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Leading Crypto Miners Riot, TeraWulf, CleanSpark Brace for 2024 Bitcoin Halving
16.1.2024
Leading cryptocurrency miners are bracing themselves for the challenges ahead as the mining industry prepares for a major transformation with the 2024 Bitcoin (BTC) halving event. Asset manager CoinShares analysis suggests that Riot (NASDAQ: RIOT), TeraWulf (NASDAQ: WULF), and CleanSpark...
Federal Reserve’s Rate Cut Could Spark Institutional Interest in DeFi and Stablecoins, Fidelity Predicts
15.1.2024
The United States Federal Reserve’s potential interest rate cut could reignite major institutional interest in decentralized finance (DeFi) and stablecoins, according to asset manager Fidelity. In their recently released 2024 Digital Assets Look Ahead report, Fidelity suggests that this...
Blackrock CEO Larry Fink on Bitcoin: I’m a Big Believer — Its Bigger Than Any Government
14.1.2024
Larry Fink, the CEO of Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager, says he has become “a big believer” in bitcoin, emphasizing that it is “bigger than any government.” Calling the cryptocurrency “digital gold,” the executive stressed: “Unlike gold, where we manufacture new gold, we’re almost...
Coinshares Expands US Footprint Through Strategic Takeover of Valkyrie and Its Array of ETFs
12.1.2024
On Friday, Coinshares International Limited, announced that the firm has acquired Valkyrie Funds LLC, the U.S.-based digital asset manager. The Saint Helier company said the decision comes after a direct result of Valkyrie’s spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) approval. Coinshares Amplifies...
Crypto Community Calls to Boycott Vanguard as $7.7 Trillion Asset Manager Blocks Spot Bitcoin ETFs
12.1.2024
Source: Vanguard Asset management giant Vanguard has opted not to allow the purchase of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on its platform, triggering the crypto community. According to a report from The Wall Street Journal on January 11, Vanguard stated that it will not offer the new spot...
US Spot Bitcoin ETFs Rack up $4.6 Billion in Trading Volume on Day 1 — Blackrock Debuts With $1 Billion
12.1.2024
U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) racked up $4.6 billion in total trading volume on their first day of trading. Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager, debuted with more than $1 billion in trading volume for its Ishares Bitcoin Trust. Grayscale’s spot bitcoin...
Bitcoin ETF Essential Facts: Prices, Winners, Losers, Tickers and Fees
11.1.2024
BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust took an early lead in trading volume as 11 spot bitcoin ETFs open their doors to the investing public. The nine trillion dollar asset manager attracted trading volume of $17.9 million in the first hour. Close behind it was ‘crypto native’ asset...
Jamie Dimon Insists Bitcoin Doesn’t Have Value as JPMorgan Teams up With Blackrock on Spot Bitcoin ETF
11.1.2024
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has insisted that bitcoin doesn’t have value, emphasizing that its use cases are sex trafficking, tax avoidance, money laundering, and terrorism financing. However, JPMorgan has teamed up with Blackrock to help the world’s largest asset manager grow...
VanEck’s Gurbacs: Whole Assets More Appealing to Investors than Bitcoin Fractions
8.1.2024
Source: Adobe / A.AKS Gabor Gurbacs, an adviser at asset manager VanEck, has highlighted the psychological hurdle of unit bias among potential Bitcoin (BTC) investors, saying the desire to own complete units can deter people from entering the market. In a recent post on X, the VanEck advisor...
Blackrock Expects SEC to Approve Spot Bitcoin ETF This Wednesday
7.1.2024
Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager, reportedly expects its spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), the Ishares Bitcoin Trust, to be approved by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) this coming Wednesday. According to reports, the asset manager has lined up over...
BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF Awaits Green Light: Approval Anticipated This Wednesday
7.1.2024
Source: Pixabay / tombark The long-awaited approval for a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) may finally come this Wednesday. BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager and one of the contenders seeking to launch a spot bitcoin ETF, is reportedly expecting its application to...
Blackrock Lines up $2 Billion for Spot Bitcoin ETF Launch, Sources Say
7.1.2024
Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager, has reportedly lined up more than $2 billion for its spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) within days of launch. Vaneck’s head of digital assets research and a Bloomberg ETF analyst have independently verified with their sources that Blackrock...
VanEck Commits to Donating 5% of BTC ETF Profits to Bitcoin Developers at Brink
6.1.2024
  Asset manager VanEck, a potential provider of a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), has revealed plans to donate a portion of the profits from the investment vehicle to Bitcoin core developers upon approval. In a post on X (formerly Twitter) on January 5, VanEck announced a 5% pledge...
Asset Manager Vaneck Pledges to Donate 5% of Spot Bitcoin ETF Profits to Bitcoin Core Developers for 10 Years
6.1.2024
Asset management firm Vaneck has pledged to donate 5% of its spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) profits to support Bitcoin Core developers for at least 10 years. The company is currently awaiting approval from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to launch its spot bitcoin ETF....
ETF Fever Continues, Gensler Warns Against Crypto’s ‘Wild West’ of Permissionless Exchange, Latam Update — Week in Review
31.12.2023
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler has repeated earlier warnings about crypto “non-compliance” being a global “Wild West,” as speculative fever for BTC exchange-traded funds continues to swelter, with monolithic asset manager Blackrock...
Blackrock Names JPMorgan as Authorized Participant for Spot Bitcoin ETF Despite Jamie Dimon Wanting to Ban Crypto
31.12.2023
Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager, has named JPMorgan as a lead authorized participant for its spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). This followed JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon stating in a congressional hearing that bitcoin and cryptocurrency are used primarily for criminal...
Monex Group Secures Majority Stake in Canada-based 3iQ
29.12.2023
Source: Pixabay Japan-based Monex Group is set to acquire a majority stake in Canadian crypto asset manager 3iQ. According to a press release published Thursday, 3iQ will collaborate with Coincheck, a Japanese cryptocurrency exchange acquired by Monex Group back in 2018, to bolster the digital...
Grayscale Adopts Cash Model for Spot Bitcoin ETF but Warns of ‘Adverse Consequences’
28.12.2023
Grayscale Investments has adopted the cash creation model, instead of the in-kind model, for its proposed spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). However, the crypto asset manager warned of adverse consequences. “A spot commodity exchange-traded product that only employs cash creations...
Blackrock Reveals Plan to Seed Spot Bitcoin ETF With $10 Million on January 3
24.12.2023
Blackrock has revealed a plan to seed its spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) with $10 million on Jan. 3. The world’s largest asset manager has engaged in six recent meetings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to address its filing. In response to the SEC’s...
BlackRock Spot Bitcoin ETF Gains Momentum With Second SEC Meeting in December
20.12.2023
BlackRock and Nasdaq representatives met with the SEC for the second time in December on BlackRock’s proposal for a spot Bitcoin ETF. Image by 24K-Production, Adobe Stock. BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, is continuing to push forward with plans to launch a spot Bitcoin...