BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF First to Reach $2B in AUM
The BlackRock iShares Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) on Friday became the first of the recently launched spot bitcoin products to reach $2 billion in assets under-management (AUM).
Crypto-Linked Stocks Rise With Bitcoin as Analyst Says ‘Not The Time to Turn Bearish’
Miners such as Bitfarms (BITF), Hut 8 (HUT) and TeraWulf (WULF) were among the outperformers.
Bitcoin Could Fall Back to Mid-$20K Area: Chris Burniske
The former crypto lead at Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest says it “takes time for partiers to sober up.”
Coinbase Upgraded by Oppenheimer as Crypto Exchange Is ‘Stronger Than Many People Realize’
Analyst Own Lau noted higher trading volume, the recent approval of the spot bitcoin ETFs, and a potential win in the company’s lawsuit against the SEC as the main drivers for the upgrade.
Vibe Check: Ether Finds Support: CoinDesk Indices’ Todd Groth
Periodic observations and market musings from Todd Groth, Head of Research, CoinDesk Indices.
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Regains $41K in End of Week Rally
The latest price moves in bitcoin [BTC] and crypto markets in context for Jan. 26, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
ARK Bought $62.3M Worth of Own ETF in Last Week; Sold $42.7M of BITO
ARKW now holds $91.4 million of ARKB, constituting a 5.98% weighting of the fund’s total value.
UK Supreme Court Refuses Craig Wright Appeal
In July it was ruled that Wright was only entitled to just 1 GBP in compensation for a libel claim against bitcoin podcaster Peter McCormack.
Celo, Shopping for Blockchain Partner, Turns to the Delicate Issue of Money
A standalone blockchain, Celo is looking to migrate to become a layer-2 network atop Ethereum. The months-long selection process has started to look like “The Bachelorette,” with teams behind the Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon and zkSync networks all vying to win the technology mandate.
Bitcoin ETF Flows Show Negative Trend For First Time Since Launch
The group of recently launched spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are seeing combined negative flows for the first time since they opened for trade on Jan. 11 as money moving into funds like BlackRock’s IBIT and Fidelity’s FBTC has failed to keep pace with the exits from Grayscale’s GBTC.