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Bitcoin to hit $250,000 by 2022? Investor Tim Draper thinks that is a conservative prediction. “$250,000 means that bitcoin would then have about a 5% market share of the currency world and I think that may be understating the power of bitcoin.” The venture capitalist said he may have underestimated bitcoin when he previously predicted it will reach $250,000 – a figure he first forecast when bitcoin was worth around $5,000 in 2018. A remarkable resurgence in 2019 means bitcoin is currently trading at just above $10,000, though it remains a long way off its record high from December 2017 of nearly $20,000. Speaking to cryptocurrency news show Blocktv, Draper said his previous price predictions had come true and that his latest one may even fall short of bitcoin’s eventual value. “As it becomes easier for people to use… they’re going to make the decision that they like bitcoin better than any fiat because they know that their fiat will depreciate in value.” Draper’s forecast pl

Trade war takes its toll. China’s exports unexpectedly fell in August while imports shrank for a fourth month, pointing to further weakness in the world’s second-largest economy and underlining a pressing need for more stimulus as the Sino-U.S. trade war escalates. Containers are seen at a port in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, Beijing is widely expected to announce more support measures in coming weeks to avert the risk of a sharper economic slowdown as the United States ratchets up trade pressure, including the first cuts in some key lending rates in four years. On Friday, the central bank cut banks’ reserve requirements for the seventh time since early 2018 to free up more funds for lending, days after a cabinet meeting signaled that more policy loosening may be imminent. August exports fell 1% from a year earlier, the biggest fall since June, when it fell 1.3%, customs data showed on Sunday. Analysts had expected a 2.0% rise in a Reuters poll after July’s 3.3% gain. Tha