Neueste Heute 02.05.2024 01.05.2024
Renewed Regulatory Pressure On Bitcoin Is No Surprise
03.05.2024, 00:05 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Renewed Regulatory Pressure On Bitcoin Is No Surprise Authored by Mark E. Jeftovic via bombthrower.com, Nor will it change anything over the long haul… We’ve always said that the rise of Bitcoin and non-state fintech was a monetary regime change, and that it would be naive to expect the entrenched “powers that be” and incumbent establishment...
Bitcoin ETFs Suffer Worst Day Ever
02.05.2024, 16:37 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Bitcoin ETFs Suffer Worst Day Ever Despite the lack of total carnage in spot bitcoin prices, yesterday was an ugly (nay the ugliest) day for the newly minted ETFs (although bitcoin is down over 10% this week). Most notably, BlackRock’s ETF saw around $37 million in outflows for the first time, while the remaining spot Bitcoin ETFs collectively notched...
FOMC Leaves Rates Unchanged (As Expected), Says QT Taper To Start In June
01.05.2024, 20:03 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - FOMC Leaves Rates Unchanged (As Expected), Says QT Taper To Start In June Since the last FOMC meeting, on March 20th, gold has been the biggest outperformer (interesting along with dollar strength), while stocks, bonds, and crude (and crypto) have all been sold (with bonds and oil equally ugly)... Source: Bloomberg And since March 20th, US macro data...
The Great Gold Vs Bitcoin Debate: ZeroHedge Presents Roubini And Schiff Against Scaramucci And Vorhees
01.05.2024, 18:10 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - The Great Gold Vs Bitcoin Debate: ZeroHedge Presents Roubini And Schiff Against Scaramucci And Vorhees Proponents of gold and bitcoin often hail from the same ideological background: Austrian economists, dollar bears, Libertarians tired of State manipulation of fiat currencies and, generally, the anti-Fed crowd. Yet shared principles have not eased...
DoJ Charges 'Bitcoin Jesus' With Tax Fraud
01.05.2024, 00:23 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - DoJ Charges 'Bitcoin Jesus' With Tax Fraud Authored by Turner Wright via CoinTelegraph.com, The early crypto investor, often called ‘Bitcoin Jesus,’ faces extradition to the U.S. after being charged with evading nearly $50 million in taxes. Officials with the United States Department of Justice announced charges against early Bitcoin investor Roger...
Gold Flowers Amid April 'Stagflation' Showers; Stocks, Bonds, & Crypto Crushed
30.04.2024, 22:01 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Gold Flowers Amid April 'Stagflation' Showers; Stocks, Bonds, & Crypto Crushed The final day of April was really ugly: ECI way hotter than expected (spooked markets), Case-Shiller home prices soared far more than expected (spooked markets more), Chicago PMI puked (while prices paid increased), Consumer Confidence crashed, and Dallas Fed Services slumped...
Disappointing Volume For Hong Kong Crypto ETFs Launch, Issuers Unfazed By SEC's 'ETH-Security' Debacle
30.04.2024, 14:34 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Disappointing Volume For Hong Kong Crypto ETFs Launch, Issuers Unfazed By SEC's 'ETH-Security' Debacle The recently approved Hong Kong Bitcoin spot ETFs began trading today, but saw relatively low volume on their first day. The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) approved 6 total spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs last week. Bitcoin Magazine's...
US Futures Dip On Last Day Of April, First Down Month Of 2024
30.04.2024, 14:16 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - US Futures Dip On Last Day Of April, First Down Month Of 2024 US equity futures dropped, and European markets were mixed on the last day of the month amid concerns the Fed may stick to its hawkish messaging at its meeting on Wednesday. As of 7:40am, S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures were down 0.1% while Europe’s Stoxx 600 index retreated 0.4%, while Asian...
When Life Imitates Apocalypse Culture...
29.04.2024, 13:23 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - When Life Imitates Apocalypse Culture... Authored by Mark Jeftovic via BombThrower.com, Real world “cancer cure” eerily mirrors zombie flick setup If anybody remembers the opening segment from the Will Smith zombie apocalypse flick I Am Legend, it starts with a comically ironic scene wherein a precocious female scientist, endearingly played by...
Stablecoin Volumes Are Tracking A Record $15 Trillion On Ethereum Alone
29.04.2024, 04:45 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Stablecoin Volumes Are Tracking A Record $15 Trillion On Ethereum Alone By Marcel Kasumovich, Deputy CIO of Coinbase Asset Management Crypto sparked a renaissance in real-time payments. Sleepy you say? Time for a wake-up call – payment solutions are at the cutting edge of crypto’s integration into the mainstream, and it has plenty of competition...
