Here’s What’s Happening in the Crypto Market Right Now

[Inside Wall Street with Nomi Prins]( Welcome to Inside Wall Street with Nomi Prins! Every day, Nomi shines a light on The Great Distortion. It’s a permanent disconnect between the markets and the real economy. And it’s set to intensify… Nomi believes the next chapter of The Great Distortion will begin in August, thanks to an event that is guaranteed to happen. It could trigger a $4 trillion market shock… Nomi held a special briefing about it on Wednesday night. In it, she revealed the details of a new strategy she has developed to help investors navigate these distorted markets. With it, you could make up to 10x in less than a month, even if stocks are crashing. If you missed that briefing, [you can watch the replay here](. Here’s What’s Happening in the Crypto Market Right Now By Nomi Prins, Editor, Inside Wall Street with Nomi Prins The crypto space has come under tremendous pressure recently. Its value has plummeted from $2.16 trillion in early April to $909 billion today. That’s a 58% decrease in just over two months. The price of Bitcoin, the premier cryptocurrency, is down about 70% from its November 2021 all-time high of about $68,000. Now, I’ve written to you in the past about why I believe Bitcoin [deserves to be included in your portfolio](. But I know many of you remain skeptical about cryptos in general. And I’m sure the recent volatility in the market hasn’t helped persuade you about its viability as an investment asset. Today, I’ll show you why I still view Bitcoin as a pragmatic investment over the long term. And I’ll even show you a way to take advantage of the volatility in the crypto market now to maximize your potential future gains. But first, let’s take a look at why cryptos are so volatile right now… Recommended Link [Former Goldman Sachs PhD: "Never returning to normal"]( [image]( PhD Economist: “Don’t Bet on It” According to former Goldman Sachs executive, Nomi Prins… Americans who are hoping for a ‘return to normal’ are going to be shocked when they see what happens next in America. She says, “If you’re betting your job, savings, or retirement accounts on a return to ‘normal’ you’re about to be left behind by a brand-new crisis few see coming.” [Click here now to see America’s next crisis.]( -- The Events That Roiled the Crypto Market One reason for crypto’s horrendous performance of late is volatility among so-called “stablecoins.” Stablecoins are digital assets. Most derive their value from being fully backed by reserves (dollars and low-risk fixed-income securities). For crypto investors, they provide a way to deal with crypto volatility. That’s because they are usually relatively price-stable digital assets. But others are what you’d call algorithmic tokens. This means they derive their value from computer code. These stablecoins need constant market activity to keep their dollar peg. Unfortunately, algorithmic dollar pegs don’t always hold, causing investors to panic and sell off their coins. This is what happened last month, when one such stablecoin called TerraUSD (UST) went up in algorithmic smoke. The price of UST fell from $1 on May 8 to around $0.18 on May 14. The UST debacle caused fears for the stablecoin space as a whole. And this had a knock-on effect on the rest of the crypto market. Then, crypto lending platform Celsius made an announcement that further rocked the crypto market. On June 12, it stated that it was suspending all withdrawals on its platform. This essentially froze up to $8 billion in deposits. This added fuel to the crypto bonfire. [Featured: Be Warned: Fill Up While You Can, America…]( We’ve Been Here Before The situation with crypto right now reminds me of the dot-com bubble of the early 2000s. I was working at Goldman Sachs at the time. The bursting of the dot-com bubble was an extinction-level event for hundreds of tech companies. But plenty of successful tech businesses founded during that time still dominate today. These include household names such as Amazon, Microsoft, Apple, Google, and Nvidia. In other words, the bursting of the dot-com bubble did not completely wipe out the potential of tech or the internet. And I believe that’s where we are today with crypto. Crypto is based on blockchain technology. And blockchain is the latest technology to go through this boom-and-bust cycle. Making all the headlines, of course, is Bitcoin, the first crypto to be built on the blockchain. Bitcoin has gone through multiple boom-and-bust cycles in its relatively short existence. For example, in the 2017-2019 cycle, its price plunged 85% from its December 2017 peak. It hit a low of $3,353 in December 2018. Then, it skyrocketed roughly 1,800% over the following 28 months. You can see how these cycles typically play out in this chart… [Chart] During every bust, the skeptics wrote Bitcoin off. In fact, according to the website 99bitcoins.com, it has been declared dead 455 times already. But not only has Bitcoin proved the naysayers wrong every time… it has always emerged stronger than before. So, if history is any guide, Bitcoin will make a new high after this bear trend is over. But there’s another reason why I believe Bitcoin will rise from the ashes… Recommended Link [Expert warns: “Brace Now or Be Blindsided”]( [image]( The transformation of America is now underway. According to the Wall Street Journal, the White House is set to enact sweeping changes to our financial system in the weeks ahead. International Financier Dave Forest warns: “The White House has just released an Executive Order that would completely overhaul our entire financial system, and unprepared Americans could be blindsided as soon as September 9th. But folks who can see the writing on the wall could multiply their nest egg by 1,000% or more as this plan is rolled out.” [Click here to see all the details of this sinister White House scheme and find out what you need to do to prepare before it’s too late.]