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Bitcoin price to hit $125k by end of 2024: Matrixport

Bitcoin (BTC) could rally to a high of $125k in late 2024 amid institutional adoption, Matrixport said in report. The crypto services provider’s Bitcoin price prediction comes amid BTC’s surge to $35k. Spot Bitcoin ETF approval could be one of the catalysts of the bull market. Bitcoin’s jump to above $35,000 this week came amid the crypto market’s latest spot Bitcoin ETF anticipation. This has the flagship cryptocurrecy looking at potentially printing the first consecutive weekly green candle since late July/early August when it went on to hit lows of $24,900 in September. BTC has notably retreated from the $35k level and is battling to strengthen above $33.5k as of Friday afternoon, October 27. What could drive Bitcoin price to $125k? While some analysts say the crypto could look to retest key support levels, crypto services platform Matrixport says in a new Bitcoin price prediction that the benchmark cryptocurrency could soar to $...

Anchorage launches Ethereum staking for institutional investors

Anchorage's new service comes in anticipation of the Ethereum network’s long-promised shift proof-of-stake consensus. Anchorage Digital, a San-Francisco-based digital platform that owns the first federally chartered crypto bank, will open an option to stake the Ethereum (ETH) for institutions. This move comes in anticipation of the Ethereum network’s long-promised shift from proof-of-work (PoW) to proof-of-stake (PoS) protocol.  Anchorage announced on Tuesday its intention to introduce ETH staking — a practice of earning rewards for serving as a transaction validator in the Ethereum blockchain — for institutions. Diogo Mónica, co-founder and president of Anchorage Digital, called staking a win-win for institutional investors and the ecosystem: “By paving the way for institutions to stake their Ethereum, we’re providing heightened legitimacy to market-tested assets–and in the process, eliminating any hot wallet risks for institutions looking to generate new earnings from crypto....