... factors: Sharp Bitcoin Movements: If Bitcoin makes a rapid leap upward or a sudden correction in May 2025, altcoins (including ADA) may respond with declines in the pair against BTC. For example, during a quick rise in BTC, investors often allocate capital back to it, and ADA/BTC may drop even if the dollar price of ADA remains stable. Regulatory and Macroeconomic Factors: Any unfavorable news – tightening cryptocurrency regulation, bans, or negative statements from authorities – could hit the entire market. Cardano could suffer if, for instance, major markets begin limiting operations with ADA or classifying it as a security. Macroeconomic shocks (increased rates, liquidity outflow from risk assets) could also diminish interest in crypto investments ...

... In 2021, Bitcoin celebrated its 12th anniversary, and today it is more popular than ever before. Institutional and private investors are gravitating towards the cryptocurrency market, favoring Bitcoin, whose price is reaching new highs every day. The market capitalization of the cryptocurrency market is approaching $1 trillion. Nevertheless, this attractive asset has its pros and cons. Pros Bitcoin boasts one of the best ROI (Return on Investment) metrics compared to other financial assets. In 2020, Bitcoin outperformed gold,...

... in the bucket compared to multi-billion daily turnovers of bitcoin. Therefore, localized effects from miners' sales are generally short-lived. After the initial market reaction, it tends to absorb this supply, especially if there remains an influx of capital from other investors. Mid-Term Factor. Over the months, miners' policies can affect the overall balance of supply and demand in the cryptocurrency market. If more large miners engage in partial monetization (as we are already observing with Riot, CleanSpark, and others), the influx of new BTC supply will rise. In the post-halving period (after the reward was cut in half in April 2024), daily bitcoin ...

... preparing for an IPO in the second half of 2025. This signals that the "window" for IPOs remains open much longer than many had anticipated, and that the market is ready to absorb new listings. Notably, even the cryptocurrency sector is trying to capitalize on the IPO market's recovery. Cryptocurrency exchange Bullish (one of whose investors is Peter Thiel) has submitted an IPO application in the USA, planning to list under the ticker BLSH with an estimated valuation of around $4 billion. This case shows that the revival of initial offerings ...

... DeepSeek Triggers $1 Trillion Loss in US AI Sector Innovations from Chinese company DeepSeek have caused a sharp decline in the market capitalization of leading American tech companies, amounting to a total loss of $1 trillion. Stocks of AI-related companies have ... ... Analysis: Schiff's statement, despite its humorous tone, reflects the reality in which the US indeed plays a key role in the cryptocurrency industry, especially in the memecoin segment. However, the comment also emphasizes the contrast between China's ...