Tag: ETF

Goldman Sachs (GS) Joins Morgan Stanley (MS) in Holding Bitcoin ETF as Institutional Interest Grows: 13F Wrap

Another holder of interest at the end of the first quarter was the Wisconsin Pension Fund, which in the last quarter doubled down on its IBIT position as it purchased an additional 447,651 shares of the fund. It also got rid of all of its shares of Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) which were worth $63.7 million at the end of March. The state now owns 2,898,051 shares or $98.9 million as of the end of June. Source

NYSE American axes bid for spot Bitcoin ETF options

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NYSE American LLC withdrew its regulatory rule change proposal, which sought permission to list spot Bitcoin ETF options.  According to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the national exchange applied for options of the Bitwise Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund and Grayscale’s converted BTC ETF. NYSE American also proposed options on spot Ethereum (ETH) ETFs offered by the two issuers, as did BlackRock for its fund. After filing for rule changes to list and trade spot BTC ETF options on July 19, NYSE American withdrew its application on…

Is The Link Broken? New Analysis Shows Bitcoin Price Unmoved By ETF Liquidations

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Meet Samuel Edyme, Nickname – HIM-buktu. A web3 content writer, journalist, and aspiring trader, Edyme is as versatile as they come. With a knack for words and a nose for trends, he has penned pieces for numerous industry player, including AMBCrypto, Blockchain.News, and Blockchain Reporter, among others. Edyme’s foray into the crypto universe is nothing short of cinematic. His journey began not with a triumphant investment, but with a scam. Yes, a Ponzi scheme that used crypto as payment roped him in. Rather than retreating, he emerged wiser and more…

Wisconsin adds 447k shares to BlackRock Bitcoin ETF holdings

The State of Wisconsin Investment Board has increased its holdings in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust, as revealed in a recent SEC filing.  A U.S. SEC filing on August 14 shows that the State of Wisconsin now holds almost 2.9 million shares of BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin (BTC) Trust worth approximately $99.1 million. SWIB’s IBIT holdings rose by 447,651 shares, bringing the total to 2,898,051, meaning the board spent approximately $14 million to acquire more shares. This move marks a shift in SWIB’s investment strategy, as the board has fully exited its…

Bitcoin ETF Issuer Grayscale Introduces Crypto Fund for MakerDAO’s MKR

Maker is one of the largest protocols in the decentralized finance (DeFi) led by a community of token holders, or decentralized autonomous organization (DAO). Those who hold MKR tokens can participate in decision-making and vote on proposals. The protocol manages over $7 billion of crypto and real-world assets (RWA) including U.S. Treasuries and issues the third largest stablecoin on the market, the $5 billion DAI. Source

Year-End Launch of Bitcoin ETF Options Could Lead to Price Drops

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Analysts and market observers anticipate that options trading for U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) could kick off before year-end. While there’s considerable buzz around these new investment avenues, the introduction of options trading might bring strategies that could temper bitcoin’s market price. Crypto ETF Options Likely by Q4 2024, But Bitcoin and Ether Prices […] Original

Latam Insights: El Salvador Advances Talks With IMF Despite Bitcoin Allegiance; Brazil Passes First Solana Spot ETF

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Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news from the last week. In this issue: El Salvador holds talks with the IMF despite its Bitcoin allegiance; Brazil greenlights the first Solana spot ETF; and Polymarket gets criticized for its decision on the Venezuelan presidential election bet. El Salvador […] Original