Arthur Hayes, former CEO of Bitmex and current CIO of Maelstrom, has predicted the geopolitical and economic dynamics that will be taken to equilibrate the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the Japanese yen might propel bitcoin prices to $1 million. Hayes states that eventually, the U.S. will be forced to act by printing…
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This week, the Japanese yen plummeted to its lowest point since 1990 against the U.S. dollar, weighed down by Japan’s monetary policy and uncertain economic indicators from the United States. Japanese Yen’s Rapid Decline Triggers Talk of Market Intervention The yen’s sharp drop to 158.283 per dollar signals a substantial downturn for the currency. This…
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Marcus said there’s still no universal protocol when it comes to transferring money, unlike information which can be shared via email. While information today can be easily transferred over the internet via email or text, global payments have remained in the “fax era,” according to the former president of PayPal. In a Sept. 11 interview with…
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The CEO of asset management firm Devere Group says the world is shifting “away from a dollar-dominated financial system.” Emphasizing that a shift away from U.S. dollar influence “could have positive implications for Asian economies,” he described: “With the dollar losing its stranglehold, Asian economies would also likely experience a diversification of reserve currencies, paving…
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In the first half of 2023, eye-opening statistics reveal that bitcoin (BTC), the leading cryptocurrency, demonstrated remarkable performance by surpassing various significant assets such as the Nasdaq Index, Nikkei 225 Index, Dow Jones, S&P 500, Russell 2000, spot gold, the U.S. Dollar Index, and the Japanese yen, among numerous others. Moreover, amidst the top assets…
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While the greenback has been rising higher, the Japanese yen tapped a 24-year low and Japan decided to intervene in foreign exchange markets (forex) for the first time since 1998. Reports say the Bank of Japan conducted the first forex intervention in 24 years, after the Japanese central bank kept its benchmark bank rate suppressed…
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U.S. dollar strength is waning as traders hope for critical levels to break to exit Bitcoin’s “no trade zone.” Bitcoin (BTC) showed strength at the June 8 Wall Street open as impatient traders waited for a trend to emerge. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Bitcoin still in “no trade zone” Data from Cointelegraph…
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