Honk price prediction; can it outperform Bitbot and LCX tokens

  • Honk’s recent surge: 755% in 1 month, potential $1 target, community support driving growth.
  • LCX struggles: past success, $0.61 potential, challenges in the current market.
  • Bitbot’s innovation: Telegram bot, presale stages, institutional-grade tools.

In the fast-paced world of cryptocurrency, investors are always on the lookout for the next big opportunity. With tokens like Honk, Bitbot, and LCX making waves in the market, the question arises: can Honk outperform its competitors?

Let’s delve into the price predictions and potential of these tokens.

Honk: surging towards to $1

Honk, the first goose-themed coin on the Solana blockchain, has been making headlines with its impressive price movements. Inspired by the audacious goose from the viral game “Untitled Goose Game,” Honk has captured the attention of investors with its unique concept.

In recent days, Honk has seen significant growth, with its price surging by over 755% in the last month to trade at $0.022 at press time. This impressive performance can be attributed to its growing community support and the anticipation of future developments in the project.

Honk price chart

Looking ahead, analysts predict that Honk could reach an average price level of $0.44 by the end of January, with the potential to hit a maximum price of $1 before the end of 2024 if bullish conditions prevail. However, investors should be mindful of potential market fluctuations that could impact Honk’s price trajectory especially as the market continues to react to the just approved spot Bitcoin ETFs.

LCX: a crypto-exchange token making waves

LCX, a Liechtenstein-based centralized crypto exchange, has also been on investors’ radars due to its promising blockchain infrastructure. While LCX experienced significant growth in 2021, it has faced challenges in maintaining momentum in the current market environment.

Despite its recent struggles, LCX remains a promising project with real-world use cases. Over the past month, the LCX token price has surged by an impressive 186%. The current bullish trajectory has recovered almost all of the 2023 drawbacks.

 LCX price chart

Analysts project that LCX could see a resurgence in the coming months, with the potential to reach a price level of $0.61 if bullish conditions prevail. Investors should keep a close eye on the LCX exchange’s progress as it navigates the cryptocurrency landscape and seeks to solidify its position in the market.

Bitbot: pioneering automated trading

Bitbot, the world’s first Telegram self-custodial trading bot, has been garnering attention for its innovative approach to automated trading. With institutional-grade tools and a focus on user experience, Bitbot aims to revolutionize the way investors engage with the market.

Currently in its presale stage, Bitbot offers investors the opportunity to buy in before the price increases. With a total supply of 1,000,000,000 tokens and a presale allocation of 300,000,000 tokens, Bitbot’s presale stages offer investors a chance to participate in its growth.

The presale is in its second stage and has raised over $342K in a slightly over week since the presale launched. A single BITBOT token is going $0.0105 in the current stage and is expected to rise to $0.011 in the next stage. If interested, visit the Bitbot presale website and purchase your BITBOT tokens.

Conclusion

While Honk shows promise with its impressive price movements and potential for future growth, investors should not overlook alternative investment opportunities presented by tokens like LCX and Bitbot. Each project offers unique features and potential for returns, making them worth considering in a diversified investment portfolio.

As the cryptocurrency market continues to evolve, savvy investors will keep a close watch on these tokens and others like them, seeking out opportunities for growth and diversification in a rapidly changing landscape.

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Altcoins to watch amid US notice to sell $130M in BTC from Silk Road

  • The US government has issued a notice on the sale of over $130 million in BTC linked to Silk Road.
  • Court documents indicate this includes 2,874 BTC seized from drug trafficker Ryan Farace and 58 BTC from convicted law enforcement agent Sean Bridges.
  • BTC price remained near $40k, but market is watching Ethereum, Solana.

Crypto news today is dominated by the US government’s notice about its plans to sell over $3,200 Bitcoon (BTC) worth more than $130 million. Documents show that these bitcoins are part of the forfeitures related to the infamous darknet marketplace Silk Road.