The Teams Are Set For World War III
27.04.2024, 18:50 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - The Teams Are Set For World War III Authored by Toby Rogers via The Brownstone Institute, I’ve seen some crazy things over the last few years but this is off-the-charts insane. Last week, Michael E. Mann spoke at the EcoHeath Alliance: Green Planet One Health Benefit 2024. Just to recap who each of these players are: Michael E. Mann is the creator...
SEC Expected To Deny Spot Ether ETFs In May, Consensys Sues Over 'Security' Status
26.04.2024, 02:46 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - SEC Expected To Deny Spot Ether ETFs In May, Consensys Sues Over 'Security' Status There are increasing doubts among industry insiders that the SEC will approved Spot Ether ETFs in May, according to a report from Reuters. According to four people who participated, recent meetings between issuers and the SEC have been one-sided and agency staff have...
The Infamous 'Buy Bitcoin' Pad Just Sold For More Than $1 Million At Auction
25.04.2024, 18:05 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - The Infamous 'Buy Bitcoin' Pad Just Sold For More Than $1 Million At Auction $1.027 million...or about 16 bitcoin. That's what the infamous 'Buy Bitcoin' scribble drawing on a yellow legal pad, once held up at a televised Congressional testimony behind Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, just sold for at auction, according to Bloomberg. The report...
'Stagflationary' GDP Data Sparks Market Turmoil, Rate-Cut Hopes Crushed
25.04.2024, 15:00 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - 'Stagflationary' GDP Data Sparks Market Turmoil, Rate-Cut Hopes Crushed Weaker than expected growth and hotter than expected prices... the perfect example of a central banker's nemesis: Stagflation... and the market is very unhappy about it. Rate-cut expectations have dropped back near cycle lows (for 2024 and 2025)... Source: Bloomberg Treasury yields...
VIP: Backstage Access, Private Dinner At ZeroHedge Crypto Debate Featuring Schiff, Roubini, Scaramucci And Voorhees
24.04.2024, 00:09 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - VIP: Backstage Access, Private Dinner At ZeroHedge Crypto Debate Featuring Schiff, Roubini, Scaramucci And Voorhees On May 3, ZeroHedge is partnering with Crypto Banter to bring together top macroeconomic minds to debate Cryptocurrency: is it the financial engine of the future or a worthless bubble? In the anti-crypto corner is the man whose name is...
'Buy All The Things' - Dismal Data Lifts Rate-Hike Odds As Markets Ignore Price-Pressures
23.04.2024, 16:37 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - 'Buy All The Things' - Dismal Data Lifts Rate-Hike Odds As Markets Ignore Price-Pressures Seemingly choosing to ignore soaring new home sales and median home prices (and wage-related and input cost pressures within the PMI data), US equity markets, bond markets. gold, and crypto are all riopping higher on the 'bad news' decline in Manfacturinag Services...
"Gross Abuse Of Power" - Two SEC Lawyers 'Resign' After Judge's Rebuke In Anti-Crypto Case
22.04.2024, 20:50 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - "Gross Abuse Of Power" - Two SEC Lawyers 'Resign' After Judge's Rebuke In Anti-Crypto Case Score one for 'the law'... In mid-March, a federal judge in Utah took the extremely unusual step of sanctioning the SEC, saying that the regulator abused its authority in a case against crypto platform Digital Licensing Inc., known as DEBT Box. The SEC’s conduct...
Should I Stay Or Should I Go?
21.04.2024, 19:30 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Should I Stay Or Should I Go? By Peter Tchir of Academy Securities Should I Stay or Should I Go? Coming up for air after what was an intense week on the geopolitical and market side of things, I’m really being forced to reconsider my current recommendations (bearish bonds, stocks, and credit). I keep thinking: If I go, there will be trouble And if...
'Dubai's Fyre Festival': Crypto Investors Caught In Chaotic UAE Floods
21.04.2024, 14:47 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - 'Dubai's Fyre Festival': Crypto Investors Caught In Chaotic UAE Floods Via Middle East Eye "This Lamborghini is swimming bro," said influencer Crypto Bitlord, as his sports car battled against heavy rain in Dubai on Tuesday. He was among hundreds of crypto traders and enthusiasts who descended upon the United Arab Emirates city this week for two...
