Stages – Earlybirds Invest https://earlybirdsinvest.com Latest Crypto News Thu, 01 May 2025 13:45:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.7 https://i0.wp.com/earlybirdsinvest.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/cropped-New-Project-2024-12-17T235703.455.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Stages – Earlybirds Invest https://earlybirdsinvest.com 32 32 240146708 Economist Alex Krüger Issues Market Warning, Says US in Early Stages of ‘Severe Deceleration’ – Here’s His Outlook https://earlybirdsinvest.com/economist-alex-kruger-issues-market-warning-says-us-in-early-stages-of-severe-deceleration-heres-his-outlook/ https://earlybirdsinvest.com/economist-alex-kruger-issues-market-warning-says-us-in-early-stages-of-severe-deceleration-heres-his-outlook/#respond Thu, 01 May 2025 13:45:23 +0000 https://earlybirdsinvest.com/economist-alex-kruger-issues-market-warning-says-us-in-early-stages-of-severe-deceleration-heres-his-outlook/

Economist Alex Krüger says he’s de-risking his portfolio amid uncertain economic headwinds.

Krüger tells his 209,800 followers on the social media platform X that the US economy “is in the very early stages of a severe deceleration (and potential recession).”

He predicts the impending economic downturn will begin to matter in June and materialize in economic data in July.

Krüger also notes his preferred upside risk investment is Bitcoin (BTC).

“Granted, I am biased, but do think that it has started to trade as a risk/gold hybrid (still more weighted towards risk) and therefore it may provide a very rare ‘tails I win, heads I win as well’ risk profile. The jury is still out.

Mid-term, I do not know if the second half of the year will be a raging bull market or a crash and burn 2008 style market. Both are ironically possible. We will have to see in what direction and how aggressively Trump decides to swing. And what other measures he pushes through (e.g. tax cuts). My base case scenario is somewhere in the middle. That said, the most important thing here is that Trump has introduced a massive left tail that it would normally not exist.”

The economist also cautions traders against chasing altcoins in the current environment.

“There is zero reason to FOMO in a Trump 2.0 world. There will be dips. Many dips.”

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]]> https://earlybirdsinvest.com/economist-alex-kruger-issues-market-warning-says-us-in-early-stages-of-severe-deceleration-heres-his-outlook/feed/ 0 33799 Coinbase in ‘Advanced’ Stages of Acquiring Derivatives Platform Deribit: Report https://earlybirdsinvest.com/coinbase-in-advanced-stages-of-acquiring-derivatives-platform-deribit-report/ https://earlybirdsinvest.com/coinbase-in-advanced-stages-of-acquiring-derivatives-platform-deribit-report/#respond Mon, 24 Mar 2025 04:45:49 +0000 https://earlybirdsinvest.com/coinbase-in-advanced-stages-of-acquiring-derivatives-platform-deribit-report/

Coinbase, the biggest crypto exchange in the US, is reportedly having acquisition talks with derivatives platform Deribit.

Citing people familiar with the matter, Bloomberg reports that Coinbase is in advanced discussions with Deribit to acquire the firm.

Deribit is currently the largest centralized trading platform for Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) options contracts by volume.

Both companies have notified regulators in Dubai where Deribit holds a license. The license would be taken over by whichever company acquires the trading platform.

Financial details of the deal – which may not go through – haven’t been determined, but Bloomberg reported earlier this year that Deribit could be valued between $4 and $5 billion.

Both companies declined to comment, and Bloomberg’s sources asked not to be identified due to the confidential nature of the discussions.

In a similar move, Kraken, the second-largest crypto exchange in the US, acquired futures trading platform NinjaTrader

NinjaTrader, which was founded in 2003, provides services for nearly two million traders and is a Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)-registered Futures Commission Merchant (FCM).

Kraken says the deal represents the largest ever between traditional finance and crypto.

