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🇺🇸 U.S. 💰 Bitcoin ETF Holdings Hit New High of More Than 850K Tokens
U.S.-listed spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds now hold a record 850,707 BTC in custody, beating a previous high above 845,000 from early April. Among those funds, Grayscale’s GBTC remains the biggest holder of bitcoin with 289,300 tokens worth more than $20 billion, followed closely by BlackRock’s IBIT at 283,200 and $19.6 billion, according to data tracked by HODL15Capital.
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🪙 Ethereum futures ETF daily trading volume hits all-time high as spot approval anticipation grows
Daily trading volume for Ethereum futures exchange-traded funds hit a fresh all-time high yesterday amid increasing anticipation of spot approvals from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The Ethereum futures ETFs generated $47.75 million in trading volume on Tuesday — 40% more than the prior $34.18 million peak set on March 5 as ether was approaching the $4,000 mark — building on their $23.67 million spike on Monday.
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🪙 Ethereum ETFs may capture only 15% of Bitcoin ETF assets, says Bloomberg analyst
Bloomberg Senior ETF Analyst Eric Balchunas tempered the excitement over spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs), suggesting they may attract only a fraction of the investments seen in Bitcoin ETFs. On May 20, reports indicated a 75% chance that the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) would approve an ETH ETF, starkly contrasting the previous pessimism surrounding the financial instruments.
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💰 Number of new Bitcoin wallets drops to lowest level since 2018
Six months ago, excitement around spot Bitcoin ETFs, developments in the Bitcoin ecosystem such as Ordinals, and the upcoming halving drove the average weekly number of new Bitcoin addresses to approach its highest levels since its all-time high value in December 2017. Yet six months on, just like in early 2018, the number of new addresses joining the network has cratered as the fervor around new Bitcoin projects dies down.
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💰 Steven Cohen's Point72 Also an Owner of Bitcoin Via Spot ETFs
Point72, the $34 billion hedge fund of billionaire and owner of the New York Mets, Steven Cohen, held $77.5 million of the Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (FBTC) as of the close of the first quarter, according to a filing. Out of the top 25 hedge funds in the U.S., 13 of them bought into the ETFs in the first quarter, according to data compiled by bitcoin brokerage firm River. Among them, in addition to the names mentioned earlier, were Fortress Investment Group and Schonfeld Strategic Advisors.
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💰 Derivatives saw spike in Open Interest and volume as Bitcoin broke $66k
Bitcoin's recent recovery to the $66,000 level brought not just excitement but significant changes to the derivatives market, particularly affecting futures and options. As investors rush in, futures open interest soared by 9.6%, reaching $31.18 billion, while options surged even higher at a 12.4% increase. With call options dominating, the derivatives data hints at an overwhelmingly bullish sentiment. But what does this shift in market dynamics suggest about Bitcoin's future price trajectory? Discover why this bullish buzz could be just the beginning.
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💰 Millennium Management holds nearly $2 billion in spot bitcoin ETF shares
Hedge Fund Millennium Management has poured nearly $2 billion in bitcoin ETFs as of the first financial quarter. Millennium Management on March 31 held $1.94 billion in shares of spot bitcoin ETFs, spread out across five funds: ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF (ARKB), Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (BITB), Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC), iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) and Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin ETF (FBTC). However, the fair market value of those shares made up just 3% of the hedge fund's $64 billion in assets under management.
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💰 Bitcoin ETF allocations in 13F filings are ‘just a down payment,’ Bitwise CIO says
Matt Hougan, CIO at spot bitcoin ETF issuer Bitwise, said the recently revealed bitcoin allocations of institutional investors from first-quarter 13F filings were just a “down payment.” Most professional investors take six to 12 months to evaluate crypto, according to Hougan, following a pattern of due diligence, personal allocation, isolated client allocations and platform-wide allocation phases.
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💰 Bitcoin miners poised to offload BTC as mining revenue plunges: Kaiko data
A bitcoin selloff likely looms large as the token’s miners face pressure to offload their holdings amid a steep revenue drop-off, crypto research and analytics firm Kaiko’s data shows. Bitcoin miners largely rely on two revenue streams: mining rewards and transaction fees. April’s halving event, the long-ago coded reduction in mining rewards to 3.125 BTC from 6.25 BTC, posed a unique headwind for miners trying to cover their overhead.
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📣 Franklin Templeton CEO says all ETFs and mutual funds will be on blockchain
Jenny Johnson, the president and CEO of Franklin Templeton, a financial firm with $1.6 trillion in assets under management, recently reiterated her pro-blockchain stance during an interview with Bloomberg anchor David Westland during the 27th Annual Milken Institute Global Conference in California. Among the hot topics discussed by the two, Johnson had plenty to say on tokenization and generative artificial intelligence.
