According to data from BitMEX Research, BlackRock’s Bitcoin spot ETF – IBIT – has now set a new record, achieving a total net inflow of $2 billion. This feat allows IBIT to maintain its position as the best-performing fund of the bunch, following the approval of 11 Bitcoin spot ETFs by the US Securities and Exchange Commission on January 10. BlackRock’s IBIT Maintains Dominance As Total Net Flows Reach $744.6 Million On January 25, which marked the tenth trading day of the Bitcoin spot ETF market, BlackRock’s IBIT produced an…
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XRP ETF speculation, analysts are upbeat on Dogecoin and Borroe Finance
Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. The crypto community is confident that a spot XRP ETF will be approved someday. However, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has yet to confirm any plans for such a product. Still, he hopes that cryptocurrencies will become more popular and mainstream. Meanwhile, there’s growing interest in Dogecoin and Borroe Finance (ROE) as both digital assets show growth potential. XRP’s ETF speculation The recent approval of a spot Bitcoin ETF by…
Bitcoin sent to ETF wallet to benefit fund investors
Bitwise has publicly disclosed its Bitcoin ETF fund wallet, attracting unsolicited Bitcoin from ETF supporters. Bitwise, a prominent player in the field, became the first issuer of a spot Bitcoin ETF to reveal the wallet address for its fund publicly. Shortly after this disclosure, the wallet began to receive an array of unsolicited contributions. Unexpectedly, individuals began sending small quantities of Bitcoin to the wallet, with amounts such as 0.00042069 BTC. Additionally, the wallet received various BRC-20 tokens, Bitcoin domain names, and a collection of Bitcoin NFTs. The total value…
IBIT First Spot BTC ETF to Reach $2B in AUM
Investors added about $170 million to IBIT on Thursday, with the fund purchasing nearly another 4,300 bitcoin (BTC), pushing total tokens held to 49,952. With the price of bitcoin rising well above the $40,000 level early Friday, that brought AUM to above $2 billion. Source
SEC delays Grayscale spot Ethereum ETF to May
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has again delayed issuing a decision on Grayscale’s application to launch a spot Ethereum (ETH) ETF. According to a message on the regulator’s website, the Commission requested public comments on how the regulator should handle Grayscale’s application. The SEC is interested in whether the ETH algorithm – Proof-of-Stake (PoS) and the concentration of a large volume of Ethereum in the hands of several individuals could make the fund vulnerable to fraud and manipulation. The next application deadline is in May. The company first…
JPMorgan reports GBTC sell declining, highlights ETF record outflows
Analysts at JPMorgan have indicated a potential easing in the selling pressure on Bitcoin, as the bulk of profit-taking from the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) appears to be concluding. In a market report released on Jan. 25, a team led by Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou, JPMorgan’s market strategy managing director,”GBTC profit taking has largely happened already.” The assessment suggests that the primary factors influencing Bitcoin’s price fluctuations, specifically those linked to GBTC, might be diminishing. Grayscale’s fund has been trading below its net asset value since early 2021. Analysts attribute the $4.3…
ARK Bought $62.3M Worth of Own ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF (ARKB) in Last Week; Sold $42.7M of ProShares Bitcoin Strategy (BITO)
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Spot Ether ETF Applications Decisions Delayed by SEC
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission delayed an application by Grayscale Investments to convert its Ethereum trust product into an exchange-traded fund (ETF), a day after pushing back a decision on an application from BlackRock to launch an ether ETF. Source
Asian asset managers agree on Hong Kong spot Bitcoin ETF
Spot Bitcoin ETF fever spread outside the U.S., with Hong Kong regulators open to the product and local firms racing to become the first movers on the scene. Value Partners Group and Venture Smart Financial Holdings (VSFG), two Hong Kong-based assets managers, reached a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on offering traditional investment vehicles underpinned by digital assets to local retail and institutional investors. Top of the list for both firms is the possible introduction of ETFs that track spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs, per a statement shared with crypto.news. Value…
SEC delays decision on BlackRock’s Ethereum spot ETF launch
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has delayed its decision on BlackRock’s application to launch a spot Ethereum (ETH) ETF to March. According to a document on the SEC website, a new decision on the application, which was supposed to be made on Jan. 25, is now expected on March 10, 2024. SEC representatives explained their decision due to the lack of time to review all the application details. “The Commission finds it appropriate to designate a longer period within which to take action on the proposed rule change so…