Bitcoin’s Price Rise to $41K Buoyed by $200M in Weekend Short Liquidations
Overall market capitalization has risen 3% in the past 24 hours to reach a level previously seen in April 2022.
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World’s Largest Bitcoin Futures ETF Breaks 2021 Record Highs for Assets Under Management
ProShares’ BITO now has $1.47 billion in holdings, as a flurry of bitcoin ETF applications in the U.S. seemingly spurs institutional interest in the asset.
Bitcoin Buyer Quietly Accumulates $424M of BTC in 3 Weeks
An unknown entity has bought 11,268 bitcoin [BTC] worth $424 million since November 10 in what appears to be a time-weight average price (TWAP) accumulation strategy.
‘Buy the Rumor, Buy the News,’ on Spot BTC ETF, Says One Expert, While Another Warns on Coinbase
With two months to go before the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) faces another set of deadlines to decide on a large number of applications to form spot bitcoin exchange traded-funds (ETFs), analysts are speculating on how approval of such vehicles would impact the crypto industry.
Fidelity Wants to Create an Ether ETF, Joining BlackRock in Doubling Down on Crypto
Gary Gensler’s SEC must now decide what to do about multiple applications for BTC and ETH ETFs (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
More Bitcoin ETF Rejections ‘Quite Likely,’ BitGo’s Belshe Says
BitGo CEO Mike Belshe said it’s “quite likely” the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will reject a series of spot bitcoin ETF applications despite industrywide optimism.
Fake BlackRock XRP Filing Referred to Delaware Department of Justice
Delaware’s Department of Justice may be investigating the fake filing made for an apparent XRP exchange-traded fund.
Ethereum Fees Briefly Jumped to $100 After BlackRock’s ETH ETF Filing
Fees spiked to as high as 270 gwei late on Thursday, the data shows, temporarily touching a level last seen in June 2022.
Bitcoin ETF Excitement Drives Wall Street Giant CME Above Binance in BTC Futures Rankings
CME’s rise to the top rank highlights the growing institutional demand for bitcoin, as the venue is almost exclusively used by large traditional financial institutions, one analyst noted.
BlackRock’s Ethereum ETF Plan Is Confirmed in Nasdaq Filing
The world’s largest asset manager already made waves by seeking to list a bitcoin ETF