Kraken co-CEO Arjun Sethi said,

“Traditional markets run on post-WWII, 1950s banking systems, exchanges that close at 4 p.m. ET and settlement delays that take days to resolve. Crypto rails fixed these issues, operating with efficient and real-time infrastructure.

But legacy finance and crypto have remained separate ecosystems, until today. This transaction is the first step in our vision of an institutional-grade trading platform where any asset can be traded, anytime.”

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Blockstream CEO Adam Back says that Bitcoin (BTC) is still in the early stages of the current bull market as the adoption of the flagship crypto asset mounts.

In a new interview with CNBC, Back says that Bitcoin’s buying demand remains high across various investing segments, including exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and that the bull market is far from over.

“I think we’re certainly in the early stages of the bull market at this point. You know, typically the bull market cycle lasts for a certain period after the halving, and so we’re still in the early innings. I think there are very stiff inflows from ETFs buying about two times the Bitcoin mined per day, MicroStrategy and the other Bitcoin treasury companies buying another two times, and the retail buyers and dollar-cost-average investors. So really, that’s a lot of inflow.”

Back predicts Bitcoin will soon start printing a series of rallies and may see an explosive breakout if governments start adopting Bitcoin strategic reserves.

“I think temporarily there’s some consolidation, because some earlier investors, sort of mid-term investors’ profit taking. But that overlay would set us up for a price where you start to see Bitcoin competing with gold, perhaps pulling money out of gold ETFs, into Bitcoin, ETFs. And then, of course, if the treasuries come in, like the sovereign treasuries, the Bitcoin reserves, that would be something where you’d see sovereign competition, as soon as one of the bigger countries jumps in, I think the others will feel forced to follow suit, so all bets will be off if that happens…

I think there’s a lot more capital in the institutional space of pension funds and mutual funds. So there’s a lot of room for capital to come in in this cycle.”

Bitcoin is trading for $98,247 at time of writing, up 1.4% in the last 24 hours.

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Fraktion – an investment platform built on the Tezos blockchain – raised over $1.1 million in seed round funding to accelerate the development of its platform.

The financing was led by numerous strategic investors, including Tezos Foundation, Vox Capital, and Cabrit Capital. Renowned business angels such as Olivier Huby (co-founder of MFEX Mutual Funds Exchange), Andréa Bensaïd (CEO and founder of Eskimoz), and Guillaume Mayot (founder of Lukeion Advisory) also contributed.

Expanding Operations

According to a document shared with CryptoPotato, the funding will enable Fraktion to expand its impact in the real-world asset (RWA) sector. CEO Vincent Pastor said the entity’s team is “thrilled to take this next step with the support of our investors.”

“Fraktion is positioning itself as a key player in democratizing access to previously inaccessible investment opportunities and enabling our clients to efficiently structure their offerings,” he added.

The investment platform has already collaborated with the private real estate investor network Kapi Club to structure and manage club deals for high-value projects. 

“Fraktion has enabled us to take a significant step forward in structuring our investment projects. Their platform provides a modern and efficient solution to meet the growing expectations of investors for simplicity, transparency, and performance”, Lauren Dannay, CEO of Kapi Club, explained.

It is worth mentioning that Fraktion allows businesses to set up a secure, fully compliant investment platform with integrated KYC/AML in just a few days, enabling partners to launch under their own brand with ease.

Other Benefits of the Initiative

The statement further reveals that the $1.1 million funding round will let Fraktion boost adoption among private market companies seeking efficient tools to manage their investment projects and launch advanced features such as collateralization. 

Additionally, it will allow the entity to expand globally by strengthening its presence in new areas with a focus on Europe and Asia.

Commenting on the financing was also Jean-Frédéric Mognetti, Executive Director of the Tezos Foundation:

“By providing a platform to securely tokenize and manage investments while maintaining regulatory compliance, Fraktion is delivering on one of the early promises of blockchain technology and democratizing investment in physical assets.

Fraktion is a great example of what’s possible on Tezos and we are delighted to provide our continued support to the team as they realize their vision.”

 

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