Episode 410
📍 The CoinDesk 20 Index is trading higher, up 0.2% since Tuesday, with Aave (AAVE) gaining 6.9% and Litecoin (LTC) rising 3.7% as top performers.
📍 Bitcoin has dropped below its 2025 average realized price of $100,356, raising concerns of further downside, with over 2.6 million BTC currently sitting at a loss.
📍 Standard Chartered predicts Bitcoin will soar to $500,000 by 2028, driven by a friendlier regulatory environment and increased investor access, with the bank expecting the price to steadily increase to $200,000 in 2025, $300,000 in 2026, and $400,000 in 2027.
📍 A new trustless bridge between Bitcoin and Ethereum has been established through Arbitrum L2, allowing for non-custodial transactions and potentially unlocking substantial growth in Bitcoin-based DeFi, with the Arbitrum Foundation expecting a significant portion of Bitcoin's circulating value to be plugged into the ecosystem.
