The fourth Bitcoin halving took place on Saturday and as predicted, turned out to be a price non-event.
The process of Bitcoin halving and its implications.
A Bitcoin halving takes places around every four years, lowering the reward miners receive for validating transactions by half. This mechanism ensures scarcity and helps control inflation in the Bitcoin network.
This time around, the rewards earned by miners were halved to 3.125 Bitcoins from 6.25.
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The Bank of England must not be swayed into thinking a smaller-than-forecast decline in inflation in March should be used to delay rate cuts further.
Britain's annual inflation fell last month for the second straight month to 3.2%.
Positive Outlook Despite Marginal Deviation
Although this latest data is marginally higher than forecast, the overall inflation outlook is upbeat.
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Gold hit a new all-time high this week, nearing $2,300 an ounce in Thursday trading. However, I believe there are two surprising reasons why.
The rise in gold prices to never-before-seen levels has captured investors' attention across the globe.
Exploring the Factors Behind the Rally
As I was quoted by MarketWatch, Investor Ideas, Investment International, Mint, and Business AM Live, amongst other media, the widespread explanation for this Read More
As Tesla's shares declined on Tuesday following reports the electric car giant missed Q1 delivery estimates, the latest figures are both a warning sign and an opportunity for investors.
Between January and March, Tesla sold just under 387,000 vehicles. A fall of 20% from the previous quarter and 8.5% from the previous year. This was the company's first year-over-year decline in sales since the onset of the pandemic back in 2020.
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Nvidia is a frontrunner within the AI domain but it's important that investors look past the big names to make the most of AI investment potential and generate long-term wealth.
This week, Nvidia's Chief Executive Officer, Jensen Huang, unveiled new chips aimed at securing his organisation's dominance of artificial intelligence computing.
The latest processor, known as Blackwell, can perform certain tasks 30 times faster than its predecessor, says Nvidia.
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Dissecting the Spring Budget
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget is a flop. A flop that I believe will help to drive people and investors out of Britain.
Wednesday’s Budget is the Chancellor’s fourth fiscal event, just over three months after last year’s autumn statement.
As I was quoted by London Loves Business, The Banker, Private Banker International, Trust Net, Elite Business Magazine, and Birmingham Mail, amongst other media, Read More
After surpassing $59,000 early on Wednesday, Bitcoin has now rallied to a 2024 high of $64,000!
The world's largest crypto by market cap is edging ever closer to the all-time high of $69,000 in November 2021.
Institutional Drivers of Bitcoin Surge: Spot ETFs and BlackRock Inflows
As such, should this current momentum continue, we firmly believe Bitcoin could exceed the previous record high within weeks. As I was quoted by Investing.com, Financial Mirror, Pound Sterling Read More
The announcement by Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, that it will pay its first-ever dividend dispels investor concerns the metaverse and AI plans would be an abyss for money.
Meta said it would pay investors a dividend of 50 cents a share on 26 March. As cash increased to $65.4 billion at the end of last year from $40.7 billion the year before.
The company also revealed a $50 billion share buyback.
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Five of the Big Tech companies are reporting their earnings this week in what is a critical season.
With a combined market value of more than $10 trillion, the focus is on Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta Platforms, Amazon and Apple between Tuesday and Thursday.
Investors are looking for indications of the firms that will benefit the most from artificial intelligence (AI) technologies.
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The US financial regulator, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has finally given the green light to spot Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs). This signals a landmark moment for Bitcoin and the wider crypto market.
The SEC’s move, we believe, could send the price of the world’s largest crypto up to $60,000 in Q1.
SEC approved a total of 11 spot Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Funds. Included were those of Grayscale, Bitwise, and Hashdex, which were Read More
With markets volatile in Q1 2024 and the potential to drop by 20%, investors need to buckle up.
However, there may be more opportunities to make money.
As I was quoted by Newsmax, Financial Mirror, Investor Ideas, Mena FN, Korea Times, FinBold, and Business News, amongst other media, it’s been a rocky start to the year for markets.
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What an amazing way to kick off the New Year! By taking home two prestigious International Investor Awards!
International Investor named deVere Group Investment Advisory Firm Of The Year – 2024. Not only that, but they included me in the Finance Power 50 - 2024.
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