A reversal in memecoins could come sooner than traders expect, even amid choppy conditions across the broader crypto market, if history is any indication, according to crypto sentiment platform Santiment. “There is a growing narrative of “nostalgia” regarding memecoins, with many traders treating the sector as if it is permanently dead,” Santiment said in a report published on Friday. Dogecoin’s price, which has historically moved significantly during memecoin uptrends, is down 32% over the past 30 days. Source: CoinMarketCap “This collective acceptance of the ‘end of the meme era’ is…
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Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary wins $2.8M defamation suit against Ben ‘BitBoy’ Armstrong
Kevin O’Leary, an entrepreneur and television investor best known for Shark Tank, secured a $2.8 million judgment against Ben Armstrong, a crypto content creator who operated under the name BitBoy, in a defamation case decided this week by a federal court in Miami. According to a recent order, the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida awarded O’Leary $750,000 for emotional distress, $78,000 for harm to his reputation, and $2 million in punitive damages after Armstrong failed to appear or respond throughout the proceeding. The dispute arose from…
Bitcoiners Face Test As Inflation Cools: Pompliano
Bitcoin investors are being forced to rethink why they hold the asset as inflation data cools, according to Bitcoin entrepreneur Anthony Pompliano. “I think the challenge for Bitcoin investors, can you hold an asset when there is not high inflation in your face on a day-to-day basis?” Pompliano said during an interview with Fox Business on Thursday. “Can you still believe in what Bitcoin’s value proposition is, which is that it’s a finite-supply asset. If they print money, Bitcoin is going higher,” he said. “Bitcoin and gold are great long-term…