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It’s been a tough few weeks for holders of Bitcoin. Not long ago you could, with a little effort, make a reasonable case that it was a bit like gold. Digital gold.

Bitcoin may be down 30% from its all-time high in October, but the long-term outlook remains unchanged.

Japan’s impending interest rate hike is set to reshape Bitcoin’s future, impacting liquidity and global asset strategies for cryptocurrency investors.

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Three-month-old protocol Yield Basis activated its fee switch on Thursday. Crypto protocols have faced increasing pressure to share revenue with investors. “You will inevitably have the token performing very badly if you don’t have closed-loop economics,” founder Michael Egorov said.

MSTR stock has the most lofty average price target of any large-cap stock on Wall Street. Does it deserve it?

Metaplanet has gone from $600 million in unrealised profits to $530 million in losses. Strategy has shrunk from a 79% premium to trading at a 15.5% discount to Bitcoin NAV. Three major treasury companies now hold Bitcoin that they bought above $100,000.

Authorities have flagged 13,827 illicit sites since 2020. We chart the losses and explain how tighter enforcement could shift hashrate and miner margins.

Strive Asset Management warned MSCI that its plan to exclude bitcoin-heavy companies from major benchmarks could create inconsistent results due to differing accounting standards.