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27 мая 2024 07:41

📊 Hedge Funds Adopt Net Short Positions on BTC and ETH Futures, Kaiko Analysis Reveals

The report suggests that the net short status represents a broader sentiment among hedge funds, which might be driven by various hedging strategies rather than outright pessimism about the cryptocurrencies’ future values. Kaiko’s study highlights this trend as the derivatives market, particularly perpetual futures, continues to be a significant arena for high-risk speculation and price discovery in the crypto sector.

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25 мая 2024 09:41

🇺🇸 Former SEC chairman Clayton sees Ethereum ETF trading 'inevitable' but questions remain: CNBC

Former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton broke down the SEC's decision regarding spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and what the next steps are. Clayton noted that the approved listings bode favorably for the product, adding that he thinks their trading will be "inevitable." But there are still thorny questions surrounding the product. The former SEC chairman first noted that Ethereum ETF approval comes in two steps.

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23 мая 2024 17:59

🇭🇰 Gate.io affiliate withdraws license application in Hong Kong, winds down local services

Gate.HK, crypto exchange Gate.io’s Hong Kong entity, is winding down operations and has withdrawn its crypto trading platform license application in the region. The company said in a statement on Wednesday that it will carry out a “major overhaul” of its current platform and urged users to withdraw their assets by August 28. Gate.HK said that it will stop new user registration and deposit immediately, and plans to delist all tokens — including bitcoin, ether, bitcoin cash, litecoin, solana, polkadot, polygon, uniswap and USDT — on May 28.

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22 мая 2024 19:14

🪙 StanChart reaffirms Ethereum’s potential to hit $8000 following ETF approval

Standard Chartered reaffirmed its projection that Ethereum (ETH) will reach $8,000 by the end of the year, following heightened anticipation of ETF approvals. StanChart’s head of crypto research, Geoffrey Kendrick, said in a note shared with CryptoSlate that recent developments reflect heightened investor optimism and increased market activity.

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21 мая 2024 08:46

💰 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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20 мая 2024 10:58

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18 мая 2024 19:07

📣 Court Approves Crypto Lender Genesis' $3 Billion Payout to Customers

Crypto lender Genesis Global obtained court approval Friday to return approximately $3 billion to its customers as part of its bankruptcy liquidation. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane approved Genesis’ Chapter 11 plan, overruling an objection from its equity owner, Digital Currency Group (DCG), which argued that repayments should be based on January 2023 cryptocurrency values.

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17 мая 2024 08:21

🪙 Crypto markets rally, but Ethereum struggles to keep pace with Bitcoin

On May 15, the cryptocurrency markets saw a 5.5% increase in total capitalization following the release of inflation and retail sales data from the United States. However, Ether failed to fully capitalize on this bullish momentum. Ether last closed above $3,000 over five days ago and has underperformed the leading cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, by 22% since the start of 2024.

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16 мая 2024 07:05

💰 Incoming Vanguard CEO Won't Reverse Decision Not to Launch Bitcoin ETF

Salim Ramji, set to take the reins at Vanguard from outgoing CEO Tim Buckley on July 8, quickly poured cold water on the idea that he has intentions for the asset management giant to offer its own spot bitcoin ETF. "I think it’s important for firms to have consistency in terms of what they stand for and the products and services they offer," Salim Ramji told Barron's.

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14 мая 2024 19:54

⬜️ OKX officially launches crypto exchange in Australia

OKX has officially launched its spot and derivatives crypto trading platform in Australia, the company announced on Tuesday. OKX said in a statement that it will offer spot trading services to all Australian users, while derivatives trading will only be available for verified wholesale clients. Its users in Australia can also deposit and withdraw AUD through most Australian banks to gain access to a total of 85 crypto tokens, or 170 crypto spot pairs.

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13 мая 2024 20:50

🇸🇻 El Salvador reveals Bitcoin treasury holdings, totaling over 5,700 BTC worth roughly $360 million

El Salvador has taken a significant step towards transparency in its Bitcoin adoption journey. The National Bitcoin Office (ONBTC) of El Salvador has unveiled its Bitcoin treasury holdings. This milestone in proof of reserves reveals that El Salvador’s Bitcoin treasury holdings currently stand at 5,748.76 BTC, which translates to a staggering $360,021,592 in US dollar value. The data further shows that in the past seven days, El Salvador has purchased 7 BTC, and in the past 30 days, it has acquired 30 BTC.

