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A long-dormant Bitcoin whale has emerged after more than a decade of inactivity, according to whale-tracking bot Whale Alert.  Some are speculating the possibility that they contain Satoshi coins, or BTC belonging to the pseudonymous founder of the flagship cryptocurrency, Satoshi Nakamoto. Whale Alert finds that the address, which was last active in October 2010, recently moved 489 Bitcoin worth over $20 million at time of transfer. The last time the inoperative address was functioning, Bitcoin was trading at a price of about $0.17. The top crypto asset by market cap has appreciated a staggering 23,150,500% during the time the address’s period of inactivity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bitbull Capital CEO Joe DiPasquale thinks Bitcoin is still on track to reach $100,000 within the next 24 months despite the bearish sentiment dominating the crypto markets since the start of the year. “I think 2023 is a safe bet. We might need some time during 2022 to take a breath and to kind of let out some of the steam,” DiPasquale said. “We are reaching higher lows and even higher highs”, he added, commenting on BTC's price movement in the last few months. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's comments on President Biden's long anticipated 'Crypto Executive Order' were accidentally posted a day early (now removed), but nonetheless captured and leaked regarding Bitcoin / digital assets calls for efforts to support innovation while addressing risk in the industry. Yellen’s statement said that the cryptocurrency executive order could “result in substantial benefits for the nation, consumers, and businesses.” In other breaking BTC news today: Credit Suisse with over $800 Billion in assets under management just said in a recent newsletter that a new world monetary order is coming and “after this war is over money will never be the same again… and Bitcoin will probably benefit from all of this.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bitcoin billionaire and venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya, who happens to be an early BTC adopter predicts the king cryptocurrency to surpass $1 million per coin within the next 15 years as well as hit $200K in the years ahead. The Bitcoin O.G. believes it’s now best to view both the king crypto and the US dollar in a narrow lens by tracking their relative strength alongside direct competitors. “Conventional wisdom is that the war in Ukraine is the crypto boon we’ve all been waiting for and that the USD is on its last legs. But in reality, BTC and USD are both winning right now. Here’s a more nuanced take… BTC is separating itself as an institutional grade safe haven vs EVERY other crypto asset AND the US denominated assets are well bid vs assets in other currencies. When BTC falls, other cryptos fall more. When US assets fall, other non-US denominated assets/currencies get smoked.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The founder of Skybridge Capital, Anthony Scaramucci, has doubled down on his $100K Bitcoin price prediction. He also believes that the king cryptocurrency (BTC) could reach $500K a coin in the long run.  "But if you’re willing to zoom out and look at the long term chart and look at the adoption story, could bitcoin get to a half a million dollars a coin? I believe it will." "But we’ve got some work to do here from a regulatory perspective,” he stressed. The executive also advised how an average investor should get into bitcoin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The crypto analyst who called Bitcoin’s collapse in May 2021 unveils the potential path for the king cryptocurrency to reach the six-figure mark this year. “One for the bulls. Aligning the micro with the macro. $100,000 within striking distance this year…” While Dave the Wave’s chart shows a strong rally to roughly $120,000 by late this year, it also forecasts a deep capitulation to around the $25,000 mark before any bullish action can start. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bloomberg Intelligence says that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could aid in driving up the prices of Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH). “The Russia-Ukraine conflict may mark another step in Bitcoin’s maturation toward becoming the global digital collateral. Spiking energy prices are a reminder of the benefits of embracing technology, and North America achieving the status of net fossil-fuel exporter. Supply, demand, adoption and human ingenuity point to Bitcoin regaining the upper hand vs. crude oil in 2022.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The war pushed many individuals to look for financial alternatives such as cryptocurrency, which could drive Bitcoin to $50,000 by the end of the month, the CEO of DeVere Group, Nigel Green claimed. “As banks close, ATMs run out of money, threats of personal savings being taken to pay for the war, and the major international payments system SWIFT is weaponized, amongst other factors, the case for a viable, decentralized, borderless, tamper-proof, unconfiscatable monetary system has been laid bare.” Assuming the Western world keeps imposing penalties on Russia, Bitcoin might tap $50K by the end of the month, Green forecasted. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ken Griffin, the legendary hedge fund billionaire and founder of market-maker Citadel Securities, has changed his tune on Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, revealing that "over the months to come" Citadel will likely "engage in making markets in cryptocurrencies." “I still have my skepticism, but there are hundreds and millions of people in this world today who disagree with that. To the extent that we’re trying to help institutions and investors solve their portfolio allocation problems, we have to give serious consideration to being a market maker in crypto.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blockstream chief strategy officer Samson Mow has announced he will be leaving the BTC blockchain firm after five years. “Now is a pivotal point in Bitcoin’s evolution — we’re on the verge of mass adoption, and I think that I can make it happen faster,” said Samson Mow. According to the Pixelmatic CEO, a $1 million Bitcoin price could help make the Latin American nation “the financial center of the world.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices