“Bitcoin ETFs will be transformative for the industry, allowing for vastly greater access from traditional wealth management – their launch will bring new investment into bitcoin from pensions, endowments, insurance companies, sovereign wealth, retirement plans, trusts, and many more,” shared Henry Robinson, founder at crypto fund Decimal Digital Group, in an email to CoinDesk. Original
Vanguard, one of the world’s largest asset managers, continues to maintain its anti-Bitcoin sentiment, with the company recently stating that it would stop the purchase of Bitcoin futures exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on its platform. A Vanguard spokesperson confirmed to Axios that it will stop the purchase of all crypto-related products. The move will allow the asset manager to offer investors a “core set of products and services” in line with its policy and objectives. As previously reported by crypto.news, Vanguard announced that the trading of spot Bitcoin ETFs – which…
According to data from CoinMarketCap, Ethereum (ETH) had dipped over 2% in the last 24 hours. This negative price movement comes after an initial price boost by the token which it gained by over 19% following news of the Bitcoin spot ETF approval in the US on Wednesday. Interestingly, popular crypto analyst Ali Martinez has offered more insight into ETH’s developing downtrend, highlighting the next possible support zones for crypto’s largest altcoin. Ethereum May Be Headed For $2,450 – Analyst In an X post on January 11, Martinez shared that…
Online fintech brokerage firm Robinhood is about to join the Bitcoin ETF craze, saying the ETF approval is a key factor in advancing the integration of crypto with traditional finance. Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev announced the company’s plans in a thread on X on Jan. 11, stating the broker aims to list all approved spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds “as soon as possible.” Exciting update from Washington today! As a pioneer in offering spot crypto trading, Robinhood is thrilled about the @SECGov‘s decision to approve spot Bitcoin ETFs. We’ve been ahead…
Crypto index fund manager Bitwise pledges to allocate 10% of profits from the Bitwise Bitcoin ETF to support Bitcoin open-source development. In an X thread on Jan. 11, Bitwise says it will send the proceeds of its Bitcoin spot ETF to three crypto organizations: Brink, OpenSats, and Human Rights Foundation. Bitwise says that with the donations it wants to “express gratitude to the developers, researchers, builders, educators, investors, and the whole community striving to change the world for the better through Bitcoin.” Investment firm VanEck earlier also pledged to allocate…
Shiba Inu lead developer Shytoshi Kusama has hinted at significant progress in the project’s ambitions. Kusama’s statements, shared on X (formerly Twitter), provide insights into the strategic direction of Shiba Inu and its integration with broader internet infrastructure. Alluding to the fake spot Bitcoin ETF approval news, Kusama stated, “Hey, SHIBARMY! While everyone is focused on approved or not, hacked or not, we remained focused on creating what we said we would: A Network State. Since I’m hearing a lot of Web 3 but not enough WEB, let’s talk about…
Despite ETHBTC trending lower in favor of Bitcoin (BTC), there is a chance that the second most valuable cryptocurrency will recover in the months ahead. Taking to X in support of Ethereum (ETH), a crypto analyst, Mckenna, said a favorable combination of protocol-related and regulatory factors may support ETH, plugging the bleed versus BTC and sparking a refreshing rally. Ethereum slips versus Bitcoin | Source: McKenna via X Ethereum Under-performing Bitcoin: Will This Continue? Looking at the ETHBTC weekly chart, it is evident that Bitcoin bulls have had the upper hand…
Optimism price plunged to a 14-day low of $2.90 on Jan. 8, marking a 30% decline from the $4.18 all-time high recorded on Dec. 27. The rapid price decline came on the back of $2.45 million LONG Optimism (OP) futures contracts liquidations within a frenetic 24-hours. Derivative market data trends provide key insights into how dramatic shifts in Optimism futures trading could impact OP spot price action in the days ahead. Why is Optimism’s price down? Optimism price reached an all-time high of $4.18 on Dec. 27 as Ethereum Layer-2 scaling…
An analyst has explained how a decline to $30,220 or below could happen for Bitcoin if the strong support range below the current price gets lost. Bitcoin Has Strong Support Between $42,560 And $43,245 Right Now In a new post on X, analyst Ali has discussed how Bitcoin is floating above a strong on-chain support wall currently. In on-chain analysis, the potential of any price level to act as support or resistance lies in the amount of Bitcoin that was last purchased at said level. This is because the investors…
Top global crypto exchange Binance plans to list an upcoming gaming altcoin via its Launchpool platform. Binance Launchpool allows users to stake coins to farm new assets, the platform’s 43rd project will be the gaming blockchain Xai (XAI), which the exchange plans to list on January 9th. Between January 5th and the 9th, Binance users can stake BNB as well as the stablecoins First Digital USD (FDUSD) and TrueUSD (TUSD) into separate pools to farm XAI tokens. Binance says it will attach a seed tag to XAI, which the exchange…