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Bitcoin was created to give full financial freedoms to human beings. Maybe, Bitcoin's creator Satoshi Nakamoto had no idea that it can also be the favorite currency for the criminals. In 2020, we are familiar with so many terrible incidents like the Twitter hack in Bitcoin scam, 51% attack on ETC blockchain network, DeFi lending protocol bZx hack, and recently KuCoin exchange hack, etc. These incidents indicate a growing pain created by crypto criminals. Due to the pseudonymous nature of cryptocurrency, we can not reject the fact that it is challenging to prevent Distributed Ledger Technology(DLT) based fraud but I would like to thank the high transparency feature of the blockchain technology.

 

How crypto criminals steal crypto from the hacks and scams?
Get it clear, exchange and wallet hacks are not the same as blockchain network hacks. Generally, cryptocurrency exchanges and wallets are being hacked due to phishing attacks, loopholes in the system, and weakly managed servers, etc.

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In the case of blockchain hacks, the following are the most notable possibilities.

  • 51% attack
  • Exploiting bugs in the cryptographic codes
  • Lunching Sybil attacks
  • Routing
  • Direct Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks

 

Crypto criminals and terrorist organizations like ISIS or Al-Qaeda use cryptocurrencies for the so many purposes like:-

  • Ilegal black money laundering
  • Buying illicit goods like weapons, rare materials, drugs, wildlife, and human beings, etc.
  • Running scam projects or Ponzi schemes
  • Tax evading 
  • Promoting to spread ransomware

 

So how crypto criminals are being caught and punished?
Once hackers steal the funds from exchange or wallet, their first aim is to sell stolen cryptocurrencies in the market without revealing the personal information so that they illegally sell stolen amounts on the darknet/dark web with the discounts. Due to massively increased crypto-based crimes, the blockchain community has already formed a forum named The Blockchain Alliance which aims to work together with the crypto community and law enforcement against criminals. It is the beauty of the blockchain technology that every transaction details are visible to the public it means once blockchain confirms the data, it can not be erased. Due to such public nature and transparency of blockchain, some blockchain analytics companies are doing a great job to catch the crypto criminals. ChainalysisCipherTrace,and Coin Metrics ,etc perform the blockchain analysis by using publicly available data from the blockchain technology to spot how criminals are routing the stolen crypto to cash out.

 

How Chainalysis helps to spot crypto criminals? 
This top-ranked & 5 years old blockchain analysis company works together with the governments and private companies from so many countries. Basically, it has four most effective products.

 

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So many crypto exchange sites use Chainalysis KYT product to detect the flow of the transactions. If they detect the transaction coming from the crypto mixer platform, they are more likely to freeze such funds. Binance and Coinbase are famous for detecting the BTC coming from the mixer. So once an exchange or wallet gets hacked, Chainalysis carefully monitors the hacker's wallet address and flow of transactions followed by that address. If they detect fund is entering on some exchange, they let exchange to know that hackers have just deposited the stolen funds. This is how criminals are being caught. 

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Nowadays, scammers are finding other ways to sell stolen crypto-like on darknet/dark web so it can be extremely useful to follow the following safety measures.   

  • Exchange owners can hire trained software engineers with enough blockchain expertise to create the safest system with higher security layers.
  • Enable two-factor authentication
  • Start to use anti-phishing software
  • Use cold wallets to store valuable cryptocurrencies
  • Blacklist the scam projects, hacker's wallet addresses, and suspicious websites. 

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Good article! Quality as always.

 

I have been wondering how criminals can even relax after they have robbed an exchange. 

If i was a criminal i would be in constant panic about Chainalysis tracking my every move.

Everything literally leaves a trace, tracking methods get better and every move the hackers make stays recorded as long as those blockchains exist.

 

Any mistake that could give a clue about their ID will come back haunt them at some point as they can't even undo any mistake of a with this tech.

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16 hours ago, rekter said:

Any mistake that could give a clue about their ID will come back haunt them at some point as they can't even undo any mistake of a with this tech.

@rekter Thanks for your feedback. I assume, you are also familiar with a great news, KuCoin has recovered $204 M in hacked crypto assets fortunately blockchain analysis companies like Elliptic helped exchange to spot the criminals. Criminal has also swapped stolen crypto on DEX but blockchain analysis companies can still trace the transactions record. It is looking extremely useful to down crypto-based crimes and we ought to thank a high transparency feature of blockchain technology.  

