Investing Ideas

Binance’s CZ Eyes BlackRock and Fidelity’s Bitcoin ETFs

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao has made his prediction for the next Bitcoin (BTC) bull run.

In a Twitter presentation on July 5, CZ explained the historical changes in Bitcoin’s price over 4-year bull market cycles.

Despite acknowledging that he can't see the future, Zhao highlighted the upcoming Bitcoin halving in 2024 and said 2025 is the most likely year for the next bull market, saying "it's usually the year of the bull after Bitcoin halving."

Asked if he was concerned about BlackRock’s recent entry into the spot Bitcoin ETF space, CZ welcomed the idea, saying it would be “very good” for the cryptocurrency industry. Signing up with the firm on June 15 has raised concerns among many that the intentions of major players in TradFi directly contradict the ethos of Bitcoin as a decentralized currency network.

International

Indonesian Banks Keep Top Slots in Market Cap Ranking on Solid Economic Recovery

Indonesia's GDP expanded by 5.03% in the first quarter of 2023, Reuters reported in May, citing data from Statistics Indonesia.

U.S. Economy

Will Cooling Inflation Help Sell Bidenomics?

U.S. annual inflation slowed to 3% last month, according to the latest Consumer Price Index released Wednesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Investing Ideas

Meta's Threads Races to 100M Users in Under a Week

Meta's Twitter competitor is off to a strong start. According to Quiver Quantitative's Threads Tracker, Threads has more than 100 million users in less than 5 days since the app went live.