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🏦 Court should deny Coinbase's appeal, SEC says
The Securities and Exchange Commission says Coinbase' move to appeal its case with the regulator should be denied. Coinbase filed an interlocutory appeal following a judge's decision to allow a lawsuit involving the SEC and the platform to proceed without being dismissed. In the appeal, Coinbase claimed differences of opinion around the Howey Test, a 1946 U.S. Supreme Court case frequently cited by the SEC, to determine if an asset qualifies as an investment contract and, therefore, a security.
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💰 Bitcoin Miner Marathon Digital Misses Q1 Revenue Expectation On Operational Challenges
Marathon Digital (MARA), one of the largest bitcoin miners, missed consensus first-quarter revenue expectations due to operational challenges it faced during the quarter. The company mined just 2,811 bitcoin during the year's first three months, down 34% from the previous quarter.
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💰 Mixed Fortunes for US Bitcoin Funds as GBTC Losses Offset Other Gains
On Tuesday, the publicly traded spot bitcoin ETFs operating in the United States registered a total trade volume of $1.17 billion. Notable entrants like Fidelity’s FBTC, Ark Invest’s ARKB, and Invesco’s BTCO experienced net inflows, yet these gains were insufficient to counteract GBTC’s $29 million decline. The fund’s downturn disrupted GBTC’s two-day run of positive inflows, which had marked its first gains following a stretch nearing 80 days.
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💰 Susquehanna discloses $1.3 billion in spot Bitcoin ETF investments
Susquehanna International Group disclosed $1.3 billion of investments in spot Bitcoin ETFs in a May 7 13F filing. The company reported holding 17.3 million shares of Grayscale’s GBTC across three separate investments for a combined investment of $1.1 billion. Susquehanna additionally purchased 1.3 million shares of Fidelity’s FBTC worth $83.7 million, 583,049 shares of BlackRock’s IBIT worth $23.6 million, 560,832 shares of Bitwise’s BITB worth $21.7 million, and 508,824 shares of Ark 21Shares’s ARKB worth $36.1 million.
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💰 Bitcoin miner Marathon's market cap rises $800 million as stock jumps 18%
On the heels of S&P Global announcing Marathon Digital would be added to a small-cap stock index, the bitcoin miner's shares rose by 18% on Monday, boosting the company's market capitalization by about $800 million, according to Ycharts data. Marath0n Digital's shares closed the day's trading at $20.67, according to Yahoo Finance. The company's market capitalization rose to $5.5 billion from Friday's market capitalization of $4.7 billion, according to Ycharts data.
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🇺🇸 SEC has started engaging with Ethereum ETF issuers over S-1 forms: Source
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has begun discussions around S-1 registration statements with prospective Ethereum ETF issuers, according to a source. “Basically, it's just starting,” said a high-ranking member at an issuer when asked about conversations relating to S-1 forms. “It feels a little like [the Division of Investment Management] was more-or-less caught off-guard by the change of tune. So, just starting.”.
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🪙 Spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds are on a hot streak amid Ethereum ETF hype
Spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds in the United States registered their seventh consecutive day of net inflows on Tuesday. According to data from multiple sources, $305.72 million flowed into the products, with BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust bringing in the lion's share of $290 million. The Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund was the only other ETF to record net inflows, bringing in $26 million.
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💰 Bitcoin's futures basis increases after last week's softer US inflation print
Recent underlying buying activity in the bitcoin market is pushing prices up, with traders willing to pay a premium for buying bitcoin in the future, suggesting they expect the price to rise, analysts say. The Zerocap report's observations align with those from Velo Data charts, which show that since last Wednesday's release of softer U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) data for April, bitcoin’s basis rate has increased, now sitting in the 9-12% range.
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💰 Accidental Bitcoin Transfer Pushes Satoshi Nakamoto’s Genesis Wallet Over 100 BTC
Based on the latest data, the well-known Genesis address owned by Satoshi Nakamoto now holds over 100 BTC after someone inadvertently sent 0.10754671 BTC, valued at $7,211, to the wallet. The current value of the wallet, which has never been spent, is estimated at $6.75 million.
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💰 US spot Bitcoin ETFs saw fourth straight day of inflows, totaling $257 million yesterday
Spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds in the U.S. reported a total daily net inflow of $257.34 million on Thursday, recording a fourth consecutive day of inflows. BlackRock’s IBIT, the second largest in terms of net asset value, saw the largest amount of $94 million move into the ETF yesterday, according to data from SoSoValue. IBIT had carried mostly zero to minimal flows in the past three weeks.
