Cathie Wood’s Ark Investment Management has withdrawn from the race to launch a spot ether exchange-traded fund (ETF), as its name was removed from the application filed with 21shares. The ETF, now renamed 21shares Core Ethereum ETF, reflects Ark’s decision not to pursue the ether ETF at this time. Despite this, Ark remains committed to…
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The world’s largest cryptocurrency, Bitcoin (BTC), has been consolidating over the past week, trading between $67,000 and $70,000 after experiencing a brief 20% price correction that sent it as low as $56,400 in early May. This consolidation period comes as inflows into the US spot Bitcoin ETF market have reignited, and selling pressure appears to…
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According to recent data, the ten spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), excluding Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust (GBTC), acquired 548,556.62 BTC from the market over the last 128 days. This acquisition means the ten newly introduced spot bitcoin ETFs collectively hold 2.78% of the crypto asset’s current circulating supply. Besides Grayscale’s Pre-Existing Fund, Blackrock’s IBIT Leads New…
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Pavel Durov, the founder of Telegram, has received a generous donation from over half a million players of the viral Telegram-based clicker game called Notcoin. The players donated a portion of their in-game coins to Durov as a gesture of gratitude for the messaging app that hosts the crypto game. The donated haul has now…
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China’s police have uncovered a $1.9 billion USDT underground banking operation going against Chinese crypto bans. On May 15, the Chengdu Municipal Public Security Bureau announced the detection of a huge underground bank operation in a press release. This was the culmination of an investigation that started in November 2022 when the Longquanyi District Branch…
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Salim Ramji, the newly appointed CEO of Vanguard, has confirmed that the company will not reverse its decision to refrain from launching a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). In a recent interview with Barron’s, Ramji, who previously headed BlackRock’s global ETF business, said Vanguard is committed to consistency, adding that cryptocurrency-related investment products do not align…
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In April 2024, Bitcoin faced its sharpest price drop since the FTX collapse, with halving charts in focus, but network activity soared to record highs, driven by new protocols and ETF developments. This report explores and analyzes Bitcoin’s ecosystem and the BTC price developments last month. Key takeaways: The Bitcoin price dropped following the fourth…
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A recent influx of investor disclosures has Bitwise, one of the United States’ leading Bitcoin ETF providers, “incredibly bullish” on BTC. The Top Institutional Bitcoin ETF Owners In a recent memo, Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan reviewed some of the newly uncovered Bitcoin ETF buyers, who have revealed their allocations as part of mandatory 13F filings…
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VanEck’s spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) experienced significant growth in the first quarter of 2024. According to VanEck Bitcoin Trust’s recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the HODL Bitcoin ETF saw an increase of $109 million in net asset for the first fiscal quarter of 2024, which concluded on March 31. Bitcoin…
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Wells Fargo, the third largest bank in the United States, has invested in one of the country’s new Bitcoin ETF products. According to a 13F-HR form submitted on Friday, the bank held exposure worth $143 million across three different Bitcoin investment products as of March 31. Wells Fargo Buys Bitcoin The vast majority of those…
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