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Is investing in a bear market in crypto a good idea? Situation as of June 27

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Is investing in a bear market in crypto a good idea? Experts told about the dangers of investing in digital assets during a bear market and named some projects to watch out for

Everyone understands what causes a bear market in crypto. This is due to current world events. Cryptocurrency investing is a risky business. Even at a time when the market is growing steadily, there are plenty of dangers faced by their owners. Now that the market has entered a bearish phase and analysts are predicting even greater declines, cryptocurrency investments pose more and more risks.

Investors consider less risky products or take wait-and-see positions. However, even during the correction and the bear market, there are projects that may be interesting. What are the dangers of investing in altcoins in a downtrend? Tokens to watch out for.

A bankrupt portfolio in the longest bear market in crypto

Even with proper risk management, high-risk strategies are good for growth markets, but hardly justified in periods of recession and turbulence. The situation with Celsius and other major crypto platforms highlights the need for prudent risk management and careful project selection.

The crypto market may also have been affected by macroeconomic conditions, not just the problems of Celsius and 3AC. Against the backdrop of tighter Fed policies and even just expectations of a key rate hike, many investors are trying to get rid of high-risk assets. In such an environment, the liquidity of many tokens is decreasing, making their prices more sensitive to “whale” selling.

While some tokens may seem interesting in the short term (e.g., Avalanche), it is worth looking at the portfolios of large cryptocurrency companies that have crashed, such as Three Arrows Capital. But be aware that buying anything on this list is a bad idea.

Rare exceptions

Right now, on the bitcoin chart, the upper and lower limits of price fluctuations form a large wedge that could end with a bullish rise to the $26-27k level. If that happens, many altcoins could skyrocket by tens or even hundreds of percent.

Of interest are the coins of the decentralized exchanges DYDX, UNI, 1INCH. Large volumes have come in and large investors are likely hoping for growth in these tokens, Podolyan said. The whales on UNI (Uniswap native coin) have been especially strong, buying nearly $100 million worth of tokens in a short time.

The cryptocurrency waves is also worth a look. This altcoin can lag behind the main market, but then “shoot up” very strongly while the whole market “cools down”.

Waiting position

The cryptocurrency market is in a complete bearish trend. Any price impulse in such a situation should only be considered for finding an entry point for a short position or for profit taking.

Since mid-June, bitcoin has been in a “price channel” – a structure on the chart that often marks some pause before further movement within the global trend, in this case a downtrend. The condition for the cryptocurrency to continue falling is the exit from the upper boundary, the collection of liquidity, and the following return. After that, quotations head to the lower boundary and go further to the lower targets. The nearest bitcoin targets are $19.0k and $17.4k.

Negative sentiment in the global market also plays an important role: investors are looking for salvation from recessionary risks in the rising U.S. dollar, the specialist explained. Only the U.S., despite the problems in the economy, can offer stability and rising interest rates.

In the current situation it is extremely risky to buy coins. Now it is better to take a wait-and-see attitude or not to buy anything but BTC and ETH, because they are the only coins that can survive a bear market, which may last for the next two years.

Now you know how to make money in a bear market crypto. But remember that all investment decisions must be balanced.

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Coinbase holds 5% of all Bitcoin in existence: Data

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Blockchain intelligence platform Arkham recently identified that crypto exchange Coinbase holds almost 1 million Bitcoin (BTC) in its wallets. The coins are worth more than $25 billion at current market prices for BTC. 

According to Arkham, the exchange’s holdings amount to almost 5% of all existing Bitcoin. Arkham said that Coinbase holds a total of 947,755 BTC. At the moment, Bitcoin’s circulating supply is around 19,493,537, according to coin information website CoinGecko.

Furthermore, Arkham also noted that it tagged and identified 36 million Bitcoin deposit and holding addresses used by the exchange. According to Arkham, Coinbase’s largest cold wallet holds around 10,000 BTC. Based on the exchange’s financial reports, the intelligence company believes that Coinbase has more Bitcoin that are not yet labeled and could not be identified. 

While Coinbase holds over $25 billion in BTC in its wallets, the exchange only owns around 10,000 of all the Bitcoin it holds, which is worth roughly $200 million, according to recent data.

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Meanwhile, community members expressed varying reactions to the news about the amount of Bitcoin the centralized exchange holds. Some believe it’s a sign to withdraw their BTC from exchanges, warning holders not to wait until exchanges start to halt withdrawals. Others say that since there are legitimate concerns over cold wallets, there’s no good way to store their assets.

When it comes to Bitcoin ownership by companies, business intelligence firm MicroStrategy still owns the most BTC. In earnings results posted on Aug. 1, the firm’s co-founder Michael Saylor declared that the company owns 152,800 BTC, worth over $4 billion at the time of writing.

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Coinbase CEO warns against AI regulation, calls for decentralization

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Brian Armstrong, the CEO of crypto exchange Coinbase, expressed his stance on artificial intelligence (AI) regulation in a recent post on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter). 

On Sept. 23, Armstrong explained that he believes that AI should not be regulated. According to the Coinbase CEO, the AI space needs to develop as soon as possible because of reasons such as national security. In addition, Armstrong also noted that despite the best intentions of regulators, regulation “has unintended consequences,” arguing that it kills innovation and competition.

The Coinbase executive cited the internet as an example. Armstrong believes there was a “golden age of innovation” on the internet and software because it was not regulated. The Coinbase CEO suggested the same should be applied to AI technology. 