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@Whited35 I had read the article about recent Twitter hacks criminal getting caught, 

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Chainalysis carefully monitors the hacker's wallet address and flow of transactions followed by that address. If they detect fund is entering on some exchange, they let exchange to know that hackers have just deposited the stolen funds. This is how criminals are being caught. 

Exactly they had done same thing to split their funds and send on Binance exchange. One of them had verified account on Coinbase and another in Binance. Chainalysis was used to carefully monitor the transaction and FBI managed to find out them shortly. 

 

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2 hours ago, Ridam said:

@Whited35 I had read the article about recent Twitter hacks criminal getting caught, 

Exactly they had done same thing to split their funds and send on Binance exchange. One of them had verified account on Coinbase and another in Binance. Chainalysis was used to carefully monitor the transaction and FBI managed to find out them shortly. 

 

@Ridam Exactly Chainalysis helped to law enforcement to catch Twitter hackers in the Bitcoin scam. Recently, KuCoin exchange has also recovered a massive amounts which was lost in the recent hack. Blockchain technology is looking extremely useful to control the cyber-crimes and Blockcahin analysis companies are doing their best. I think Binance is also using some Chainalysis products like Chainalysis KYT.

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Recently, KuCoin exchange has also recovered a massive amounts which was lost in the recent hack.

@Whited35 I'm following Johnny lyu so I'm hearing the news about kucoin from his tweets. They have managed to recover the funds and also he tweeted that they had found the suspects of attacks and law enforcement are taking action over there. Yes it clearly shows how much importance chainalysis is playing for overcoming with the Crypto threats.

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On 10/5/2020 at 10:23 AM, Ridam said:

@Whited35 I'm following Johnny lyu so I'm hearing the news about kucoin from his tweets. They have managed to recover the funds and also he tweeted that they had found the suspects of attacks and law enforcement are taking action over there. Yes it clearly shows how much importance chainalysis is playing for overcoming with the Crypto threats.

@RidamSurprisingly, Chainanalysis helped to recover the lost huge sum for KuCoin exchange. Now exchange has opened and restored some assets. The beauty of Blockchain technology is, transaction path can not be erased and blockchain analysis companies see everything and every activity from the hackers or scammers. 

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2 minutes ago, Whited35 said:

@RidamSurprisingly, Chainanalysis helped to recover the lost huge sum for KuCoin exchange. Now exchange has opened and restored some assets. The beauty of Blockchain technology is, transaction path can not be erased and blockchain analysis companies see everything and every activity from the hackers or scammers. 

@Whited35 That sounds extremely helpful as hacks in Crypto field seems to be attached and happen in coming days too. But the chainalysis is helping in recovering the loss caused by hacks. And I have heard that some projects had freezed the hacked funds? What do you think about this as we are in Decentralized ecosystem?

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On 10/3/2020 at 5:33 PM, Whited35 said:

, the blockchain community has already formed a forum named The Blockchain Alliance which aims to work together with the crypto community and law enforcement against criminals

That's a great article over there and it's good to hear about this forum named Blockchain Alliance formed to fight against crypto criminals and hackers by working together with the community,and I believe one day all sorts of hacks or attacks will be lessened while as all culprits brought to book and face the law.

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11 minutes ago, Ridam said:

And I have heard that some projects had freezed the hacked funds? What do you think about this as we are in Decentralized ecosystem?

@Ridam Excellent questions. Well, projects have freezed their tokens by disabling the smart contract to prevent the further losses. It is really not good because some projects did not care their tokens investors or holders and they disabled tokens without giving another alternative to them. 

18 minutes ago, George10 said:

I believe one day all sorts of hacks or attacks will be lessened while as all culprits brought to book and face the law.

@George10 So we should thank the high transparency feature of the Blockchain technology. Are you familiar with the news that Kucoin exchange has recovered a huge lost amounts in crypto with the help of blockchain analysis companies ? 

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4 hours ago, Nairobis5 said:

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@Nairobis5 Yes, crypto crimes are increasing that's why Blockchain analysis companies are looking effective but governments from so many nations have to make an unity to fight against crypto criminals. Blockchain analysis company alone can do nothing, co-operation and supports are needed. 