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12 мая 2024 19:28

📣 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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11 мая 2024 08:36

🪙 ARK Invest and 21 Shares cut staking component from latest spot Ethereum ETF filing

A spot ether exchange-traded fund proposal from Cathie Wood's ARK Invest and 21Shares will not include staking. In a previous filing, ArkInvest/21 Shares included a staking component that said that the "sponsor may, from time to time, stake a portion of the Trust’s assets through one or more trusted Staking Providers." That specific language was not included in the updated filing on Friday.

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10 мая 2024 06:31

🇳🇬 Nigeria claims 🟠 Binance’s bribery allegations are ‘blackmail’

The Nigerian government has refuted bribery allegations made by crypto exchange Binance, which were described as baseless and an attempt to distract from the company’s legal challenges in the country, according to a press statement released on May 8. Binance CEO Richard Teng recently alleged that Nigerian officials demanded $150 million in crypto to settle an ongoing criminal investigation against the company.

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09 мая 2024 08:41

🪙 Ethereum's Dencun upgrade is making ETH inflationary again: CryptoQuant

The Dencun upgrade has made ether inflationary again, potentially killing its characteristic as “ultra-sound” money, analysts at data firm CryptoQuant said. A report released Wednesday by CryptoQuant said that due to decreased transaction fees on the Ethereum network because of the Dencun upgrade, the amount of ether burned has dropped to one of its lowest levels since the Merge.

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26 мая 2024 06:20

🪙 Spot ETH ETFs could see 25% of the demand of BTC counterpart – Bloomberg analysts

Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart believes that spot Ethereum ETFs could see 20% to 25% of the demand experienced by spot Bitcoin ETFs. Seyffart expressed his stance in an interview hosted by Bitwise, adding that his fellow Bloomberg ETF analyst, Eric Balchunas, believes the new funds will see 15% to 20% of the demand. Seyffart compared both estimates to the fact that ETH has approximately 30% of Bitcoin’s $1.4 trillion market cap, calling his estimate a “discount” in that regard.

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24 мая 2024 07:34

🇺🇸 SEC approves 🪙 Ethereum ETFs, aligning ETH closer to commodity in industry win

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the first spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs), marking a significant milestone for the crypto industry. The decision, announced today, allows asset managers such as Grayscale, Fidelity, and Bitwise to launch ETFs that directly track the price of Ethereum (ETH). Ethereum rose 2% on the news and was trading at $3,900 as of press time, based on CryptoSlate data.

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23 мая 2024 07:34

💰 CNBC discusses the possibility of a spot Solana ETF being approved after Ethereum.

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22 мая 2024 08:49

🪙 Grayscale Ethereum Trust discount narrows to 10% as odds of spot ETH ETF approvals are raised

The Grayscale Ethereum Trust (ETHE) discount has narrowed to its lowest level in more than two months as investors anticipate spot ether ETF approvals in the U.S. The narrowing comes as investors expect regulators to approve spot ether ETF approvals in the U.S., where the Securities Exchange Commission requested firms looking to launch such funds update and refile documents needed for their approval.

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20 мая 2024 19:13

💰 Research Firm Favors Bitcoin 'Covered Strangle' Strategy to Enhance Portfolio Yield by 17%

Bitcoin (BTC) investors looking to generate extra income in addition to their spot market holdings should consider setting a "covered strangle" options strategy, research firm 10X, which has an impeccable record of predicting market trends, said Monday. The premium received for selling/shorting the call option, or protecting the counterparty from price rallies, and selling the put or insurance against downtrends, represents the extra yield.

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19 мая 2024 16:42

🇭🇰 Hong Kong Police Arrest Crypto Exchange Shop Employees on Suspicion of Fraud

Hong Kong police have taken into custody three employees of a currency exchange shop who are suspected of engaging in fraudulent activities. On Wednesday, Hong Kong’s technology crime division apprehended three individuals aged between 31 and 34. The authorities seized 3,000 hell banknotes, a safe, and a note-counting machine from a store in Tsim Sha Tsui. Hell banknotes, used in traditional Chinese rituals as offerings to ancestors or deities, were among the confiscated items.

