Leveraged Ether ETF to Start Trading June 4, Sponsor Volatility Shares Says

Volatility Shares' 2x Ether Strategy ETF (ETHU) will become the first leveraged crypto ETF available in the United States after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) let it go effective, the company posted on their website, adding that trading will begin on June 4.

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Shytoshi Kusama Discusses SHIB ETF Chances: “I’ll Stay Focused on What’s Coming for SHIB”

Shiba Inu lead developer shares his take on spot Ethereum ETF approval, shares his plans for SHIB

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Legendary Trader John Bollinger Shares Take on ETH Price as ETF Decision Nears

Ethereum has risen over 29% this week as ETF approval speculation heightened

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Ethereum ETF Approval Is 'Last Dam to Be Broken' for Entire Crypto Industry: Anthony Pompliano

VC investor Anthony Pompliano shares his take on potential approval of spot Ethereum ETFs in May

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Q1 Bitcoin ETF holders: 1500 entries reported, Millennium leads with nearly $2 billion in holdings

Recent 13F filings show that over 1500 investment firms have disclosed owning around $10.6 billion in Bitcoin ETF shares. The post Q1 Bitcoin ETF holders: 1500 entries reported, Millennium leads with nearly $2 billion in holdings appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

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GameStop beat Bitcoin yearly returns in one day, can profits cycle into altcoins?

GameStop shares are trading 154% higher in 2024, compared to Bitcoin’s yearly gains of 129%. While Bitcoin’s gains came from the approval of Spot BTC ETF in the US and the fourth halving event, between January and April 2024, GameStop piled a majority of its gains on Monday and Tuesday.

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Wisconsin state holds $99 million in BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF shares

SWIB's significant $99M investment in the iShares Bitcoin ETF marks a notable move by the state board into crypto assets. The post Wisconsin state holds $99 million in BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF shares appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

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State of Wisconsin Buys Nearly $100M Worth of BlackRock Spot Bitcoin ETF

The U.S. state of Wisconsin purchased 94,562 shares of the BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) in the first quarter of the year, a filing shows. The shares are worth nearly $100 million.

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Banking Giant UBS Ventures Into Crypto With Spot Bitcoin ETF Investment

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Vanguard, BlackRock up MSTR holdings, while TradFi firms continue disclosing Bitcoin ETF investments

Vanguard and BlackRock have increased their stakes in MicroStrategy holdings (MSTR) on May 10. Vanguard holds 1. 6 million shares of MSTR worth $2. 6 billion as of the end of the first quarter, up from 1.

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Swiss Banking Giant UBS Jumps on Bitcoin ETF Train

Swiss banking giant UBS now holds shares of Bitcoin ETFs

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Ark Invest, 21Shares drop staking from spot Ethereum ETF proposal

Ark Invest and 21 Shares dropped staking plans in their updated spot Ethereum ETF proposal on May 10. The firms’ previous Feb. 7 filing added a clause detailing that the sponsor — 21 Shares — intended to stake a portion of the fund’s assets through third-party providers.

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Wells Fargo reports exposure to Grayscale and ProShares Bitcoin ETFs

The bank reported holding $143,111 worth of shares of the ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF, Grayscale Bitcoin Trust and Bitcoin Depot.

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NYSE Arca withdraws Grayscale’s futures ETH ETF 19-b4 filing

The US SEC reported a critical Grayscale withdrawal on May 7 that could have broad implications for spot Ethereum ETFs. Specifically, NYSE Arca withdrew a 19-b4 filing containing a proposed rule change through which it intended to list and trade shares of Grayscale’s Ethereum Futures Trust ETF.

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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.

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Analyst Shares Weekly Crypto Watchlist: Bitcoin (BTC), Jito (JTO) and Other Tokens in Focus

The DeFi Investor, a prominent crypto analyst, has shared their watchlist for this week, highlighting several notable developments in the cryptocurrency space. From Bitcoin ETF inflows to the expansion of Velodrome’s Superchain and the launch of the Eigenlayer token, the watchlist covers a diverse range of projects and events that could potentially shape the market […] The post Analyst Shares Weekly Crypto Watchlist: Bitcoin (BTC), Jito (JTO) and Other Tokens in Focus appeared first on CaptainAltcoin.