While the news has had no major impact on BTC price as of writing, the market is abuzz with what the outlook for the top crypto by market cap could mean for altcoins. Elsewhere, the potential resurgence in meme coins has traders eyeing the next gem. Could Memeinator (MMTR) be one of the tokens to watch?

US government to sell BTC worth $130 million

On Thursday, January 25, the United States government filed a notice seeking to sell more than $130 million in Bitcoin (BTC) seized from two individuals connected to the Silk Road darknet.

According to court documents filed in the U.S District Court in Maryland, the government plans to sell 2,874 bitcoins seized from Ryan Farace and Sean Bridges in February 2021 and 58 bitcoins seized from Farace in May 2021.

At the time of the government’s notice, the approximate value of the first batch was $129 million, while the second carried a market value of about $3.3 million.

The BTC forfeitures followed Farace’s conviction over drug trafficking. Bridges, a former Secret Service agent, was convicted of stealing the bitcoins during a Silk Road investigation. The public have 60 days (from the notice’s initial filing date of January 10, 2024) to file a petition if anyone other than the defendants has an interest in the forfeited BTC.

In March last year, the US government announced it had sold 9,861 BTC for $215 million and would liquidate another 41,500 BTC in four batches over the course of the year.

Documents filed in court at the time showed the bitcoins in were from the 51,351 BTC authorities seized from James Zhong in November 2022. Zhong was arraigned over wire fraud charges related to Silk Road marketplace.

Altcoins to watch amid BTC price outlook: Ethereum, Solana, Memeinator

The latest BTC sale from the US government comes as crypto battles downside pressure, with GBTC outflows having decimated retail sentiment in recent weeks.

Bitcoin remains near the $40k level though, and as JPMorgan analysts said on Thursday, the Grayscale sell-off pressure may be ending. What does this mean for the broader market?

Experts opine that a potential rebound from current levels could put BTC on track for a retest of recent peak at $49k. Long term, the bullish outlook is helped by the upcoming block reward halving, with predictions that Bitcoin price could break above $100k by the end of the year or early 2024.

This has the altcoin market also bullish long term, with top altcoins likely to see fresh traction including Ethereum and Solana. While BTC could dip to new 2024 lows following this week’s dive to $38,600, ETH and SOL could seek support levels below $2k and $80 respectively. 

These levels or lower could provide great buying opportunities.

A look at Memeinator (MMTR)

Solana’s 2023 surge was helped by a spike in meme coin activity, with the likes of Bonk skyrocketing to reignite a meme coin resurgence. BONK price has dropped significantly as SOL struggled. 

This means the market may be on the hunt for a new meme coin gem.

With fresh momentum building up amid broader market interest in its presale, the Memeinator (MMTR) could be one of the tokens to explode in coming months. Boosting of genuine utility, laced within a play-to-earn ecosystem, Memeinator is designed to return meme culture to the industry.

As a meme coin on a mission to end the menace of poor quality copycat meme tokens, this project could be poised to challenge top dog-themed coins Dogecoin and Shiba Inu. 

Memeinator’s presale has raised over $3.9 million and is currently in stage 13. The MMTR price of $0.0197 at this stage is likely to be a major bargain should the project go on to dominate the meme market as projected.

Find more about Memeinator from its whitepaper or visit the presale page.

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Beam wallet brings Amazon and Shopify purchases to users

  • Beam wallet has acquired Join, an app that allows users to shop and pay with stablecoins anywhere.
  • The acquisition allows Beam wallet users to shop online at Amazon and Shopify among other merchants and pay using stablecoins.
  • Beam has announced early access, with roll out expected in February.

Eco, the developer of self-custody wallet Beam, has announced its acquisition of Web3 app Join, making it possible for Beam users to shop and pay for purchases online at Amazon and Shopify using stablecoins.

According to an announcement the Beam wallet team made on Thursday, the acquisition of Join brings checkout onchain. This facilitates a better shopping experience for users without compromising on the benefits of decentralization, the platform said in a threat on X.

