Hakan Ateşler 
Economist Henrik Zeberg, who said “It’s time to cool down now” in his evaluation in March, when Bitcoin reached its peak of 74 thousand dollars, and in a way predicted the decline to the level of 56 thousand dollars, put forward two conditions for the rise in Bitcoin. Zeberg, who also gave time, also expressed his bullish expectation for JASMY.
An important claim has been made about the cryptocurrency regulations expected to come after the March 31 municipal elections. It is stated that the Revenue Administration will introduce a transaction tax at a level that will not scare investors and at the same time a declaration obligation with zero tax deduction rate in order to prevent assets from leaving the country.
A new one has been added to the long-sleeping wallet movements that we have started to see very frequently recently. A Bitcoin wallet that has not moved for 10.3 years transferred all BTC worth $44 million to another wallet this morning.
Starting on January 3, 2009 with the “Genesis block”, the number of transactions on the Bitcoin blockchain surpassed 1 billion for the first time. It took 800 weeks and 5603 days to reach this figure.
Maximilien de Hoop Cartier, one of the heirs of the Cartier brand, known for its world-famous luxury goods, was arrested for attempting to smuggle more than 100 kilos of cocaine into the US and launder hundreds of millions of dollars in USDT. The US Department of Justice (DoJ) also filed a lawsuit against Cartier.
US Senator Elizabeth Warren, known for her harsh stance against Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies for years, wrote a letter to the Biden government and various organizations, this time mentioning Bitcoin mining in Iran. “This ongoing crypto mining activity by the Iranian government threatens our national security,” the senator said, noting that Iran allowed Bitcoin mining in 2019.
After receiving a backlash from the community following its recently completed airdrop, the Eigen Foundation has decided to give at least 100 more tokens to those who are qualified.
May will be of great importance in terms of token unlocks, one of the metrics that investors pay the most attention to. In this period, when a total of $3 billion in tokens will enter the market, AEVO and PYTH projects will have the most unlocks.
Arthur Hayes, one of the people closely followed by the crypto industry with his blog posts, stated that the declines that started in mid-April and continued until today were “necessary”. Hayes said, “The tourists will sit out the next phase on the beach… if they can afford it. Us…will hodl, and if possible, accumulate more of our favourite crypto reserve assets.”
While the world markets are focusing on the Fed’s interest rate decision to be announced tomorrow at 9 p.m., the markets, which were expecting 6 to 8 interest rate cuts for 2024 at the beginning of the year, now cannot even predict what the institution will do for the rest of the year. All this uncertainty has brought serious declines in cryptocurrencies and stocks.