( -- Bitcoin Will Dominate During This Bear Market Bitcoin dominance is its percentage of the total crypto market cap. It’s one of the most important – but least-known – metrics in the space. Today, the Bitcoin dominance rate is about 43%. That’s up from 38% just two months ago. And when Bitcoin’s dominance rises, other cryptos – so-called altcoins – fall… [Featured: Trading Millionaire Reveals, “2008 Was My Most Profitable Year”]( Altcoins typically have lower volumes and smaller market caps, which makes them extremely volatile. So, during crypto bear markets, altcoins decline by more than Bitcoin because of their greater risk profile. As a result, Bitcoin’s market cap rises relative to the total crypto market cap (dominance). We saw this phenomenon play out in the 2018 crypto bear market. [Chart] The crypto market dropped from about $765 billion in January 2018 to $221 billion in September 2018. But Bitcoin dominance went up from 36% to 60% during the same period. Today, Bitcoin dominance is starting to creep up again. It went from 38% in January 2022 to 47% earlier this month. And, despite the recent downtick, with the crypto bear market still in full swing, I don’t see this trend reversing anytime soon. 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[Click Here to Watch.]( -- What This Means for You and Your Money To be clear, we’re firmly in a crypto bear market right now. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing. And it certainly doesn’t mean it’s time to give up on Bitcoin, despite what the naysayers think. Quite the contrary. I still believe that holding Bitcoin in your long-term investment portfolio is a pragmatic thing to do. See, when Bitcoin was launched in 2009, it was positioned as an opposing force to the Federal Reserve. The idea was for Bitcoin to be an exchange currency, outside of the control of global central banks. The Fed’s policies had helped to bail out Wall Street after its [extraordinary money heist](. Through interest rate reductions and quantitative easing (QE), the Fed fabricated trillions of dollars of cheap money. This led to The Great Distortion between the markets and the real economy. And of course, today’s spiraling inflation. But unlike the Fed’s seemingly infinite supply of U.S. dollars, the new Bitcoin supply drops by 50% roughly every four years. This is known as “halving.” Basically, the reward Bitcoin miners receive for solving the transactions on the blockchain gets cut in half. And the price of Bitcoin explodes. I wrote to you earlier this year about how [halvings spell opportunity for investors](. As of writing, there are 19 million Bitcoins in existence. That’s about 90% of the total potential supply of 21 million that’s written into its code. But because of the halvings, the remaining 10% of new Bitcoins will be added at an ever-decreasing rate. And as the number of new Bitcoins coming into existence decreases, each one will become more valuable. The next halving event will happen in May 2024. This will draw a continued influx of deep-pocketed new investors (and regular buyers) attracted by Bitcoin’s anti-inflationary qualities. Because of this, I believe Bitcoin will eventually go back to $68,000. And it will probably go to $100,000 on the next bull run. This may not happen today or tomorrow, but I believe it will happen some time over the next 24 months. So, for anyone investing in Bitcoin, my advice is to simply put a fixed amount of money into it on a regular basis, typically monthly. You may buy more of it when the price is low and less of it when prices are high. This is called dollar-cost averaging. PayPal or Block’s (previously called Square) Cash App may be the most convenient options for doing this. With these popular apps, you can start your Bitcoin portfolio with as little as $1. That said, you should never borrow money, or leverage yourself, to buy Bitcoin. You should only invest money that you don’t need to use right now, and that you can position for longer-term investments. I believe the Fed will soon back off the hawkish stance it has adopted recently in a vain attempt to fight inflation. When that happens, the uncertainty driving Bitcoin – and other assets – down right now will abate and reverse. So you need to be in a position to take advantage of that. Happy investing, and I’ll be in touch again soon. Regards, [signature] Nomi Prins Editor, Inside Wall Street with Nomi Prins P.S. While holding Bitcoin for the long run is a great idea… it’s not the only thing you can do to ride out the volatility in the crypto market right now. I’ve designed a strategy that can help you profit – even if the crypto markets fall further in the short run. I shared details of this strategy at an urgent briefing last week. To find out more while my briefing is still online, [just click here to watch the replay](. --------------------------------------------------------------- Like what you’re reading? 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