Andy Bromberg, CEO at Beam, said that acquiring Join allows the digital wallet that targets making payments with crypto easier and global, to add shopping to its features.

Payments is crypto’s killer use case, and soon you’ll be able to shop anywhere online with stablecoins,” Bromberg said in a post on his X account. “Beam is the most cash-like digital payment experience out there. We started with P2P payments, and now, @DSTNYgroup and the Join team are bringing their decade of crypto commerce experience into the fold,” he added.

Beam has announced early access for the feature, with those on the waitlist getting access from February. The wallet app did not however specify the date on which this new feature will roll out.

Beam wallet is available on the Optimism and Base networks.

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GBTC profit-taking almost concluded, JPMorgan says

  • JPMorgan analysts said in a note on Thursday that Bitcoin’s downside pressure could be easing amid a downtrend in GBTC outflows.
  • Grayscale’s GBTC has seen over $4.3 billion in outflows amid profit-taking.
  • Bitcoin price hovered around $39,800 as bulls struggled to reclaim the $40k level.

The selling pressure that hit Bitcoin (BTC) in the aftermath of the approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs has largely eased off, according to analysts at JPMorgan.

A research note the analysts at the bank, led by Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou published on Thursday, suggests that the level of outflows witnessed with Grayscale’s GBTC shows the expected profit-taking has already occurred.

GBTC outflows reducing, but…

On Wednesday, January 24, GBTC outflows hit $425 million for the day, a scenario Bloomberg’s senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas said was the “lowest bleed since day one.” While still a large figure, the amount decline showed the outflows were “seemingly trending down,” he added.

On January 25, Balchunas noted that while GBTC outflows had continued to trend down, the other ETFs had also recorded a significant dip in inflows. 

According to James Seyffart, BlackRock took in only $66 million on day 9 of its IBIT spot ETF trading, with the group of spot Bitcoin ETFs that began trading on January 11 seeing a net outflow of $158 million.

But in their note, JPMorgan says that with $4.3 billion in outflows so far, GBTC has surpassed analysts’ estimates of $3 billion. Given this outlook, it is possible the rough patch occasioned by the GBTC hemorrhage is done, Panigirtzoglou wrote. 

Bitcoin price traded at $39,878 at 1:30 pm ET on Thursday, still struggling to reclaim the $40k mark after Wednesday’s dump to lows of $38,600. The current price level sees BTC hover nearly 20% down since breaking lower from highs of $49k.

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Swan Bitcoin announces mining business, revealing 750 BTC mined

  • Swan Mining started its operations in the summer of 2023, and has mined over 750 BTC.
  • Currently, it has 4.5 exahash and expects to exceed 8 exahash by March.

Swan Bitcoin, a US-based investment platform focused Bitcoin (BTC), has announced Swan Mining, the company’s mining arm that had been operating in stealth mode.

The company’s Bitcoin mining arm launched its operations in July 2023, the company said in a press release on Thursday, noting that it has so far mined over 750 bitcoins.

Swan Mining currently contributes 4.5 exahash to the Bitcoin network, the firm added. The mining unit expects its mining capacity to increase to more than 8 exahash by March, 2024.

Swan Mining is a great example of our company thesis playing out. With our exclusive focus on Bitcoin adoption and helping the industry grow, we continue to attract the talent, opportunities, and capital required to launch new business lines and grow them rapidly,” Swan founder and CEO Cory Klippsten said:

Swan also eyeing public listing

According to today’s announcement, Swan Mining’s business uses a funding model that has no debt. Also notably, the mining platform has legally segregated its entities from the rest of Swan Bitcoin’s business.

Swan, which has seen a rapid expansion over the past year, with its revenue surpassing $125 million, says it’s eyeing a Series C financing. Targeted for conclusion over coming months, raised capital will be split between the company’s financial services, mining, and acquisitions divisions.

Klippsten has also hinted at Swan’s push for a US public listing, with the company looking at the next 12 months.

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