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Dear Reader, In today's crypto trading briefing… [+] The truth about the bitcoin halving [+] Watch out for fake "guru" predictions [+] Where to find fast short term gains ========== As the bitcoin halving closes in… There is no shortage of articles on what this could mean for crypto investors. The implication is that the event will drive crypto prices off the charts and everyone will get rich and happy. (As if.) Here's a more tempered look at reality… Yes… it's true. Every time the halving has happened, bitcoin eventually took off. The first time the halving took place (on November 28, 2012) bitcoin went from around $12 to almost $1,000… one year later. The second halving took place on July 9, 2016. Bitcoin was sitting at $670 a satoshi. It took a year-and-a-half AFTER the halving for bitcoin to reach an all-time high of about $19,700 in December 2017. The most recent halving took place in May 2020. Bitcoin's price hovered at $8,787. Ris...

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Better data will drive more investing based on fundamentals | January 31, 2024 Insights and analysis for the professional investor Was this newsletter forwarded to you? Sign up here .    Supported by   Welcome to Crypto Long & Short!   This week, Vivek Chauhan and David Lawant, of FalconX, explain why more mature market structure in the form of Bitcoin ETFs will help to dampen volatility in crypto.  Then, Michael Nadeau, founder of The DeFi Report, compares the evolution of "value investing" in traditional markets with the development of crypto.   As always, get the latest crypto news and data from CoinDeskMarkets.com.   – Benjamin Schiller , head of opinion and features at CoinDesk   A message from Amberdata We were surprised too. Coalition Greenwich's research, sponsored by Amberdata, shows that the U.S. regulatory environment remains crucial for digital asset investors, but other locations like Dubai and Switzerland also ga...