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MLB Team Washington Nationals Partners With Terra Blockchain Community, Ballpark Plans to Accept UST

On February 9, the American professional baseball team based in Washington, D.C., the Washington Nationals, announced the team has partnered with Terra, the open-source blockchain platform and decentralized autonomous organization (DAO). The Washington Nationals detail that the team is a “leading innovator” and is “consistently introducing new technologies to enhance the fan experience.” Washington Nationals Ink Long-Term Deal With Terra Major League Baseball (MLB) team the Washington Nationals has partnered with the blockchain platform and DAO Terra, according to an announcement published by the team on Wednesday. The deal with Terra follows a slew of sports-related deals with crypto firms, but the MLB team will be the first to partner with an open-source blockchain project. In addition to the partnership, the algorithmic stablecoin UST that’s issued on the Terra blockchain will be “accepted as a payment method at Nationals Park as early as next season.” “The Nationals continue t...
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Tesla confirms Bitcoin hodl strategy as new report says BTC should 'comfortably' hit $100K

Analysts at Decentrader point to encouraging hodler behavior that suggests that BTC/USD is far from its cycle top at $56,000.

Bitcoin (BTC) shouldn't have a problem reaching $100,000 during the current cycle thanks to impressive behavior from hodlers.

In their latest newsletter seen by Cointelegraph, analysts from trading suite Decentrader including Cointelegraph Markets contributor filbfilb sought to allay fears that Bitcoin's bull run is running out of steam.

HODL Waves stay bullish

Backing their optimism, they said, is data showing that more and more investors are hodling BTC for the long term — one year or more. 

Taken from the popular "HODL Wave" indicator, this suggests that there is less desire to sell Bitcoin at short notice at a certain price, providing a solid foundation for further growth.

"The 1Yr+ HODL Wave suggests that Bitcoin should comfortably reach the $100,000 level during this cycle," Decentrader summarized.

"The greater the amount of Bitcoin being held for a year or longer, the less liquid the supply or potential selling pressure there will be. Typically, if 50% or more of Bitcoin is being HODLed the bull market continues, below this is potentially cause for concern."

HODL Waves tracks the proportion of the existing Bitcoin according to when it was last used in a transaction. Previously, Cointelegraph noted that those who bought BTC during the 2017 bull run had largely held onto their position despite realizing significant gains.

Bitcoin HODL Waves chart. Source: Unchained Capital

Locking down the BTC supply

As Cointelegraph reported on Monday, roughly 36% of the circulating Bitcoin supply is currently made up of "younger" coins which have moved at some point in the past six months.

Exchange data further reinforces the pro-hodl mindset among investors, as overall reserves continue to plummet in March despite BTC/USD making a new all-time high.

Bitcoin exchange reserves vs. BTC/USD. Source: Tradingview

Even miners appear to be increasingly interested in keeping their BTC rewards, as evidenced by figures from on-chain analytics service Glassnode showing net miner positions turning positive this month. Michael Saylor, CEO of MicroStrategy, described their behavior as "onlyrational."

"Strong holders are increasing their positions. Another sharp increase of #Bitcoin in the illiquid wallets," quant analyst Lex Moskovski commented on another Glassnode chart. 

Bitcoin miner net position change chart. Source: Glassnode

Elon Musk, CEO and "Technoking" of Tesla, became the most recent high-profile hodler when he announced on Wednesday that the carmaker would offer products for BTC and not convert the revenue to fiat.

According to Bitcointreasuries.org, Tesla currently holds an estimated 48,000 BTC, a number that should grow as people exchange their Bitcoin for the company's electric vehicles. 

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