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Hong Kong Bitcoin ETFs To Reach $1 Billion AUM By 2024 End, Kraken Unit Predicts

London-based CF Benchmarks, a unit of crypto exchange Kraken, is positioning itself as a notable beneficiary of the surge in spot Bitcoin ETFs this year and shares an increasingly bullish outlook for the ETF market in Hong Kong and the US through 2024.

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BlackRock Exec Reveals Huge Sovereign Wealth Fund Interest In Bitcoin As Second-Largest European Bank Acquires IBIT ETF Shares

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From gold to Bitcoin: ETFs excel while miners falter post-launch

Quick Take After the launch of the first Gold ETF SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) in 2004, the precious metal embarked on a remarkable bull run, soaring from around $430 to $1,800 per ounce by August 2011.

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Ethereum spot ETF approval in May unlikely, says Justin Sun

TRON's Justin Sun shares his skepticism about the May approval of a spot Ethereum ETF, highlighting the crypto industry's regulatory challenges. The post Ethereum spot ETF approval in May unlikely, says Justin Sun appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

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ARK Sells Last of Its ProShares Bitcoin Futures ETF Shares

The investment firm sold 237,983 BITO shares worth $6.7 million at Thursday's closing price of $28.22 from its Next Generation Internet ETF (ARKW).

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ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF Logs $88M of Outflows, Overtaking Grayscale for First Time

For the first time, outflows from Ark 21 Shares overtook Grayscale’s.

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Burkett Financial Services buys Bitcoin via ETFs

Burkett Financial Services, a South Carolina-based financial planner, disclosed investments in two Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on April 1. Burkett’s latest Form 13F filing indicates it holds 602 shares of BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), a spot Bitcoin ETF.

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Blockstream CEO Adam Back Issues Bullish Bitcoin ETF Statement

Bitcoin evangelist Adam Back shares hot bullish takes you want to see

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Grayscale files to introduce a low-fee version of its ETF

Grayscale, the company behind GBTC spot Bitcoin ETF, has filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission to introduce a mini version of its ETF. The relatively low-fee product will be created from a spin-off of a percentage of GBTC shares.

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Grayscale Plans Low-Fee GBTC Spinoff: the Bitcoin Mini Trust

Bitcoin ETF manager Grayscale is seeking permission from the SEC to spin out a percentage of GBTC shares to seed the new Bitcoin Mini Trust product, according to a filing on Tuesday.

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Cathie Wood's ARK Invest Sold Nearly $150M Coinbase Shares Last Week

ARK Invest aims to have no individual holding surpass a 10% weighting of an ETF's value, making such large sell offs necessary when an asset surges in value.

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BTC Millionaire Shares Outlook on Bitcoin’s Soaring Future; Polkadot and Emerging AI Altcoin Seen as Attractive Investments

As the cryptocurrency scene keeps soaring after the SEC decision on Bitcoin ETF, one name that’s making waves among investors is Michael Saylor, the co-founder of MicroStrategy and a bona fide Bitcoin millionaire.

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Cathie Wood’s ARK Offloads $90M Coinbase Shares Amid Slew of Analyst Upgrades

ARK offloaded Coinbase shares from ARK Innovation ETF, ARK Next Generation Internet ETF, and ARK Fintech Innovation ETF.

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ARK Invest sells shares in Coinbase and Robinhood amidst positive market performance

ARK Invest, a key player in the issuance of a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the United States, has executed its first major sale of cryptocurrency-related stocks this year.  On Feb. 14, the firm divested itself of 214,068 shares…

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Bitcoin Hits $52K, Regains $1T Market Cap; Genesis Cleared to Sell $1.3B GBTC Shares

Some traders are targeting the $64,000 level in the coming weeks as demand from spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) products grows.

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New Ethereum ETF update sparks interest - More inside

Ark Invest and 21 Shares submitted an amended Ethereum spot ETF proposal. ETH reacted positively, with an increase of over 2%.  In a recent update, one of the applicants seeking approval foThe post New Ethereum ETF update sparks interest - More inside appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Coinbase stock could tank 35% despite Bitcoin ETF approval – analyst says

2024 will likely be “a more challenging year” for Coinbase Global Inc (NASDAQ: COIN), says Kenneth Worthington – a JPMorgan analyst. Coinbase stock has downside to $80 Worthington downgraded the crypto company this morning to “underweight” and said its shares could tank to $80 – which suggests more than a 35% downside from here.   […]

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Grayscale Bitcoin Trust's 'GBTC Discount' Narrows With ETF Decision on Horizon

Shares of the GBTC are trading at a discount of 29% to bitcoin’s price, down from 34% last week – and there's all sorts of speculation on what it means.