Tech Wrecks As FedSpeak F**ks FOMO-Followers; Gold Hits New Record High
19.04.2024, 22:01 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Tech Wrecks As FedSpeak F**ks FOMO-Followers; Gold Hits New Record High Well, that escalated quickly... In a week characterized by data supporting 'no landing' from a growth perspective and disappointment from a disinflation perspective... Source: Bloomberg This was reinforced by FedSpeak that was without exception - hawkish! As they suddenly realized...
With 'Halving' Imminent, Peter Schiff Says 'Bitcoin Has No Value'
19.04.2024, 15:03 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - With 'Halving' Imminent, Peter Schiff Says 'Bitcoin Has No Value' Via SchiffGold.com, Peter recently appeared on Market Overtime with Oliver Renick for an interview. In their wide-ranging discussion, Peter speaks on monetary policy, the reliability of inflation data, and reasons to avoid Bitcoin. Contrary to the popular narrative, gold’s recent rise...
Hard Money Heat Check
19.04.2024, 13:20 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Hard Money Heat Check Submitted by QTR's Fringe Finance There are few things I like more about NBA basketball than when a player gets so hot that it seems as though they can't miss a shot, no matter where they are shooting from. The legendary video game NBA Jam captured this beautifully, for those that remember. A “heat check” is when a hot player...
What Happened To Bitcoin?
19.04.2024, 12:34 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - What Happened To Bitcoin? Authored by Jeffrey Tucker via The Brownstone Institute, Those who involved themselves in Bitcoin markets after 2017 encountered a different operation and ideal than those who came before. Today, no one much cares about what came before, speaking of 2010-2016. They are only watching the upward price momentum and are thrilled...
Crude-Crash Saves Stocks From CTA-Slaughter; Bonds Bid But Bitcoin Battered
17.04.2024, 22:01 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Crude-Crash Saves Stocks From CTA-Slaughter; Bonds Bid But Bitcoin Battered A volatile day for markets (relatively speaking) with crude and crypto the high- low-lights. Goldman's trading desk (Lee Coppersmith) noted that for the first time all year, it feels like the market is starting to question the strong growth narrative on the back of weaker earnings...
Will The World's Most Pro-Bitcoin Politician Embrace Gold?
17.04.2024, 20:49 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Will The World's Most Pro-Bitcoin Politician Embrace Gold? Via SchiffGold.com, Since Nayib Bukele became president of El Salvador, El Salvador has been in American media and global political discussion more than ever. While much of the attention focuses on Bukele’s mass incarceration of gang members and a decline in homicide of over 70%, Bukele has...
The Bitcoin-Halving Crash-Course – What Is It & Why It Matters
17.04.2024, 15:05 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - The Bitcoin-Halving Crash-Course – What Is It & Why It Matters Authored by Mark Jeftovic via BombThrower.com, The Honey Badger’s fourth halving is special for several reasons. The Bitcoin blockchain is secured by “Proof-of-Work” (PoW) – which is known as “mining”. In simple terms, it uses specialized computers (ASICs) which are optimized...
Futures Rebound After 3 Day Rout As Rates Drop From 2024 Highs
17.04.2024, 14:12 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Futures Rebound After 3 Day Rout As Rates Drop From 2024 Highs US equity futures and European markets are higher, reversing several days of losses after positive earnings from some of Europe’s biggest companies lifted the mood as markets were roiled by a more hawkish outlook for interest rates. Futures on the S&P 500 rose by 0.4% reversing three days...
Dollar & Yields Soar As Fed-Fears Trump WW3-Worries
16.04.2024, 22:03 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Dollar & Yields Soar As Fed-Fears Trump WW3-Worries Mixed data overnight out of China (GDP beat, Retail sales & Industrial production miss) was matched by an equally divergent day of macro in the US with ugly housing data but strong industrial production, but once again the markets were ping-ponged by Fed fears (rate-cuts-off - Fed Vice-Chair Jefferson...
Dollar, Oil, & Gold Jump; Stocks & Bonds Dump As 'WW3-On'-Risk Reignites
15.04.2024, 22:02 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Dollar, Oil, & Gold Jump; Stocks & Bonds Dump As 'WW3-On'-Risk Reignites It was all looking so shiny and BTFD-y - Iran had sent some missiles towards Israeli folks; 'allies' blocked 99% of them; and Israel appeared unlikely top respond 'imminently'. Stocks were up, crypto was up, oil was down as 'WW3-off' meant risk-on. But, then the headlines just...
