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This week’s episode of Market Talks discusses how Bitcoin cycles are changing and how it could impact the upcoming halving. In the latest episode of Cointelegraph’s Market Talks , host Ray Salmond speaks with Jamie Coutts, a chartered market technician and crypto market analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence.  When asked whether Bitcoin’s (BTC) pre- and post-halving price action could differ from previous cycles due to a change in global monetary policy, Coutts said:  “I’ve been writing about this for most of the year. We do have some strong fundamentals in the space, but ultimately, what drives risk assets is liquidity. The longer that we have this tightening cycle, and if we start to see an uptick in unemployment and more stress in the banking sector, then there could be a bit more pain for risk assets like Bitcoin.”  Related: The future of BTC mining and the Bitcoin halving Despite the dim macroeconomic outlook, Coutts did suggest:  “We could be near the end. There is still a lot of u...

Get started with nine beginner-friendly data science project ideas to enhance your skills and portfolio. Beginners should undertake data science projects as they provide practical experience and help in the application of theoretical concepts learned in courses, building a portfolio and enhancing skills. This allows them to gain confidence and stand out in the competitive job market. If you’re considering a data science dissertation project or simply want to showcase proficiency in the field by conducting independent research and applying advanced data analysis techniques, the following project ideas may prove useful. Sentiment analysis of product reviews This involves analyzing a data set and creating visualizations to better understand the data. For instance, a project idea may be to examine user evaluations of products on Amazon using natural language processing (NLP) methods to ascertain the general mood toward such things. To accomplish this, a sizable collection of product revi...

Galaxy’s estimation was based on the rapid uptick of interest in Bitcoin NFTs, currency market infrastructure, and the potential to take some market-share away from Ethereum. In a “base case” scenario, Galaxy Digital's research unit has tipped the burgeoning Bitcoin nonfungible token (NFT) market to hit a $4.5 billion market cap by March 2025. Bitcoin NFTs, or Ordinals, have attracted a significant amount of attention since the Ordinals protocol launched in late January, enabling users to inscribe data such as images, PDFs video and audio onto individual satoshis, or sats that each represent 0.00000001 Bitcoin (BTC). NFT giants such as Yuga Labs have even jumped in on the hype. On Feb. 28, the $4 billion firm behind the Bored Ape Yacht Club announced a Bitcoin-based NFT project dubbed “TwelveFold,” marking a notable form of recognition of the Ordinals movement. In a new report published on March. 3, Galaxy researchers analyzed the potential growth of Bitcoin NFTs and made esti...