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Also Read: Down 4%, Nifty Midcap 150 declines more than Nifty 50 in October on global headwinds In the last six months, both indices have clocked gains of 26.46 per cent and 33.68 per cent, respectively. Finally, even on a 12-month basis, both indices rose 32 per cent and 37.31 per cent, respectively - clocking the highest gains when compared to other major indices including Nifty 50 and Nifty 500, according to Motilal Oswal. In November 2023, the Indian stock markets experienced a notable upturn, as evidenced by around 6 per cent surge in the Nifty 50 index.

The cryptocurrency bulls are back again. Bitcoin surged to US$44,000 on Dec. 5, its highest in nearly 20 months, marking a dramatic 150 per cent rise so far this year. After losing more than 60 per cent of its value in 2022, its climb back has sparked yet another wave of euphoric calls: industry veterans now project the token will breach US$100,000 by the end of 2024, and at least US$750,000 by 2026. Competitors including ether, dogecoin, solana and cardano are all up by double-digit percentages, too.

The digital asset market has recorded massive bullish activity in recent weeks with the prices of most cryptocurrencies soaring to positions not seen in over 18 months.

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Bitcoin (BTC) has displayed resilience by surging to a more than 19-month high, even as global markets experienced a downturn. 

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Bitcoin traded close to $44,000 after notching its longest winning streak since May, a rally driven in part by expectations of looser monetary policy. 

Many cryptocurrency investors prefer layer 1 networks over secondary tokens, such as those following the ERC-20 or BEP-20 standards. After all, layer 1 blockchains determine their own consensus models, governance, and transaction processing.

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Bitcoin Core developer Luke Dashjr has proposed a bug fix to potentially alleviate the network congestion caused by new Ordinals and BRC-20 tokens. 

In an electrifying leap forward, Bitcoin‘s valuation surged past the $44,000 mark, trading at $43,858 with an impressive nearly 6% increase on Wednesday. This ascent comes after a “jet-fueled” 16% climb over six days, underscoring the cryptocurrency’s robust performance.

Bitcoin futures open interest on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) – has seen a spike rising from $2.20 billion on September 30th to $5.09 billion today, according to data from Glassnode.

cryptocurrency, jumped over 4.2% to $43,671 in Wednesday's trade. Experts say this upward price shift is likely a response to heightened interest from institutional investors and an overall optimistic market sentiment regarding developments in 2024. Meanwhile, Ethereum, the second largest cryptocurrency, surged 1.6% to $2,270 amid a broader rally in the crypto markets. The global cryptocurrency market cap also increased 2.65% to around $1.59 trillion in the last 24 hours. «BTC has sustained its upward momentum for the fifth consecutive day. This surge is primarily fueled by speculation surrounding the approval of a Bitcoin spot ETF, with investors and traders anticipating approval in 2024,» said the CoinDCX Research Team. Additionally, favorable macroeconomic conditions and increasing inflows contribute to the overall rise in market capitalization, it said.

The recent announcement by Wallet of Satoshi (WoS) to withdraw its app from the U.S. Apple and Google app stores and cease serving U.S. customers marks a significant shift in the Bitcoin wallet landscape. This decision reflects the increasingly challenging regulatory environment in the United States, which has affected not only WoS but other crypto service providers as well.

As of late, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has adopted a resolute position against Binance, which is the biggest cryptocurrency exchange in the world. As the former Chief Executive Officer of Binance, Changpeng Zhao (CZ) has resigned from his position after entering a guilty plea to charges that include violating anti-money laundering laws in the United States. Binance has agreed to pay penalties totaling more than $4.3 billion as part of a deal with the authorities in the United States. Among them is the personal contribution of fifty million dollars made by Zhao. This case exemplifies the dedication of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to enforce trading restrictions in the United States, especially against firms that let consumers in the United States to trade unregistered bitcoin derivatives.

Bitcoin rose on Monday, briefly surpassing $42,000 to reach a 20-month high, in a new surge of momentum fueled by the possibility of U.S. interest rate cuts and traders betting that the U.S. will soon approve exchange-traded spot bitcoin funds. The world's biggest cryptocurrency rose as high as $42,162 on Monday, its highest since April 2022, seemingly casting off the funk that had settled over crypto markets following the collapse of FTX and other crypto-business failures last year. It was up 6.49% at $41,311.26 as of 1605 GMT. Bitcoin's gains lifted the shares of cryptocurrency-related companies, as well as exchange-traded funds (ETFs) listed in the United States. Coinbase jumped 6.5% and Microstrategy gained nearly 6%, while bitcoin miners such as Riot Platforms, Marathon Digital and CleanSpark rose between 8% and 11%. Last week, Microstrategy disclosed it bought an additional $593 million in bitcoin during November.

crypto market is witnessing its best performance since April 2022, with Bitcoin crossing the $41,000 mark. Experts say growing confidence in the crypto market is driven by expectations of the US Federal Reserve cutting interest rates in 2024 and the eventual approval of a Bitcoin ETF, which could boost the price of the world's largest cryptocurrency. The digital asset has skyrocketed this year, rising nearly 150%, with expectations growing that US regulators will allow the creation of ETFs. «The sentiment is upbeat because the buzz is that the Bitcoin ETF could be approved as early as by January 15, 2024. The market is buzzing with optimism as it is a catalyst for wider institutional acceptance and integration of Bitcoin into mainstream financial portfolios. This sentiment is intertwined with the upcoming Bitcoin halving, an event historically associated with price increases due to the resulting supply shock,» said Rajagopal Menon, Vice President at WazirX. Bitcoin was trading above $41,600 at around 5:27 pm on Monday.

(This story originally appeared in on Dec 06, 2023)

bond yields continued to decline. Japanese government bond yields dipped to the lowest since mid-August as U.S. Treasury yields hovered close to a three-month trough. Meanwhile, crude oil sank to a nearly five-month low, while bullion held steady after dropping back from an all-time high.

By Ankur Banerjee

Can Bitcoin (BTC) sustain its bullish price momentum this week? Not for long according to James Check – lead on-chain analyst at Glassnode.