Hong Kong Approves First Bitcoin & Ether ETFs
15.04.2024, 20:04 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Hong Kong Approves First Bitcoin & Ether ETFs Authored by Helen Partz via CoinTelegraph.com, Hong Kong’s securities regulator reportedly approved the in-kind creation model for Bitcoin and Ether ETFs instead of the cash-create model in the United States. Hong Kong has become the latest country to approve spot exchange-traded funds (ETF) for Bitcoin...
The Only Market Traders Followed During Saturday's Attack On Israel Was Bitcoin
15.04.2024, 00:58 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - The Only Market Traders Followed During Saturday's Attack On Israel Was Bitcoin By Eric Peters, CIO of One River Asset Management The Iranian attack on Israel appeared as an iPhone price alert well before any news service would run the story. That’s how markets work. Crypto is the only liquid asset class that trades on Saturday, so those of us who...
'Retaliation Risk' - What Wall Street Thinks Ahead Of Market Open
14.04.2024, 19:26 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - 'Retaliation Risk' - What Wall Street Thinks Ahead Of Market Open The first actual 'market' response we have seen to Iran's attack on Israel is in crypto, which saw - rather intriguingly - a huge puke as the drones/missiles flew, and then some comeback as the impact of the attack seemed marginal at worst (and for now retaliation remains muted)... Source:...
"China Is About To Start Bidding" - Will Hong Kong Bitcoin ETFs Spark The 'Halving' Rally?
14.04.2024, 14:10 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - "China Is About To Start Bidding" - Will Hong Kong Bitcoin ETFs Spark The 'Halving' Rally? Authored by Zoltan Vardai via CoinTelegraph.com, The potential approval of the first batch of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in Hong Kong could be a big catalyst for Bitcoin’s halving rally, commentators say. Hong Kong could approve 4 Bitcoin ETFs...
It’s Official: Reflation Is Here
13.04.2024, 15:20 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - It’s Official: Reflation Is Here Authored by Jeffrey A. Tucker via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), For months and even years, the mainstream news has sought to spin terrible inflation news. It’s not so bad, it’s just transitional, it’s getting better, it’s not really a problem, and all your gloom about the value of the dollar is in your head...
Gold & The Dollar Surged This Week, Stocks & Crypto Purged As Reflation & WW3-Risk Wreck Rate-Cut Hopes
12.04.2024, 22:01 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Gold & The Dollar Surged This Week, Stocks & Crypto Purged As Reflation & WW3-Risk Wreck Rate-Cut Hopes Inflation fears/promises/threats were realized this week with CPI and PPI hot (yes PPI) and UMich infl exp rising too. Inflation data has been surprising to the upside all year and growth data not so much... Source: Bloomberg ...and that rising inflation...
China Exports Collapse, Prompting Yuan Devaluation Fears
12.04.2024, 19:04 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - China Exports Collapse, Prompting Yuan Devaluation Fears China’s export growth tumbled in March compared to last year, sparking questions about a possible yuan devaluation at a time when China's biggest mercantilist competitor in Asia - Japan - has intentionally cratered its currency. Chinese Exports declined by 7.5% from a year earlier in March...
GODL! Precious Metal Soars Above $2,400 After Sudden Gap Higher
12.04.2024, 03:58 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - GODL! Precious Metal Soars Above $2,400 After Sudden Gap Higher Crypto bulls - at least those who didn't sell previously - have had their day in the sun for the past 3 months as bitcoin and most other fiat alternatives soared, making it clear why, despite the difficult, it can be so very profitable to HODL, especially with the US is approaching the...
The End Of The Neo-Liberal Order
11.04.2024, 05:03 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - The End Of The Neo-Liberal Order Authored by 'Dalwhinnie' via BombThrower.com, It’s no longer about markets. It’s about identity. The historian Prof. Gary Gerstle maintained that the neo liberal order was coming to an end, that free movement of goods, money, ideas and talent characterized the neo liberal order and that it was in the process of losing...
Is Gold Warning Us Or Running With The Markets?
10.04.2024, 18:26 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Is Gold Warning Us Or Running With The Markets? Authored by Michael Lebowitz via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, Having risen by about 40% since last October, Gold is on a moonshot. Many investment professionals consider gold prices to be a macro barometer, measuring the level of anxiety in the economy, inflation, currency, and geopolitics. Therefore, we...
Surveying The Post-CPI Market Carnage...
