The Wall Street giant opened up bitcoin ETF purchases after they had been approved earlier this year. However, this was done only on an unsolicited basis. The bank is now looking to let its brokers pitch bitcoin ETFs directly to its customers, the report added. Source
The approval comes after U.S. regulators three months ago greenlit the first spot-based bitcoin ETFs in that country, a major breakthrough for the crypto industry that expanded the investor base for the largest and oldest crypto asset and dominated the digital asset market narrative for months. Led by global asset management giant BlackRock’s offering, the funds have since amassed over $12 billion in net inflows,, helping propel BTC one month ago to a fresh all-time high price over $73,000. Source
On April 23, net daily capital inflows into spot Bitcoin ETFs totaled $31.64 million. According to SoSo Value, despite the decrease in asset inflows from $62 million on April 22 to $31 million on April 23, a positive trend has continued for the third trading day. During this period, Bitcoin funds received $153.29 million from inflows. Source: SoSo Value A day earlier, BlackRock‘s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) crypto fund took first place in capital inflow. It added $37.92 million to its balance sheet, bringing funds under management to $15.48 billion.…
Per the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong, the region’s newly authorized spot bitcoin and ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are set to commence trading on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Anticipation Builds for the Rollout of Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs in Hong Kong Recently, the SFC of Hong Kong announced its approval for several […] Original
Still, the bank says that the bad news is already priced in for bitcoin and ether, and “positive structural drivers” are expected to take over again. The company reiterated its end-of-year bitcoin price target of $150,000 and its ether forecast of $8,000. Bitcoin was trading around $66,800 and ether was near $3,237 at publication time. Market positioning is now much cleaner than before, as $261 million of leveraged long positions were removed from the bitcoin futures market on April 13 in response to Iran’s attack on Israel, the report noted.…
On April 22, the net daily capital inflow into spot Bitcoin ETFs was $62.09 million. According to SoSo Value, the top spot in capital inflows on April 22 was taken by the Fidelity Bitcoin Spot ETF (FBTC) crypto fund. It added $34.83 million to its balance sheet, bringing funds under management to $8.18 billion. Source: SoSo Value The investment product from ARK Invest and 21 Shares received $22.56 million, and iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) received $19.65 million. The remaining Bitcoin ETFs received a total of $20.04 million. Bloomberg analyst Eric…
Dogecoin (DOGE), ETFSwap (ETFS), and Ondo Finance (ONDO) have been touted as three tokens that could make crypto investors millions of dollars in this bull run. Dogecoin (DOGE), on its part, has a proven track record since it made many crypto millionaires in the last bull run. Meanwhile, as relative newcomers, ETFSwap (ETFS) and Ondo Finance (ONDO) have shown enough bullish momentum to convince investors they are the future of the crypto market. Besides, the infrastructure that they provide in the crypto industry is second to none. Expect More Dogecoin…
Following a sequence of five days of net outflows, U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) experienced modest inflows on Friday, capturing nearly 900 bitcoins from the market, totaling $59.7 million. Concurrently, Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) teeters on the brink of falling below the 300,000 mark, as it recorded a holding of 304,970.43 bitcoins as of […] Original
Ethereum Spot Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) approval odds continue to witness notable pessimism as the cryptocurrency space awaits the United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) decision on the products scheduled for May. The expectation surrounding the SEC’s decision highlights how important ETF approval is in terms of giving conventional investors more convenient access to Ethereum’s spot market. Presently, data from Polymarket, the world’s largest prediction market, shows that ETH ETF approval odds have fallen to a mere 11%. Pessimism Deepens As Ethereum ETFs Remain Uncertain As the May deadline draws…
Bitcoin witnesses massive drop after halving; Hong Kong approves launch of spot Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) ETFs; TON takes the spotlight amid impressive growth and more top headlines from last week. Original