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news-imageOctober 14, 2024

Man Who Accidentally Threw Hard Drive Containing 8,000 Bitcoins Worth Half A Billion Dollars In Landfill Sues Local City Council For Not Excavating The Site

James Howells, etched in the history books for accidentally discarding Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), which is worth more than half a billion dollars today, took a major step in retrieving them. What Happened: In a last-ditch effort, the Wales-based software engineer filed a lawsuit against Newport City Council for roughly 495.31 million British pounds, or about $647 million, in damages for repeatedly denying his request to excavate the landfill site housing the discarded hard drive, which contains around 8,000 units of Bitcoin, as reported by WalesOnline.
Publisher: Benzinga
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Spot Bitcoin ETFs Bleed: 6,700 BTC Exit Amidst Largest Outflow In Months

Amid a wider readjusting of market expectations for interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve (Fed) for 2025, investors withdrew a record $680 million from Bitcoin ETFs on Thursday, the highest outflow in a single day since January's approval of these investment funds. Grayscale And Bitwise Bitcoin ETFs Experience 8% Decline As Bitcoin ETFs faced this outflow, the price declined, dropping another 5% to trade around $97,400 to close the week.

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December 21, 2024

Bitcoin Dips 7%, $1.17B Lost in Crypto Bloodbath

The crypto market is reeling from a massive sell-off as Bitcoin and other major cryptocurrencies experience significant losses. Over the past 24 hours, a total of 361,972 traders were liquidated, leading to over $1.17 billion in losses.

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December 21, 2024

Bitcoin Drops, But Forecasts Predict $118,000 Before 2025

The world of cryptocurrencies is in turmoil as mentions of "Buy the Dip" on social media reach their highest level in eight months. According to recent data, this trend was observed after the price of BTC fell below the psychological threshold of $100,000 on December 19, 2024.

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December 21, 2024

Bitcoin Fails To Rise Back To $100k

Bitcoin struggles to recover from the big drop. It fell down to $92,000 as we predicted in our analysis yesterday. Though BTC has moved up by 5%, it still lies in a danger zone. Let's analyse market metrics to understand what is happening and what to expect.

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December 21, 2024

Is This The Bottom? Experts Weigh In On Bitcoin 13% Dip And Potential Recovery

Bitcoin (BTC) is experiencing its first seven-day decline in eight weeks, prompted by hawkish signals from the US Federal Reserve (Fed) that have led traders to sell off the asset, which has more than doubled in value this year. Bitcoin Rebounds To $97,500 After Historic ETF Outflow The market's leading cryptocurrency saw a drop of as much as 5.3% to $92,149 on Friday, following a record high of just above $108,000 earlier in the week.

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December 21, 2024

Bitcoin ETF Outflows Lead to Price Crash Below $96K

Bitcoin's price recently experienced a sharp drop after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's comments during the latest Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting rattled investor confidence. Powell's remarks on inflation and the potential slowing of rate cuts in 2025 triggered a major correction in Bitcoin's price, causing it to plummet by over $13,000 in just a few days.

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December 21, 2024

Bitcoin Whales Scoop Up $1 Billion Worth of BTC During Dip

The cryptocurrency market has endured a significant sell-off that saw its total market capitalization plunge by over $600 billion before it started recovering. In a sell-off that saw Bitcoin drip from a new high around $108,000 to a $92,000 low. The cryptocurrency has, however, since started recovering and despite still being down more than 6.

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December 21, 2024

Over $2.6 Billion in Options Expiring Today: What It Means for Bitcoin and Ethereum

The cryptocurrency market is facing a significant event, with over $2.6 billion in Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) options contracts set to expire. This large volume of expiring options has the potential to trigger short-term price volatility for both assets, particularly as both Bitcoin and Ethereum have recently seen declines.

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December 20, 2024

MicroStrategy Debt Safe Unless Bitcoin Collapses for Seven Years: Scaramucci

Concerns surrounding MicroStrategy's Bitcoin strategy and debt obligations have been labeled as exaggerated by Anthony Scaramucci, founder of SkyBridge Capital. Speaking in an interview, Scaramucci dismissed the fears of a financial collapse tied to MicroStrategy's substantial Bitcoin holdings and debt structure, explaining that only a prolonged and systemic Bitcoin crash spanning several years would destabilize

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December 20, 2024

Bitcoin's 2024 Surge: Bloomberg Expert Warns of Potential Limits

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December 20, 2024

Tokyo-Based Metaplanet Secures $60.6 Million for Bitcoin Treasury

Japanese investment firm Metaplanet Inc. has raised $60.6 million (9.5 billion yen) through two bond issuances to bolster its bitcoin (BTC) holdings. Metaplanet Completes $60.6 Million Bond Issuance for Bitcoin Purchases The Tokyo-based company announced the completion of its fifth bond series issuance on Dec. 20, raising 5 billion yen.

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