Furthermore, Armstrong also presented an alternative to regulation in terms of protecting the AI space. According to the executive, it would be better to “decentralize it and open source it to let the cat out of the bag.”

Related: Tether acquires stake in Bitcoin miner Northern Data, hinting at AI collaboration

Meanwhile, various jurisdictions across the globe have either started to regulate AI or express concerns about its potential effects. On Aug. 15, China’s provisional guidelines for AI activity and management came into effect. The regulations were published on July 10 and were a joint effort between six of the country’s government agencies. This is the first set of AI rules implemented within the country amid the recent AI boom.

In the United Kingdom, the competition regulator studied AI in order to identify its potential impact on competition and consumers. On Sept. 18, the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority concluded that while AI has the potential to change people’s work and lives, the changes may happen too fast and could have a significant impact on competition.

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Bitcoin miners double down on efficiency and renewable energy at the World Digital Mining Summit

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Bitmain rolled out its next-generation Antminer S21 and S21 Hydro ASIC miners at the World Digital Mining Summit (WDMS) in Hong Kong on Sept. 22, revealing the crucial performance stats the entire industry has been waiting for. The S21 has a hash rate of 200 terahashes per second (TH/s) and an efficiency of 17.5 joules per terahash (J/T), while the S21 hydro hashes at 335 TH/s and 16 J/T, which is notable given that until recently, most Bitcoin ASICS were operating above the 20 J/T level.

With electricity costs continuing to rise year-over-year and the Bitcoin halving projected to occur in April 2024, ASIC efficiency is quickly becoming the paramount focus of miners, and many are also pivoting toward folding in renewable energy sources as a core component of their operations.

Bitcoin miners focus on efficiency and renewable energy

Sustainable development in the mining industry was a core theme discussed in a majority of the panels at the WDMS. In the opening roundtable, team members from Terrawulf, Core Scientific, CleanSpark and Iris Energy shared their perspectives on how further integration of renewable energy sources will become a critical strategy to implement for many miners after the April 2024 Bitcoin supply halving.

Bitmain World Digital Mining Summit. Source: Cointelegraph

According to Nazar Khan, Terrawulf’s chief operating officer:

“There’s a significant transition going on in the supply side of the generation process; there’s a concerted effort to decarbonize the entire supply stack, and so when we talk about Bitcoin miners consuming more renewable energy, that’s part of a broader theme that’s happening across the United States without Bitcoin mining as well. The role that we play is locating our Bitcoin mining loads in places where that’s happening and how do we facilitate that decarbonization process.“

One impact of the upcoming supply halving is that miners will maintain the same capital and operational costs, plus the need to pay down any revolving debts, while essentially seeing their block reward distribution cut in half.

For this reason, miners will either need to increase the percentage of their hash rate derived from sustainable energy sources or make efficiency adjustments to their ASIC fleet to maintain or increase their profitability.

Regarding the rollout of the Antminer XP 21 and its potential impact on the mining industry, BMC founder Justin Kramer said:

“The S21, if reliable, fairly priced and readily available — and yes, that’s a lot of ifs with Bitmain’s history — could revolutionize the crypto mining landscape with its efficiency. It is basically packing the power of two S19 100T miners into one unit. Despite this, the burgeoning aftermarket firmware market, coupled with hydro/immersion systems, give miners more tools to keep older generation miners, such as the S19, profitable also. Thus, while the S21 represents a notable advancement, it may not render sub 110 TH/s miners entirely obsolete.”

When asked about the more exciting aspects of the new S19 XP, Kramer noted that:

“I like that Bitmain is rewarding environmentally friendly mining farms with better pricing and advanced delivery with their new Carbon Neutral Certificate. But, I’ll add that, it was a little surprising when I noticed that both new S21 models offer 33% more hash rate (S21 200T versus 151T on S19j XP; S21 hydro is 335T versus the S19 XP Hydro at 257T). Is this a coincidence? I’m doubtful, and it likely signals more of the same systematic model releases from Bitmain where a slight tweak to the firmware and maybe a few other items that are adjusted results in a moderate increase in hash rate and a brand-new miner.”

Bitcoin is en route to becoming an ESG asset

A theme of the past few years has been an increase in Bitcoin miners and BTC advocates pushing back against the assertion that Bitcoin mining is bad for the environment, and that the industry’s reliance on carbon-based energy production accelerates emissions.

Countering this perspective, Hong Kong Sustaintech Foundation professor in accounting and finance, Haitian Lu, bluntly announced that:

“Bitcoin mining is promoting renewable energy adoption in many areas.”

Lu explained that “over the years, Bitcoin mining has become more efficient and is also using cleaner energy. History tells us that human development from an agricultural society to industrialization to the future of a digitalized economy goes with every increasing energy consumption per capita. What makes the difference is human’s ability to use renewable energy increases, thus achieving sustainable development.”

Like the perspectives shared by other panelists, Lu said that Bitcoin miners’ participation in demand response agreements with power producers and distributors leads to energy grid efficiency, and they “provide an economic incentive for the development of renewable energy “promotion and development of renewable energy projects.”

In addition to Bitcoin mining tapping into stranded energy, encouraging the development of renewable energy projects and helping to balance electric grids, the efficiency advancements of next-generation ASICs like the Antminer S21 reduce miners’ energy consumption while also allowing them to boost their profits.

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