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Bitcoin ETF Reserves Rise: Over 200,000 BTC Worth $9.56 Billion Gathered Since January Debut
9.2.2024
At 10:00 a.m. EDT on Feb. 9, 2024, the nine recently launched spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) collectively possess 202,868.61 bitcoin, valued at $9.56 billion according to current exchange rates. New ETFs Command Over 200,000 Bitcoin In the last 28 days, spot bitcoin ETFs introduced...
ETF History Made: BlackRock and Fidelity’s Bitcoin Launches Become the Talk of Wall Street
9.2.2024
Interest in market leading spot Bitcoin ETFs has exploded one month after launch, according to Bloomberg’s Senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas. Balchunas posted a multi tweet thread on X crunching the numbers behind the newly launched Bitcoin investment products. BlackRock and Fidelity’s...
Bitcoin Active Supply Surges as Long-Term Holders Start Moving Assets
9.2.2024
Market activity around Bitcoin (BTC) has increased since the approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). A recent market report from Bitfinex shows a slight increase in the amount of BTC in circulation. Long-term investors are holding on to more...
Solana Price Prediction as TVL Crosses $1.8B for First Time Since 2022 – What’s Next for SOL?
9.2.2024
The total value locked (TVL) on the Solana network has crossed $1.8 billion for the first time since 2022, according to data on DeFiLlama. Activity on Solana has been steadily rising since the end of last year, but the blockchain is still way off its all-time high (ATH) of $10.03 billion TVL,...
Bitcoin Surges Past $45,000 as Miner Selling Pressure Eases: CryptoQuant
8.2.2024
Bitcoin has surged over 4% in the past 24 hours, edging closer to the $45,000 threshold for the first time since mid-January. At the time of reporting, Bitcoin was trading at approximately $44,800, marking a 4.6% increase within the day and a notable 6.3% surge over the past week. While the influx...
Microstrategy Raises Bitcoin Holdings to 190K BTC — Calls Itself ‘World’s First Bitcoin Development Company’
8.2.2024
Nasdaq-listed Microstrategy has increased its cryptocurrency holdings to 190,000 bitcoins, having acquired 31,755 additional coins since the end of the third quarter. The company now considers itself “the world’s first Bitcoin development company,” with a unique value...
Bitcoin Price Pushes Above $44,000 as Bulls Regain Control – Where Next for BTC?
7.2.2024
The Bitcoin (BTC) price just hit its highest level since the 12th of January above $44,000. The world’s largest cryptocurrency by market cap seems to be taking its cue from bullish momentum in US equities. The S&P 500 came within a whisker of hitting the 5,000 level for the first time...
Crypto Trading Hits Busiest Pace Since June 2022
7.2.2024
January saw higher spot trading volume on centralized exchanges amid the approval of spot bitcoin ETFs in the U.S
Aave Stablecoin GHO Hits $1 Peg After Six Months – Here’s More
7.2.2024
Aave’s GHO stablecoin has hit the $1 mark after trading below the peg for over six months since its launch in July 2023. The asset’s price hit $1 on Feb 6 following efforts from the wider community, which included integrations with the Aave decentralized finance (DeFi) lending protocol....
Jack Dorsey’s Decentralized Social Media Bluesky Removes Invite-Only Restrictions
7.2.2024
Jack Dorsey-backed decentralized social media project Bluesky on Tuesday removed invite-only limitations and granted access to all users. Since its launch in Feb. 2023, the platform used invite codes while experimenting with features such as moderation tools and personalized feeds. Bluesky...
FTX-linked Farmington State Bank Cleared from Federal Reserve Enforcement Action
6.2.2024
The Federal Reserve terminated an enforcement action with Farmington State Bank on February 6, announcing that the FTX-affiliated bank had “completed its wind-down plan and no longer functions as a bank.” “The Board’s enforcement action, which has been in effect since July 2023, ensured the bank’s...
DeFi TVL Reaches $60 Billion, Highest Level Since August 2022
6.2.2024
The decentralized finance (DeFi) sector is experiencing a surge in popularity, with the total value of tokens (TVL) deposited on DeFi-focused blockchains reaching $60 billion. This marks the highest level since August 2022, according to data provider DeFi Llama. The recent increase in TVL can...
Bitcoin Infrastructure Builder Bitlight Labs’ Seed Round Led by Gate Ventures, Gate.io’s VC Arm
6.2.2024
Feb 6th, Panama City – Gate Ventures, the venture capital arm of the Gate.io crypto exchange, recently led the seed round for Bitlight Labs, an innovative blockchain solutions provider utilizing RGB protocols to transform the Bitcoin ecosystem, bringing Layer 2 smart contract technology...
Pepe Price Prediction as PEPE Drops 14% in 7 Days – Is PEPE Coin Going to Zero?
6.2.2024
Pepe (PEPE) price predictions remain bearish with the meme coin having now dropped more than 16% in seven days. PEPE/USD was last changing hands on major centralized exchanges just under $0.0000009. The Pepe price has nearly halved since hitting fresh multi-month highs back in December near...
Bitcoin Price Prediction as BTC’s Monthly Volume in January Hit Highest Level Since September 2022 – Bull Market Starting?
5.2.2024
In a remarkable turn of events, Bitcoin‘s 24-hour trading volume surged 15.30% to $16.01 billion, indicating a significant uptick in investor engagement and marking the highest volume since September 2022. This increase, over 10% for Bitcoin, pushing its value beyond the $43,000 threshold...
Blockchain Parser Discovers Strange Spending of $58.7M Worth of Sleeping Bitcoins From 2017
5.2.2024
In the past week, several strange movements of dormant bitcoins have captured the attention of onchain analysts, with nine transactions on Jan. 31, 2024, mobilizing 726 bitcoins that had been stagnant since Mar. 30, 2016. Merely two days after, a staggering 1,210 bitcoins, originating from...
Farcaster Records Surge in Daily Users with Frames Launch
5.2.2024
The number of daily active users on the decentralized social protocol Farcaster surged to nearly 30,000 on February 4, 2024, according to on-chain data by Dune Analytics. The nearly tenfold increase since January 26 is due to the launch of the Frames feature across Farcaster’s protocols. Much...
Kenyan High Court Unfreezes $3 Million Belonging to Nigerian Fintech Giant Flutterwave
5.2.2024
A recent ruling by the Kenyan High Court in favor of the Nigerian fintech startup Flutterwave will see it finally get access to $3 million which has been frozen since July 2022. The judge slammed the Assets Recovery Agency for continuing to hold onto the funds even after it withdrew its suit...
Commodity Analyst Mike McGlone Says Gold Glitters Over Bitcoin as Crypto-to-Metal Ratio Plunges Post-2021
4.2.2024
Bloomberg’s commodity market expert Mike McGlone warns of a potential downturn for bitcoin, highlighting its disappointing performance against gold since its peak in 2021. On Sunday, McGlone pointed out that the bitcoin/gold ratio had plummeted by about 40% from its 2021 zenith of 37 times....
Grayscale’s GBTC Bitcoin Holdings: A $6 Billion Exodus in 22 Days
3.2.2024
According to data, Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust, GBTC, recently released another batch of bitcoin valued at $184.19 million. GBTC’s holdings decreased from 482,592.18 bitcoin to the current 478,337.43 bitcoin in just one day, marking a reduction of 4,254.75 coins. Since Jan. 12, 2024...