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Australia’s First Spot Bitcoin ETF To Launch This Week

On Thursday, two separate bitcoin ETFs will launch, one allowing direct access to bitcoin while the other offers shares in a company that offers spot-bitcoin exposure.

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Australia’s First Bitcoin ETF To List Next Week: Report

The Australian fund would invest in shares of Canada’s first bitcoin spot ETF, launched by Purpose Investments in early 2021.

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Huobi Tech to launch crypto tracking ETF in Hong Kong for retail traders

Although Huobi Tech shares a common name with the popular crypto exchange platform Huobi Global, it has no relation with the crypto firm and works independently.

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Grayscale rolls out an ETF that tracks shares of firms involved with BTC

Leading crypto asset management firm Grayscale Investments has rolled out an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that comprises shares of 22 public companies that are deeply vested in the crypto space. A report unveiled this news earlier today, noting that the product is dubbed Future Finance ETF and comprises shares of companies like PayPal, Block, Coinbase, and […] The post Grayscale rolls out an ETF that tracks shares of firms involved with BTC appeared first on Invezz.

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Zuck got PUNKed: New Metaverse-linked ETF shorts Meta shares in holdings

“Facebook seems to be the antithesis of what actual consumers want their digital futures to look like,” said Subversive Capital Advisor founder Michael Auerbach.

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Cathie Wood’s ARK ETF reportedly buys 6.93M shares of SPAC merging with Circle

Ark Invest's latest foray into the crypto sector focuses on stablecoin issuer Circle, which announced plans to merge with SPAC Concord Acquisition Corp.

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SEC Rejects VanEck Spot Bitcoin ETF, But its Futures ETF Finally Coming Next Week

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rejected rule changes that would have allowed the listing and trading of the VanEck Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). In March, the Cboe BZX Exchange filed a proposed rule change to list and trade shares of the Bitcoin Trust, but the SEC again rejected the physically-backed ETF after delaying […] The post SEC Rejects VanEck Spot Bitcoin ETF, But its Futures ETF Finally Coming Next Week first appeared on BitcoinExchangeGuide.

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Proshares Bitcoin rises to the top 2% of all ETFs in terms of volume

Bloomberg’s senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas took to Twitter to draw statistics concerning the ETF market, stating that the new Proshares Bitcoin ETF had traded $400 million worth of shares yesterday alone.

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Gemini’s Stephanie Ramezan shares why a spot Bitcoin ETF is critical and needed

Be in the crypto space for longer than a minute and you’d likely see some mention of an impending Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). The post Gemini’s Stephanie Ramezan shares why a spot Bitcoin ETF is critical and needed appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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Direxion Files Bitcoin ETF To Enable Speculators Buy Contracts

The ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF started trading on October 19, 2021 and recorded above $900 million shares sold to investors the same day. Many speculators opined that investors waited for this opportunity for a long time and couldn’t control their eagerness.

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Australian corporative regulator authorizes bitcoin ETF launch

Australia's financial regulator gives the green light to a number of cryptocurrency-related ETFs. Bitcoin ETF shares may appear on ASX soon.

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First US Bitcoin ETF is Reaching its Limit After Becoming the Fastest Fund to Amass $1 Billion in Assets

This issue can potentially set the path to a Bitcoin spot ETF approval, for which Grayscale has already filed. But for now, GBTC shares are trading at a steep 19% discount. The post First US Bitcoin ETF is Reaching its Limit After Becoming the Fastest Fund to Amass Billion in Assets first appeared on BitcoinExchangeGuide.

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Market highlights: Bitcoin breaks record high, Ford jumps on Credit Suisse upgrade, Pinterest shares up 12%

After the first Bitcoin (BTC/USD) futures ETF launched, Bitcoin set a new record high, passing the mark of $66,900. Its previous ATH was $64,899, registered in April. As the Bitcoin news swept the market, other top 10 coins followed suit.

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Bitcoin Futures ETF Has Record Day

The ProShares bitcoin futures ETF traded $280 million worth of shares in its first 20 minutes.

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ProShares Bitcoin Futures ETF Smashes Record Within Minutes Of Launch

The first US Bitcoin ETF launched yesterday and was more than successful, trading nearly 6. 4 million shares within 20 minutes of launch and a total value of $0. 981 billion worth of shares at the end of the first day of launch.

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