereum could be used as a possible network for the digital currency.   The central entity computer described in the patent will receive requests with details including the serial numbe...