Institutional investors now hold 20% of US-traded spot Bitcoin ETFs

Institutional investors now hold approximately 20% of all US-traded spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds (ETFs), according to recent data. CryptoQuant CEO and founder Ki Young Ju revealed that the latest 13F Form filings show that institutional investors hold over 193,000 BTC via Bitcoin ETFs as of Oct.

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Bitwise and Fidelity Looking to Capitalize on Web3 and Ethereum Sectors With New ETF Push

Bitwise and Fidelity are offering new ETFs that invest in companies in the Web3 and Ethereum spaces in the hopes of attracting institutional investors. The post Bitwise and Fidelity Looking to Capitalize on Web3 and Ethereum Sectors With New ETF Push appeared first on BeInCrypto.

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Bitcoin ETF Inflows Returns After Abysmal Phase

The outflows from bitcoin ETFs in the last couple of months suggested strong bearish sentiment among institutional investors. However, there seemed to be a change in the tide last week when a remarkable inflow trend was recorded over a three-day period.

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Inverse Bitcoin ETF Sees 300% Increase In Short Interest

Bitcoin ETFs had been seeing a lot of interest since they were first given the green light by the Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC) last year, and while some of them have waned, they still remain a good option for institutional investors wanting to bet on the digital asset but not hold any of it […]

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Over 200K BTC now stored in Bitcoin ETFs and other institutional products

Bitcoin ETPs now have more BTC under control on behalf of clients than ever before.

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Bitcoin: On-chain analyst blames this group of investors for sell-offs from $69,000

As more and more Bitcoin products such as Futures ETFs enter the market, crypto-investors - and even those who are strongly opposed to ETFs - need to understand how these institutional products can afThe post Bitcoin: On-chain analyst blames this group of investors for sell-offs from $69,000 appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Polkadot ETFs in Europe outperform Bitcoin, Ethereum, traditional finance

Exchange-traded products (ETP) are the next big thing for many institutional cryptocurrency investors. In fact, crypto-ETFs have captured a huge share of the market within no time. In one such case, cThe post Polkadot ETFs in Europe outperform Bitcoin, Ethereum, traditional finance appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Analyst: Ethereum is ‘an absolute beast’

ETH/USD hit highs of $4,782 on Monday morning ETFs and institutional adoption key to…

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Bitcoin ETF Inflows Slow Down As Altcoins Interest Rebound

Bitcoin ETF inflows had hit over a billion dollars on their first week of trading. The success of the ETFs saw the digital asset rally towards a new all-time high. Interest in the market grew tremendously among retail and institutional investors alike, leading to a week of record inflows, the highest the market has ever seen in a seven-day period.

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Brace For Impact: Wall Street Is Headed Straight For Bitcoin, Says Analyst

Wall Street has previously not been at the forefront of bitcoin trading in the past. However, that looks poised to change. The approvals of three bitcoin ETFs in the past week have brought about more institutional interest in the digital asset and Wall Street brokers are starting to turn their attention to the cryptocurrency.

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$1.47 Billion Inflows: Cryptocurrency Industry Faces Largest Investment Flow in History

Bitcoin is becoming even more popular for institutional investors, with ETFs bringing additional $1.47 billion to the market

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First US Bitcoin ETF Approval Likely By End Of 2021, BNY Mellon’s Slavin Shares Outlook For ETF Run

Ben Slavin, Global head of ETFs at the Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon) has confidence that a Bitcoin Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) shall be in place before the end of 2021. The ETF specialist acknowledged that the bank was receiving a tremendous amount of demand from its asset management and institutional clients for […]

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Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary: Narratives About Institutional Investors Already Wading Into Bitcoin Are ‘BS’

Shark Tank co-judge and chairman of O’Shares ETFs, Kevin O’Leary, has personally invested in bitcoin but he doesn’t think institutional investors and other high-net-worth investors are getting into the market yet.

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Ethereum, Dogecoin, Cardano, BTC ETFs, MATIC: Know these coins' path to Altseason

Bitcoin’s dominance is one of the biggest drivers of institutional interest and mainstream adoption. This metric also indicates the probability of the altrally. BTC dominance, at press time, stood aThe post Ethereum, Dogecoin, Cardano, BTC ETFs, MATIC: Know these coins' path to Altseason appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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VanEck and BetaShares apply for Aussie crypto ETFs as family offices snap up BTC

Numerous institutional crypto product applications have been lodged as Australians buy more Bitcoin.

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BeInCrypto Weekly News Round-Up – April 2

This week’s most popular stories all had to do with significant developments in the institutional adoption of cryptocurrencies. First of all, several institutional investment firms have filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to offer Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

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JPMorgan: The Drop in Bitcoin Volatility to ‘Reinvigorate’ the Institutional Interest

Over the last six months, Bitcoin traction has been at the expense of gold, as $7 billion of inflows into Bitcoin funds coincide with $20 billion of outflows from gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

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Fidelity Files for Bitcoin ETF as Institutional Demand Dries Up

In a filing with the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), asset management firm Fidelity indicated their intention to create a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Wise Origin Bitcoin ETF is the latest addition to the growing number of ETFs looking to launch crypto-based financial products in the United States.

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Bloomberg data reveals institutions prefer BTC to Gold ETFs

Data from Bloomberg shows that institutional investors are more inclined to Bitcoin over Gold… The post Bloomberg data reveals institutions prefer BTC to Gold ETFs appeared first on Coin Journal.

