Bitcoin Makes New All-Time High of $94,000 as ETF Options Go Live

Spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds options are making solid volume on their first day.

Bitwise expects options trading for its Bitcoin ETF to start tomorrow

Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley announced that options trading on the firm’s Bitcoin ETF product BITB will commence on Nov. 20. In a Nov. 19 post on X, Horsley stated: “We expect options on the Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (BITB) to begin trading Wednesday.

BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF climbs to top 1% in record-breaking 211 days

BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) has surpassed every exchange-traded fund (ETF) launched in the past decade in terms of total assets. On Nov. 13, Bloomberg’s ETF analyst Eric Balchunas reported that IBIT reached $40 billion in assets— just two weeks after hitting $30 billion.

BlackRock expands BUIDL to Aptos, Arbitrum and Optimism

BlackRock has announced its tokenized US Treasuries fund is now available on other chains. The company has expanded beyond Ethereum, with BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL) now on Aptos, Avalanche, Arbitrum, Polygon and Optimism.

‘It’s So Early’: How Solana Is Competing With Ethereum for Institutional Interest

Solana has a reputation as a memecoin hub, but financial institutions are looking to build on the network.

BlackRock's Entry Into Crypto Matters More Than U.S. Election, QCP Capital's Darius Sit Says

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink on CNBC means more to QCP's founder and chief investment officer rather than presidential candidates promoting crypto.

BlackRock CEO Touts Bitcoin as an Alternative to Gold as BTC ETF Inflows Hit 4-Month High

$10 trillion asset manager BlackRock is still betting big on BTC, as the firm’s CEO, Larry Fink, recently stated.