Bitcoin’s ATH Countdown Has Begun!

Jamie Coutts believes that Bitcoin will break past its newest all-time high sooner than expected.

Here's what we've got for you today:

  • Market is Underestimating How Quickly Bitcoin will Hit New ATH: Analyst

  • Sen. Kennedy Grills Paul Atkins on SBF Pardon Rumors

  • Darknet Actors Claim to Have Over $100K of Gemini, Binance User Info

  • Ripple Partners with Chipper Cash to Expand Crypto Payments in Africa

Jamie Coutts believes that Bitcoin will break past its $109,000 all-time high sooner than expected.

  • Real Vision’s Jamie Coutts believes Bitcoin could hit new all-time highs before the end of Q2 2025, regardless of US tariff clarity or recession fears.

  • Coutts points to easing financial conditions, a weakening US dollar, and increased liquidity from the People’s Bank of China as the main reasons behind his bullish outlook.

  • He specifically pointed to the US dollar's sharp decline and reduced Treasury bond volatility as signs of improving financial conditions that could fuel Bitcoin’s growth.

Senator John Kennedy questioned prospective SEC chairman Paul Atkins about concerns over a possible presidential pardon for Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF).

  • Senator John Kennedy questioned SEC chairman nominee Paul Atkins about reports that Sam Bankman-Fried’s parents were seeking a presidential pardon for their son.

  • Kennedy also mentioned the donations that were made by the Bankman-Fried family to Stanford University and urged the SEC to apply justice fairly without double standards.

  • Speculation about a pardon grew after Trump’s clemency for Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, but experts doubt SBF will receive similar treatment.

Darkweb threat actors claim to have hundreds of thousands of user records from Gemini and Binance users.

  • Dark Web Informer reported that a threat actor named AKM69 is selling a database containing 100,000 records of Gemini crypto exchange users, including names, emails, phone numbers, and location data.

  • Another hacker, kiki88888, allegedly offered to sell Binance user emails and passwords.

  • Binance clarified that the leaked data was not from a breach of their systems but was gathered through malware-infected browser sessions on users’ devices.

Ripple partnered with African fintech firm Chipper Cash to enable faster and cheaper cross-border payments across Africa.

  • Ripple has partnered with Chipper Cash to enhance cross-border payments using Ripple's crypto-enabled payment solution, Ripple Payments.

  • The main goal of the collaboration is to tackle key challenges in African remittance corridors, including high fees, slow transaction times, and lack of transparency.

  • Chipper Cash is active in over 20 African countries, and will leverage Ripple's technology to improve financial inclusion and lower the cost of cross-border money transfers.

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