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Morning, Coinheads.

Bitcoin drifts lower, analysts expect bearish sentiment to fade. Bitcoin at $42,239.15 (down 3.47% in last 24 hrs).

Let us put an extra shot in on Friday, and begin…

 

Coindesk Market Wrap

Bitcoin and stocks traded lower on Thursday as geopolitical risks escalated. In crypto markets, the correction over the past month appears to be stabilising as bearish sentiment wanes. Some analysts remain optimistic due to persistent long-term demand, especially for Bitcoin. Ether underperformed Bitcoin.

 

Forbes: Bitcoin isn’t safe, neither is much else

The Bitcoin narrative needed a saviour; unprecedented financial sanctions on a major European country might have saved the day. But it’s hard to get too excited about this narrative until Bitcoin more meaningfully disconnects from risk assets.

 

DraftKings (DKNG) sees path to profitability

Draftking’s gamified NFT product – in collaboration with the National Football League (NFL) Players Association – is ready to launch before the start of the 2022 NFL season in September.

 

QTUM price prediction: will the coin rise post-halving?

QTUM, the native cryptocurrency of the Quantum blockchain network, fell 3% on 3 March to $6.34, although it has re-established back above it’s pre-Russian military invasion level.

 

Pussy Riot’s NFTs of Ukrainian flags raise $7.15m

As of Wednesday, $7.15m had been raised through selling non-fungible tokens of the Ukrainian flag by UkraineDAO (decentralised autonomous organisation) – an initiative co-founded by Pussy Riot, the Russian feminist protest punk band.

 

As crypto newbies capitulate, will BTC become less risky?

Cryptocurrency newbies, who bought digital assets at their all-time highs at the end of 2021, “almost completely capitulated” at the end of last month.

 

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