10.04.2024, 15:03 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Surveying The Post-CPI Market Carnage... The odds of a June Fed rate-cut have been eviscerated by this morning's narrative-crushing CPI prints with the market now pricing a less-than-1-in-5 chance of a cut... Source: Bloomberg This guy got proper-fucked... Someone today placed a record size trade in SOFR futures one day before CPI…baller move 🔥👇...
Markets Suffer Conniptions Ahead Of Crucial Consumer Price Print
09.04.2024, 22:04 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Markets Suffer Conniptions Ahead Of Crucial Consumer Price Print Weird day... no macro, no FedSpeak, no notable geopolitical malarkey and yet, markets had a conniption (early on)... VIX spiked up, modestly reminiscent of last Thursday's manic episode (but we note that the market is implying just a +/-0.8/0.9% implied move in the S&P 500 to tomorrow's...
Something's Breaking...
09.04.2024, 17:02 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Something's Breaking... Last Thursday we got a 'glimpse'... Is today another? No FedSpeak. No Macro. No major geopol issues. But, stocks suddenly puked... Led my MAG7 stocks... Source: Bloomberg Notably, 0-DTE traders were buying puts aggressively out of the gate... Source: SpotGamma As Crypto was slammed... Source: Bloomberg Oil prices tumbled... Source:...
Bitcoin & Bullion Back Near Record Highs As Rate-Cut Bets Battered
08.04.2024, 22:03 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Bitcoin & Bullion Back Near Record Highs As Rate-Cut Bets Battered Ahead of the event risk of CPI, PPI, and FOMC Minutes this week, stocks ambled along while the STIRs market eviscerated more rate-cut hope, sending Treasury yields higher and gold and crypto also soared amid 'policy error' fears and geopolitical tensions. VIX is certainly primed for...
Bitcoin Vs Gold: The Debate Continues
05.04.2024, 13:21 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Bitcoin Vs Gold: The Debate Continues Authored by Douglas French via The Mises Institute, In a few short weeks since SEC approval Inflows into Bitcoin ETF funds had reached just over $59 billion on Good Friday, according to btcetffundflow.com. Meanwhile the unloved and disrespected GLD [gold] ETF holds $54 billion, despite its thousand year pedigree...
Politicians & Regulators Keep Shouting That Crypto Is Synonymous With Fraud. Here's Why They's Wrong
12.12.2023, 21:07 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Politicians & Regulators Keep Shouting That Crypto Is Synonymous With Fraud. Here's Why They's Wrong Authored by Omid Malekan and Brian Whitehurst via Fortune.com, “Rife with fraud, manipulation, and money laundering.” That’s a fair summary of how regulators, legislators, and other critics regularly describe crypto. Such claims are made so...
Bitcoin, Big-Tech, & Bullion Dumped Ahead Of CPI
11.12.2023, 22:03 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Bitcoin, Big-Tech, & Bullion Dumped Ahead Of CPI Today's calm - before the storm of event-risk-catalysts this week - was anything but. Bitcoin was clubbed like a baby seal, Black Gold dumped and pumped, 'Magnificent 7' stocks stumbled, gold was hammered, and NatGas puked. Bonds were quiet (yields small higher) and the dollar rallied modestly. Bitcoin...
Bitcoin Battered As Sen. Warren Unveils Bill To "Crack Down" On Crypto
11.12.2023, 21:10 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Bitcoin Battered As Sen. Warren Unveils Bill To "Crack Down" On Crypto Bitcoin was hit with a double-whammy today with a large liquidation of longs overnight (around $100 million)... Source: CoinGlass ...and then another leg lower as US Senator Elizabeth Warren introduced legislation to address her concerns surrounding the alleged misuse of digital...
Futures Flat As Yields Jump And Yen Plunges
11.12.2023, 14:20 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Futures Flat As Yields Jump And Yen Plunges US equity futures are flat while global markets posted only modest moves at the start of a busy week of economic data and central bank meetings that will test optimism among investors that interest rates will soon head lower. As of 7:55am ET, S&P500 futures contracts fell just under 0.1%, off the session's...
Cryptos Jump, Commodities Dump, & Yield-Curve Slumps In 'Goldilocks' Week
08.12.2023, 22:03 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Cryptos Jump, Commodities Dump, & Yield-Curve Slumps In 'Goldilocks' Week Reality set in this week that the 'goldilocks' narrative is not compatible with the massive rate-cuts priced-in for next year. As Goldman warned: "...it may be hard to justify more than 75bp of cumulative easing without weaker growth. A recession could clearly motivate a much...