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The main reason why these thieves are so abundant, is because of the weakness or total absence of penalties that exist in most countries, even, there are countries they have absolutely no legislationat all on the digital markets and cryptocoins or in exchange, in this way, they do not feel any fear, because they know, they will not pay for their crimes, while not massive legislation happen in all our countries, they will feel safe, we don't. The bad side  is: when a government creates laws to contain crypto crime, it's because they know there is money using cryptocoins and they will also create laws to at least charge taxes for the use of crypto in those same countries.
 

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Cryptoworld is filled up with many hackers, scammers and different fraudulent activity which is why we all need to be extra careful on how and where we store our valuable Cryptocurrencies because hackers have many techniques they use in order to hit the target but when we are vigilant the risk will be lessen, so we should use thrlikes of cold wallets to store our valuable Cryptocurrencies to avoid lose because there will be no one to compensate you if you lose in cryptoworld.

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2 hours ago, Maharba said:

The main reason why these thieves are so abundant, is because of the weakness or total absence of penalties that exist in most countries, even, there are countries they have absolutely no legislationat all on the digital markets and cryptocoins or in exchange, in this way

@Maharba Alright, I got the crux of matter from your texts. I can only see effective action from blockchain analysis companies if governments from so many countries help them to catch the crypto scammers. Crypto transactions path can not be removed from blockchain so scammers are finding darknet market as the heaven. In future, wwe might still expect some advanced technology to keep down the crypto criminals. 

Still, blockchain analysis companies like Chainalysis, Coin Metrics are doing their best. 

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4 hours ago, Whited35 said:

@Maharba Alright, I got the crux of matter from your texts. I can only see effective action from blockchain analysis companies if governments from so many countries help them to catch the crypto scammers. Crypto transactions path can not be removed from blockchain so scammers are finding darknet market as the heaven. In future, wwe might still expect some advanced technology to keep down the crypto criminals. 

Still, blockchain analysis companies like Chainalysis, Coin Metrics are doing their best. 

@Whited35 I hope the do the best they can, I understand perhaps, they can think, to implement resources for security will be another load to blockchain companies, just, they  have to operate with its natural operations, plus they have to deal in the fight against this criminals, it's hard to do, I know, just I think, the health of the crypto system well woth it. lets see what the close future will give us, in order to enjoy a little of more peace for our money and work here. Btw I searchin about Chainalysis and Coin Metrics, I want to give a glance what they do, thank you for the information!

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Wow that's an amazing information.

We should not also forget about dark web transaction which are processed in the form of cryptocurrencies.

Since cryptocurrencies transaction are anynomous and cant be traced the owner so there is no way to find out the cryptocurrency transaction details.

We know that in dark web there is supply of criminal items and other things that enhances criminal activities and terrorism. In todays time due to anynomous feature of cryptocurrency most of these type of transaction are done with the help of cryptocurrency so that government cant trace it. It has been a great headache to the government.

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8 hours ago, Maharba said:

@Whited35 I hope the do the best they can, I understand perhaps, they can think, to implement resources for security will be another load to blockchain companies, just, they  have to operate with its natural operations, plus they have to deal in the fight against this criminals, it's hard to do, I know, just I think, the health of the crypto system well woth it. lets see what the close future will give us, in order to enjoy a little of more peace for our money and work here. Btw I searchin about Chainalysis and Coin Metrics, I want to give a glance what they do, thank you for the information!

@Maharba First of all, I think you are facing difficulties to mention someone in comment. To do it properly, first type @ and write the letters of intended user name one by one not copy paste and from the suggestion, pick the desired user. 

I have also provided the links of Chainalysis and Coin Metrics in my topic too. At least I am following them to get the up to date information regarding the crypto crimes and their success rates to catch the scammers. 

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14 hours ago, Whited35 said:

@Maharba First of all, I think you are facing difficulties to mention someone in comment. To do it properly, first type @ and write the letters of intended user name one by one not copy paste and from the suggestion, pick the desired user. 

I have also provided the links of Chainalysis and Coin Metrics in my topic too. At least I am following them to get the up to date information regarding the crypto crimes and their success rates to catch the scammers. 

@Whited35 Yes! you are right, Another skill I learn today, thank you friend. A day with a new lesson, is a good day!

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@Whited35 What a great article you have here. Again, I am not surprised you always have good stuffs.

On 10/3/2020 at 4:33 PM, Whited35 said:

Due to massively increased crypto-based crimes, the blockchain community has already formed a forum named The Blockchain Alliance which aims to work together with the crypto community and law enforcement against criminals. It is the beauty of the blockchain technology that every transaction details are visible to the public it means once blockchain confirms the data, it can not be erased.

