Nasdaq Files for In-Kind Redemptions for BlackRock Spot BTC ETF (IBIT): SEC Filing

Nasdaq has filed a proposed rule change to allow in-kind creation and redemption for the BlackRock iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), according to a Friday filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The process allows large institutional investors, called authorized participants (APs), to buy and redeem shares of the fund directly to bitcoin (BTC). It is considered to be more efficient as it allows APs closely monitor the demand for the ETF and to act fast by buying or selling shares of the fund without cash being involved in…

CoinShares Seeks Approval For Spot Litecoin And XRP ETF In Latest Market Move

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Bitcoin ETF inflows cool off as BTC slips back to $102k

Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds in the United States experienced a slowdown on Jan. 22 as BTC retraced back to around $102k. According to data from SoSoValue, inflows into spot Bitcoin ETFs dropped by 69% from the previous day, reaching $248.65 million on Wednesday. The entire inflows recorded on the day came from BlackRock’s IBIT which drew in $344.28 million from investors. Grayscale’s GBTC recorded outflows of $47.93 million, while Bitwise’s BITB and ARK 21Shares’ ARKB added to the negative momentum, with investors withdrawing $34.67 million and $13.02 million from the…

Dogecoin ETF Filing Takes Market By Storm, Can Positive Sentiment Trigger 200% Rise To $1 ATH?

Este artículo también está disponible en español. REX Shares, a financial services company known for its innovative approach to ETFs, recently submitted filings for ETFs tied to a few cryptocurrencies, including Dogecoin. These filings mark a pivotal moment for Dogecoin amidst the current excitement in the crypto market, with the positive sentiment now at a multi-year high. New ETF Filings Take The Market By Storm The crypto industry has been filled with excitement in the past few days leading to and after the inauguration of new US president Donald Trump.…

CME Bitcoin (BTC) Options Show Most Bullish Sentiment Since Trump Election Victory, ETF Inflows Surge

On Tuesday, bitcoin (BTC) options trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) showed the strongest bullish sentiment since Donald Trump’s Nov. 5 election victory. Traders scrambled to buy calls, or options offering asymmetric upside exposure, driving the skew higher to 4.4%, the most since early November, according to data tracked by digital assets index provider CF Benchmarks. Skew is the difference in implied volatility between calls and puts, or options offering downside protection, and positive values represent a bullish sentiment. “Thirty-day topside skew in the bitcoin options market has reached…

Rex and Osprey Want to Bring Trump Memecoin to Institutions With a New Crypto ETF

Crypto issuers surely seem to think anything is possible now that Donald Trump is in office. Exchange-traded fund issuer Rex Shares and crypto asset manager Osprey Funds on Tuesday filed for numerous crypto-focused exchange-traded funds (ETF), including a Trump ETF, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Tuesday. The ETF would track the price of TRUMP, the memecoin launched by the President himself on Friday, a few days before his inauguration. The coin amassed nearly $17 billion in trading volume over the past 24 hours…

Bitcoin ETF weekly inflows surged 475% ahead of Trump’s inauguration

Inflows into U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds surged by 475% last week, fueled by expectations of a more crypto-friendly administration following President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. According to data from Farside Investors, the 12 spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded over $1.8 billion in inflows over the past week, marking a 475% increase compared to the $312.8 million inflows recorded the previous week. Notably, the investment products began the week of Jan. 13–Jan. 17 with two consecutive days of outflows, during which nearly $494 million exited the funds. This was attributed to a…

Polymarket verwacht XRP ETF goedkeuring deze zomer

Este artículo también está disponible en español. Ripple’s XRP is deze week voor de tweede keer sinds eind november de lucht ingeschoten en heeft gisteren een piek van $3,40 bereikt. Investeerders speculeren nu massaal over de mogelijkheden voor Ripple, waaronder de komst van een XRP ETF in 2025. Uit gegevens van Polymarket blijkt dat deze voor de zomer goedgekeurd kan worden. Wat gaat Ripple doen na het doorbreken van $3 en het naderen van Trump’s inauguratie op 20 januari? In dit artikel kijken we naar wat we dit jaar kunnen…

Thailand SEC Explores Bitcoin ETF Listing

The local listing of bitcoin ETFs is being weighed by the Thailand SEC which would make them accessible to both individuals and institutions. Thailand Looking to Adopt Bitcoin ETFs The listing of bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) is being contemplated by Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The Secretary-General of the regulatory body, Pornanong Budsaratragoon, confirmed […] Original

SEC May Approve First Litecoin ETF – 5 New Crypto to 100x?

What’s the next crypto to have its own ETF? That’s a question that’s been on everyone’s minds since last year, when both $BTC and $ETH ETFs debuted to great success and laid the foundation for the huge surge in new crypto offerings in the winter. For a long time, it looked like Solana would be the next major crypto to break through with an ETF, but an unexpected update to some paperwork has changed that prediction. Now, Litecoin looks poised to win the race for the next ETF. Canary Capital,…