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18 мая 2024 05:50

💰 Spot bitcoin ETF inflows in May have made up for April outflows: analyst

Inflows from spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in May have made up for last month's outflows, according to an ETF analyst. "The bitcoin ETFs have put together a solid two weeks with $1.3 billion in inflows, which offsets the entirety of the negative flows in April — putting them back around high water mark of +$12.3 billion net since launch," wrote Bloomberg's senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas on the social media platform X.

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16 мая 2024 18:06

💰 Bitcoin options traders anticipate short-term price correction, analysts say

Despite yesterday's softer U.S. CPI inflation report, investors are still ready to pay a premium for short-term downside protection, according to CF Benchmarks' analysis of Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) options on bitcoin futures. The CF Benchmark analysts said that although bitcoin saw a breakout above the $66,000 mark after yesterday's softer inflation print, there is still "higher implied volatility for OTM puts compared to calls."

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15 мая 2024 19:14

⚪️ Worldcoin seeks to set 'new standard' in data protection, says it deleted users' iris codes

Worldcoin Foundation has released an open-source system that it claims can improve the protection of sensitive information, including the data generated when people sign up for the Worldcoin project. "The system, available now in a Github repository for any organization to use, aims to set a new standard for data protection, including the protection of biometric data," according to a statement. Worldcoin said the new open-sourced system is based on secure multi-party computation.

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14 мая 2024 07:29

🇭🇰 Hong Kong Bitcoin and Ether ETFs See $39M Outflows on Monday: Farside Investors

The Hong Kong-listed spot bitcoin and ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) saw heavy outflows on Monday following bitcoin’s drop below $61,000 on Friday. The spot bitcoin ETFs from issuers ChinaAMC, Harvest Global, as well as Bosera and Hashkey, saw a combined $32.7 million outflows on Monday, according to data from Farside Investors. This number is significantly higher than previous outflows, which hovered around the $6 million mark.

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13 мая 2024 15:13

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11 мая 2024 19:29

🇺🇸 SEC Rebuts 🏦 Coinbase's Attempt to Get Appeals Court to Answer Key Crypto Question

U.S. regulators said an appeals court shouldn't heed Coinbase's request to review how – or if – conventional securities rules apply to cryptocurrencies. Coinbase, the largest U.S. crypto exchange, filed for permission to ask the Second Circuit Court of Appeals if the Howey Test, a longstanding Supreme Court assessment for securities, should apply to digital assets. Coinbase hopes it doesn't. Coinbase hasn't successfully argued this is needed, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said Friday.

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10 мая 2024 20:07

🏦 Kraken makes another push to dismiss 🇺🇸 SEC lawsuit ahead of June hearing

Crypto exchange Kraken's lawyers argue in their latest court filing that the Securities and Exchange Commission's arguments don't hold weight as both sides are gearing up for a hearing in June. Kraken also argued that the agency failed to satisfy elements of 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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09 мая 2024 20:12

🔻 Optimism’s Superchain now supports Layer 3 chains via OP Stack

Optimism noted that Layer 3 chains can now join the Superchain by building on the OP Stack and sharing sequencer revenue with its governance body — Optimism Collective. Layer 3 builders who join the Superchain will have access to retroactive funding, airdrops, and growth campaigns, along with a broad network of developers, Optimism said. A Layer 3 chain is a network that settles on one of Optimism’s Layer 2 chains: OP Mainnet, Base, Mode, and others.

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08 мая 2024 17:57

🇮🇩 Indonesia Regulator Forms Crypto Committee to Monitor Industry's Operation, Compliance

The Commodity Futures Trading Regulatory Agency, the Indonesian government agency known as Bappebti whose responsibilities include overseeing cryptocurrencies, formed a dedicated committee to monitor the industry. The Crypto Asset Committee was established under regulations enacted in January. Crypto falls under Bappebti's jurisdiction because crypto is considered a commodity in Indonesia.

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