I don't know how old the forum is and time it has been in operation but I really believe it is a good development against crypto frauds. Recently, there has been a long list of cryptocurrency exchange hacks, scam exits and others; it is worrying as it is not so healthy for the crypto community as a whole, a very bad painting. This will surely reduce it to some appreciative extent.

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these crypto hackers especially are pretty smart and intelligent, it amazes me how they are able to spot weak holes in a system and retrieve cryto from crypto wallets, its really amazing

 

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On 10/3/2020 at 6:33 PM, Whited35 said:

How crypto criminals steal crypto from the hacks and scams?
Get it clear, exchange and wallet hacks are not the same as blockchain network hacks. Generally, cryptocurrency exchanges and wallets are being hacked due to phishing attacks, loopholes in the system, and weakly managed servers, etc.

 

Well explained brother @Whited35 i thought criminals uses the same method to steal crypto from exchanges, wallets and blockchain network. But i still wonder how can phishing attack used to steal millions of coins from exchanges or wallets? Are there different ways of phishing or how does it happen?!

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12 hours ago, Raqeebzy said:

I don't know how old the forum is and time it has been in operation but I really believe it is a good development against crypto frauds.

@RaqeebzyBlockchain Alliance forum is looking effective as so many exchange sites are also co-operating with it. If the governments from all nations be united then it is for sure, blockchain itself prevent the criminals from getting the wrong benefits. 

11 hours ago, Calvinpriva said:

But i still wonder how can phishing attack used to steal millions of coins from exchanges or wallets? Are there different ways of phishing or how does it happen?!

@CalvinprivaBrother, attackers first find the loopholes by analyzing the remote servers from the exchange. Basically, those exchange having mobile apps have to be more careful. Phishing attacks are done by sending a malicious email to exchange operators or admins. Scammers may send email by mentioning fake sites info with malware to make attack successful. 

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26 minutes ago, Whited35 said:

Brother, attackers first find the loopholes by analyzing the remote servers from the exchange. Basically, those exchange having mobile apps have to be more careful. Phishing attacks are done by sending a malicious email to exchange operators or admins. Scammers may send email by mentioning fake sites info with malware to make attack successful. 

Thank you my brother @Whited35 now i got you. I remember i read news about facebook hack and they lost over millions of USD by this phishing method for sending malicious emails to operators!

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3 hours ago, usamah said:

I prefer storing in cold wallets because it is safer to store cryptocurrencies, and you are not in contact with the Internet, and you must take great care and caution, and I hope that the matter will develop until it becomes difficult for hackers to carry out their attacks

@usamah Cool, hardware wallet is safest but still be extremely careful while connecting wallet with online protocol.Malicious protocols are capable to route your money from your hardware wallet to another wallets. There are already growing numbers of crimes based on the cryptocurrency. 

