After the price of Bitcoin soared more than three times yesterday, it hit a high of $237.13 today and then plunged, all the way down to $117.24, halving its intraday high.
The rebound finally ended at $137.88, with a sharp drop of -33.64% that day. However, the next day, July 17, it rose sharply by +19.97%, and the price rose to $165.41.
In the days that followed, Bitcoin’s price trend began to fluctuate between $125 and $185.
Price fluctuations are still very large, with amplitudes of more than ten or even twenty percent within a day.
The impact of Stellar Capital's entry into the market goes beyond the Bitcoin market itself, and can be said to have had a far-reaching impact on the entire cryptocurrency industry.
After all, it has never happened since the birth of Bitcoin that such a large non-bank financial giant group harvested the .
Now that a financial giant group like Qunxing Capital has intervened, it is a huge benefit to the cryptocurrency market, which is still on the edge of a niche.
At this time, players in the currency circle began to brag.
For example, touting the "scarcity" of Bitcoin, the number of all Bitcoins is fixed at 21 million. The supply is fixed but the demand is constantly increasing. However, there are currently only about 10 million in circulation, and tens of millions have not been mined. Many of the 10 million coins in circulation are in a "sleeping" state. To put it bluntly, many people hold Bitcoins and cannot find them if they forget about them.
Then there is the tout that the public's acceptance is constantly increasing. Financial giants are participating in the mainstream capital market and a large number of new investors are ushering in. People's enthusiasm for Bitcoin and the receiving end are increasing significantly. Global users of the digital currency market are expected to be this year Can exceed 10 million scale.
In short, the price of Bitcoin will definitely rise sharply in the future.
However, not all are bullish. There are also many voices that are completely opposite, such as the mining cycle. There are complex algorithms behind mining, which will affect the circulation speed of new coins and will also halve existing bits. The value of currency holdings, etc.
Another example is the issue of cryptocurrency regulation. At present, the regulatory status of this emerging asset class in various countries is still unclear, and attitudes are also mixed. Any new regulations may affect its value.
Some people in the investment circle believe that it is extremely risky for Stars Capital to rush into this emerging asset class at this time, because policy uncertainty is the biggest risk.
This kind of analysis by some people in the industry is not unreasonable, and the risk is still certain. If you do well, you will be targeted by Europeans and Americans. It is true that a regulation can stop you, and forget it if you lose.
That's why we want to drag Merrill Lynch down...
At this point, the outside world obviously does not know the strategic intentions of Stars Capital.
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One month later.
Kismaayo is far south of Somalia in East Africa.
A helicopter was flying over Kismayo, and among the people in the plane was Harold Leo, the head of Blue Fox International.
"Boss, do we really want to set up our headquarters in a chaotic place like Somali?" A man next to him said loudly. The sound of the helicopter was so loud that he had to turn up the volume.
"Because of the chaos, this is the most suitable place to be the headquarters base of Blue Fox International." Harold Leo looked down at the city below. Kismayo is a port city in southern Somalia and the third largest city in the country.
Its geographical location is 528 kilometers southwest of the country's capital, Mogadissa, at the mouth of the Juba River. The city was founded in 1872. The southern area is the local commercial center and an important banana market.
There are also modern slaughterhouses and larger meat and fish canneries, as well as small tanneries and other small factories.
In the 1960s and 1970s, the deep-water port project was completed, which can accommodate sea-going ships. It mainly exports bananas, livestock, leather, canned food and other food. There is also a road leading to Mogadisa, and an airport.
Blue Fox International chose to locate its headquarters base in this area because it is chaotic enough and caliber is the truth.
As for Kismayo, it is close to the sea. It has a deep-water port that can accommodate sea ships and an air station. These conditions are very good.
If necessary in the future, we will have ports and air stations, and we will be able to organize some warships, build third-generation aircraft, and so on. We will also have a site foundation that can be renovated and upgraded.
Harold Leo immediately asked: "When will the cargo ship arrive?"
The man next to him immediately replied: "In three hours."
Harold Leo said, "Come back."
The helicopter immediately pulled to the left and gradually moved away.
At around 17:00 local time, on the sea surface in the eastern area of Kismayo, a large cargo ship was sailing towards the city's deep-water port.
But at this moment, six or seven small kayaks appeared on the sea, each with several people on board, and holding AK-47s. The kayaks kept approaching the cargo ship, and soon the cargo ship sounded the alarm.
Pirates are coming!
However, the cargo ship still ignored it and kept driving towards the port at the same speed as before.
"Son of bitch!" A middle-aged man on the boat cursed, and immediately took the microphone and said: "Ike, give us a welcome ceremony!"
"Copy that, Captain!"
At this moment, these Somali pirates thought this was an ordinary cargo ship. They had no idea that the more than two hundred members on board were mercenaries armed to the teeth. The goods in the cargo ship were in a "language" that the pirates could understand. , and did not realize that the helicopter parked on the deck of this large cargo ship was an armed helicopter. However, its appearance was not military coating, but looked civilian.
Of course, this also had something to do with the pirates' perspective, as they couldn't fully see the helicopter.
After a while, several people entered the helicopter on the deck of the cargo ship and quickly took off.
"Target confirmation completed! Target locking completed!"
"emission!"
I saw an anti-drop missile roaring towards me, dragging a long tail of smoke and accurately hitting one of the small kayaks.
Suddenly the fire burst into the sky.
The pirates on several other small kayaks were so frightened when they saw this scene that they realized they had kicked an iron plate. Without saying a word, they all turned around and ran away. The small kayaks ran at full speed.
This horse-riding vessel was not a civilian ship at all, but actually an armed helicopter.
"Commander, the threat is over. Do you want to pursue and attack all targets?"
"Let's return. The purpose of deterrence has been achieved. The missiles are expensive."
"Copy that, Commander!"
The helicopter slowly landed on the deck, and the surrounding pirates no longer dared to attack. Although the pirates were ruthless, they were not stupid. This was obviously not something that two AKs could afford.
The large cargo ship successfully docked at the port, only to see dozens of heavily armed mercenaries landing first, with bullets loaded and on guard. The locals avoided and watched with cold eyes. There were also some pirates among them, but no one dared to provoke it.
After a while, military Hummers produced by AMG drove out from the cargo ship along the established channel. The appearance was painted with the capital letter logo of "BFIS", which is the abbreviation of Blue Fox International. They are all beautiful weapons. Equipment, its equipment is mainly purchased from several old American military giants such as General Dynamics.
It's not necessarily a bad thing that Harold Leo has a retired magnesium army background. Under normal circumstances, it still takes a lot of effort to get these equipment. In fact, it went much smoother than expected.
Of course, the most important thing and the best thing to use is the green paper banknotes. Without the banknotes, nothing can be used.
After all, there are large purchase orders of US$2 billion, and there will be more in the future. Such large orders are rare.
As of now, the United States still regards Blue Fox International, a private security company, as its "teammate". Why not do it if someone is willing to pay for it? In the future, matters that are inconvenient for the Magnesium Army to come forward can be left to these security companies. North American military industry giants also welcome them. After all, they are big customers, with lots of money to make, and it is not top-secret equipment.
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(End of chapter)