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💰 Vanguard’s new CEO upholds firm’s stance against Bitcoin ETFs despite crypto enthusiasm
Vanguard’s newly appointed CEO, Salim Ramji, has scuttled notions that he might reverse the investment giant’s decision against launching a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) due to his pro-crypto stance. Ramji, who will take over at Vanguard by June 8, previously headed BlackRock’s ETF division and was a crucial player in the launch of the asset manager spot Bitcoin ETF product IBIT. Notably, he left his BlackRock position in January.
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💰 Robinhood launches Solana staking in Europe plus new customer rewards program
Robinhood Crypto has announced it is launching a Solana-staking product in Europe in conjunction with a bonus program for new customers. In Europe, "Robinhood Crypto customers can now stake their Solana holdings directly through the app, allowing them to earn rewards with the flexibility to unstake at any time," the company said in a statement. Additionally, "new customers can earn a 10% bonus on their net buys over their first 30 days on the platform," Robinhood added.
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💰 Bitcoin sees correlation with equities as Brazil’s 4-month trading volume hits $6 billion
Kaiko Research said Bitcoin’s (BTC) correlation with equities is rising, with a 90-day correlation rising to 0.17 last week after hitting a multi-year low of 0.01 in March. Meanwhile, Brazil experienced a significant rise in volume and is outpacing the dollar. Bitcoin’s 90-day correlation with equities rose to 0.17 the week of May 5, above its multi-year low of 0.01 in March, according to the firm’s May 13 research report.
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🇯🇵 Japan’s Metaplanet adopts bitcoin as reserve asset amid yen slump
Metaplanet Inc., a Tokyo-listed crypto investment and consulting firm, has adopted bitcoin as its strategic treasury reserve asset in response to the persistent economic adversity in Japan. “The move is a direct response to sustained economic pressures in Japan, notably high government debt levels, prolonged periods of negative real interest rates, and the consequently weak yen,” the company said Monday in a release.
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🇺🇸 DOJ Said to Snub Sullivan & Cromwell, Appoint Competitor to Coveted 🟠 Binance Monitorship: Bloomberg
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has chosen a London-based consulting firm for a coveted three-year monitorship of Binance, according to a Friday report from Bloomberg citing anonymous sources. DOJ earlier this year, the crypto exchange agreed to pay $4.3 billion in fines and appoint an independent compliance monitor. The firm’s CEO and co-founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao also agreed to step down as part of the agreement, and was sentenced to four months in prison.
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💰 Bitcoin's 'Kimchi Premium' shrinks as South Korea's crypto enthusiasm weakens
Bitcoin’s Kimchi Premium hit 1.54% on Friday afternoon in Asia, according to data from CryptoQuant. The premium, which refers to the price percentage gap between bitcoin (or other cryptocurrencies) in South Korea and elsewhere, has been in a steady decline since mid-April. CryptoQuant’s data compares the bitcoin price in South Korea with that of the U.S. market.
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💰 Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Sees Largest Plunge Since December 2022
The last time Bitcoin witnessed a negative adjustment similar to the one it recorded today was 18 months ago when BTC was worth $17,000. The Bitcoin network’s mining difficulty has experienced its largest negative adjustment since December 2022, when the bear market was in full gear. According to data from the real-time Bitcoin dashboard Bitbo, the mining difficulty fell 5.7% to 83.1 trillion on Thursday at block height 842,688.
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🪙 Tether partners with Swan to expand 💰 Bitcoin mining operations
Stablecoin issuer Tether has expanded its mining endeavors by collaborating with Swan’s Managed Bitcoin Mining service. According to the press statement, the firm has dedicated an undisclosed amount of substantial capital to establish its Bitcoin mining operations through Swan. Swan’s Managed Bitcoin Mining allows institutional investors to commit a minimum of $100 million to the Bitcoin mining ecosystem. Through the service, the firm plans to offer bespoke mining operations tailored to the specific needs of its clients.
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🇭🇰 Hong Kong’s spot 💰 bitcoin ETFs see first outflows, solely from ChinaAMC
Hong Kong’s spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded their first cumulative daily bitcoin outflows on Monday — solely from China Asset Management’s ETF — after debuting on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on April 30. ChinaAMC’s spot bitcoin ETF saw 75.36 leave the product yesterday, while the other two ETFs recorded zero inflows. That came after the three funds logged an inflow of 3,910 BTC on their first trading day, according to SosoValue data.
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🇺🇸 SEC issues Robinhood Crypto with Wells Notice, citing alleged securities violations
Robinhood Crypto, the crypto unit of the brokerage firm Robinhood Markets, received a Wells Notice from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on May 4. The exchange said the SEC staff has made a preliminary determination to recommend an enforcement action against the crypto unit, alleging securities violations, according to a Form 8-K filed today.
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