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The median forecast of analysts for the near future is as follows: 60% voted for the pair's movement to the south, 20% for the northern direction, and 20% preferred neutrality. As for technical analysis, all trend indicators and oscillators on D1 point north, but a third of the latter signal overbought conditions. In case of further decline, the pair will encounter support levels and zones at 1.2695, 1.2635, 1.2575-1.2600, 1.2540, 1.2445-1.2465, 1.2405, 1.2300-1.2330. In case of growth, the pair will meet resistance at levels 1.2760, 1.2800-1.2820, 1.2885-1.2900.   No significant economic data releases for the United Kingdom are scheduled for the coming week. However, it should be noted that Monday, 27 May, is a bank holiday in the UK.   USD/JPY: Calmness, Ladies and Gentlemen, Just Calmness!   For such a super-volatile pair as USD/JPY, the past week was surprisingly calm. There were no currency interventions, and verbal interventions were as usual – lots of words, little action. Thus, Japan's Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki once again expressed concern about rising prices caused by the weak national currency.   According to Suzuki, one of the main goals of monetary authorities is to achieve wage growth exceeding inflation. "On the other hand," the minister added, "if prices remain high, achieving this goal will be difficult." In general, as usual, the government is closely monitoring the situation, understanding that everything is complicated, and therefore ... will continue to monitor.   Based on this contemplative policy, despite the GDP decline in Q1, on Thursday, 23 May, the Bank of Japan (BoJ) announced that it left the issuance volumes of Japanese government bonds (JGB) at the previous level. According to BoJ Governor Kazuo Ueda, "the economic outlook has not changed." The BoJ's view of the global economy has also not changed significantly. In general, calmness, ladies and gentlemen, just calmness!   Against this positive background, USD/JPY pair reacted only to the yield of US Treasury bonds and the dynamics of the Dollar Index (DXY). As a result, starting the five-day period around 155.70, it gradually moved up and ended it at 156.96. Analysts at United Overseas Bank (UOB) believe that given the weak upward pressure, the pair's growth in the next 1-3 weeks will be slow, and the barrier at 157.50 may prove to be a tough nut to crack. In their opinion, a price breakthrough above 157.00 is possible, but the pair is unlikely to consolidate above this level. The next resistance at 157.50 is unlikely to be threatened. UOB estimates that support is at 156.40, followed by 156.10. If USD/JPY falls below 155.60, it will indicate that the slight upward pressure has weakened, write the bank's economists.     Speaking of the average forecast, only 20% of analysts point south, 40% north, and another 40% east. Technical analysis tools are clearly devoid of such disagreements. Therefore, all 100% of trend indicators and oscillators on D1 point north, with 20% of the latter already in the overbought zone. It should be noted that while the green/north color of indicators regarding the British pound indicates its strengthening, in relation to the yen, it signals its weakening. Therefore, we advise paying attention to the GBP/JPY pair, whose dynamics have been very impressive lately.   The nearest support level is around 156.25, followed by zones and levels of 155.25-155.45, 154.60, 153.60-153.90, 153.00-153.15, 151.85-152.35, 150.80-151.00, 149.70-150.00, 148.40, 147.30-147.60, and 146.50. The nearest resistance is in the zone of 157.20, followed by 157.80-158.00, 158.45, 159.40, and 160.20-160.30.   From the events of the upcoming week, we recommend noting the speech of the Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda on Monday, 27 May, as well as the publication of consumer inflation (CPI) data in the Tokyo region on Friday, 31 May.   CRYPTOCURRENCIES: A Week Under the Ethereum Flag     In 2024, the crypto community began gradually forgetting the term "crypto winter." However, there was no talk of a "crypto spring" either. After the halving on 12 April, in the absence of a bull rally, small traders and speculators began selling off their coin reserves. According to The Block Research, the rate of opening new BTC wallets fell to a six-year low. However, the whales buying digital gold for the future prevented a complete collapse in prices. And finally, at the end of the calendar spring, it seems spring has come to the crypto market. And it was awakened by the Federal Reserve System (Fed) of the USA with its monetary policy. According to analysts, the surge in investments in digital assets was a response to the May consumer inflation (CPI) report in the US, which positively impacted the risk appetites of institutional investors.   According to CoinShares, investments in crypto funds increased by $932 million from 13 to 17 May, after an inflow of $130 million the previous week. For the first time, there was an inflow of $18 million into Grayscale's ETF. This sharp increase in BTC-ETF investments, the highest in the last nine weeks, triggered a sharp rise in bitcoin on 20-21 May, approaching $72,000 for the first time since 09 April.   After bitcoin rose above $71,000, its price updated historical highs in the local currencies of several Asian and South American countries. According to CoinMarketCap, in Japan, BTC reached a record level of 11.2 million yen at the start of trading on 21 May. This is the first case where the flagship asset's price exceeded 11 million yen. Digital gold prices also peaked in Argentina, where the leading cryptocurrency reached 63.8 million Argentine pesos, slightly above the maximum on 14 March.   In the Philippines, one bitcoin briefly rose to 4.18 million pesos, the highest since mid-March 2024. In several other countries, BTC prices also equalled or were very close to mid-March's maximum prices: in the UK, Australia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Egypt, Israel, Norway, India, South Korea, Taiwan, and Turkey.   However, the Fed and American macro statistics, having awakened the markets, also calmed them. After strong business activity data in the US, BTC/USD returned to the support zone of $67,000. Another (and probably the main) reason why bitcoin could not update its historical high was its main competitor, ethereum, which drew investors' attention. (More on this below).   QCP Capital expects bitcoin to reach $74,000 and update its ATH (All-Time High) in the coming months. According to the company's economists, institutional acceptance of cryptocurrency is accelerating, and improving conditions in the global economy create conditions for capital inflows into risky assets. The US presidential election, scheduled for 5 November 2024, is also starting to have a strong positive impact on the cryptocurrency market.   Cryptocurrency themes continue to strengthen in the pre-election rhetoric of candidates seeking to gain the votes of the crypto community, which, according to NYDIG, numbers more than 46 million citizens in the US, or 22% of the adult population. Haseeb Qureshi, Managing Partner of Dragonfly Capital, believes that in such a situation, the administration of President Joseph Biden will soon be forced to ease its policy regarding the digital asset industry. A complete turnaround is not to be expected, but a softening of the position will still occur, Qureshi said.   CNN has recently reported on upcoming debates between Biden and his competitor, Donald Trump. The incumbent president will have to answer a number of uncomfortable questions about the harsh policy towards the crypto industry, which led to the outflow of cryptocurrency capital, the closure of large companies, and high-profile lawsuits. From Donald Trump, who turned the topic of cryptocurrency into a weapon against his opponent, in addition to attacks for the current state of affairs, loud pre-election promises can be expected, which could lead to significant volatility in the crypto market. Possible participation of Elon Musk, who expressed willingness to become a moderator, and independent candidate Robert Kennedy Jr., should enliven the debates, the first round of which is scheduled for 27 June, and the second for 10 September.   The main beneficiary of the past week was not bitcoin but ethereum. On Monday, 20 May, news reached the media that the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) asked companies to update Form 19b-4 in applications for launching spot Ethereum ETFs in an accelerated manner. After these news, the financial agency Bloomberg immediately raised the chances of such funds being approved from 25% to 75%. Against this background, the leading altcoin quickly outpaced the flagship cryptocurrency in terms of growth rates.   The deadline for the first two applications from VanEck and Grayscale was Thursday, 23 May. Shortly before the X hour, ETH/USD reached $3,947, showing a growth of almost 30% in three days. According to Coinglass, the amount of liquidations and forced closures of short positions on crypto exchanges amounted to $340 million. A total of 78.8 thousand positions were liquidated, and the largest individual liquidation occurred on the HTX exchange for the ETH/USDT pair for $3.1 million.   The SEC did not disappoint expectations and on 23 May approved not two but a total of eight applications for the issuance of spot ETFs based on Ethereum and gave the go-ahead for trading and listing these funds on exchanges. According to Variant Investments Chief Legal Officer Jake Chervinsky, this step signals a "significant shift in US crypto policy, possibly more important than the ETFs themselves." This may also mean that recognizing ethereum as a commodity, the regulator will not categorize many other altcoins as securities. According to Rekt Capital, the market is already on the verge of an altcoin rally, the peak of which is expected in July.   Experts expect significant capital inflows after the listing of ETH-ETFs and believe that billions of dollars will be invested in derivatives in the first week after trading starts. Analysts from QCP Capital believe that the altcoin rate in the short term can rise to $4,000 and exceed $5,000 by the end of the year.   An even bolder forecast is given by Standard Chartered Bank economists. They expect capital inflows into such funds in the first year to range from $15 to $45 billion (2-9 million ETH). In this case, the fund's demand will lead to the asset's rate rising to $8,000 at a bitcoin rate of $150,000. Moreover, if market dynamics are positive, by 2025, the price of Ethereum will reach $14,000, and bitcoin's rate will increase to $200,000.   As of the evening of Friday, 24 May, BTC/USD is trading at $69,900, and ETH/USD at $3,735. The absence of an immediate pump and some drawdown of this pair on 23-24 May can be explained by the fact that everyone who wanted to has already managed to buy ethereums ahead of the SEC's historic decision. The total cryptocurrency market capitalization is $2.55 trillion ($2.42 trillion a week ago). The Bitcoin Fear & Greed Index (Crypto Fear & Greed Index) has not changed and remains in the Greed zone at 74 points.   And in conclusion of the review, forecasts from Artificial Intelligence. The latest version of GPT-4o from OpenAI believes that the price of bitcoin on 1 August 2024 will be in the range of $76,348 to $89,108 "considering current market factors and historical trends." GPT-4o's competitor, the anthropic AI model Claude 3 Opus, has formed an even more optimistic vision, designating the range between $105,072 and $167,808 by the indicated date. NordFX Analytical Group   Notice: These materials are not investment recommendations or guidelines for working in financial markets and are intended for informational purposes only. Trading in financial markets is risky and can result in a complete loss of deposited funds.   #eurusd #gbpusd #usdjpy #btcusd #ethusd #ltcusd #xrpusd #forex #forex_example #signals #cryptocurrencies #bitcoin #stock_market   https://nordfx.com/ 
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