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Germany’s stock exchange will list first “centrally cleared” Bitcoin ETF, BitGo to serve as BTC custodian

Bitcoin-pegged institutional trading products like ETFs and futures have been a running theme since 2016. The post Germany’s stock exchange will list first “centrally cleared” Bitcoin ETF, BitGo to serve as BTC custodian appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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A Bitcoin ETF is the last thing to hope for despite institutional demand

The approval of a Bitcoin ETF is a long, drawn-out recital. Over the past couple of years, the SEC has rejected multiple Bitcoin ETFs, with the number being close to over 10 rejectio0ns. The last EThe post A Bitcoin ETF is the last thing to hope for despite institutional demand appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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No ETFs, No problem; SEC still took a shine to institutional crypto

How regulators see Bitcoin is more important than how the market sees it. With Bitcoin surging by over 250 percent this year, 2019 has been a busy year for the cryptocurrency market. One of the busThe post No ETFs, No problem; SEC still took a shine to institutional crypto appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Institutional Crypto Investors Flag Regulation a 'Risk and Reward' for Bitcoin

Binance has published a report today, in which the crypto exchange revealed the market insights of its largest institutional and VIP clients. As a result, the participants of the research believe regulation is both a big risk and a key growth driver for the crypto industry.

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Institutional Crypto Investors Flag Regulation a ‘Risk and Reward’ for Bitcoin

Binance has published a report today, in which the crypto exchange revealed the market insights of its largest institutional and VIP clients. As a result, the participants of the research believe regulation is both a big risk and a key growth driver for the crypto industry.

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Grayscale Bitcoin Trust Surges 300%, Eclipses Oil & Tech ETFs

While Bitcoin price itself has begun the inevitable correction, dropping almost 17% since its recent high, investment funds for the asset are still hot potatoes. Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) is a prime example as institutional interest has surged more than the asset itself.

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NEO Lays Ground For Security Tokens

If 2017 was the year of the ICO bubble, then 2018 was the year of wrong predictions. Not only did Bitcoin ETFs face continuous delays, but institutional adoption remained distant, and mass adoption even more so.

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Coinbase CEO Points Out Crypto Winter Volumes Were Not So Chilly In South American Countries

“No Crypto Winter” In Latin America Coinbase CEO As Bitcoin (BTC) passes resistance level after level in 2019, it's safe to say that the crypto-winter is over. Now, many crypto enthusiasts and investors are looking forward to all round growth in Exchange-traded Funds (Etfs), halving spikes as well as institutional interests. The CEO of Coinbase, […]

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Coinbase CEO claims there was ‘no crypto-winter’ in Latin America, citing volume inconsistencies

The crypto-winter is well and truly gone. With Bitcoin [BTC] riding wave-after-wave, the long-awaited spring is on the horizon. With the entire community is looking forward to a future rife with ETFs, institutional interest and halving-hikes, some have their eyes on the rear-view mirror.

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Leading ETF Authority Claims SEC Still Gathering Information on Bitcoin (BTC)

In a frustrating move for both institutional and retail investors, the United States Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) has ruled to delay its decision on Bitcoin ETFs–again. Since mid-2018, Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) have been.

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Can Institutional Investors Increasing Bitcoin Interest Revive the Crypto Industry?

The majority of people involved in trading digital assets believe that the entry of institutional investors will have a huge and positive impact on the crypto space. Bitcoin ETFs were expected to spur this development, but no significant progress has been made on that front.

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Wall Street’s Interest in Crypto May be Dwindling, But the Markets Don’t Seem to Care

Ever since Bitcoin began plummeting from its late-2017 highs of nearly $20,000, the crypto community has been looking towards institutional and corporate investments as the next potential source of capital that could lead the markets to surge back towards, or above, their all-time highs.

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Japan Could Soon Realise the Crypto-ETF Dream

Japan is reportedly gathering information about the amount of interest there is among institutional investors for a cryptocurrency ETF which has the potential to lead to the approval of cryptocurrency-based ETFs in Asia’s second-largest economy.

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Bitcoin’s Institutionalization: Dates to Watch in 2019

It’s been over a year since the Cboe and CME listed the world’s first bitcoin futures contracts, the first ever bitcoin investment product to hit the legacy market.

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VanEck Subsidiary MVIS Launches Bitcoin OTC Index

MV Index Solutions (MVIS), a subsidiary of investment management firm VanEck, has announced the launch of MVIS Bitcoin U. S. OTC Spot Index (MVBTCO), a bitcoin-based index and the first one that monitors the performance of bitcoin across established over-the-counter (OTC) platforms in the U.

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New Cryptocurrency-Based ETP Arrives in Switzerland

Amun AG, a startup in Zug, Switzerland, has received a license from Swiss authorities to offer a new cryptocurrency exchange-traded product (ETP). An ETP is a blanket term to denote a security that derives its price from an underlying asset (e.

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Goldman Sachs Stock Market Indicator Goes ‘Flashing Red’ to Predict a Collapse as Bitcoin Speculators Look for a Boost

Two matters are currently top of the discussions within the cryptocurrency community; the upcoming Bitcoin Cash hard fork and the SEC’s impending decisions on Bitcoin ETFs. The approval of Bitcoin ETFs is expected to cause a massive influx of institutional investors into the crypto market.

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Opinion: bitcoin ETF and Bakkt will lead to cryptocurrency market centralization

Jackson Palmer, the creator of Dogecoin, criticized the aspirations of many crypto enthusiasts who are waiting for large institutional organizations to enter the cryptocurrency market. According to him, their appearance will deprive the cryptocurrency world of its main advantage.

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In the Race for a Bitcoin ETF, Wall Street Has Plenty of Hurdles to Clear

In the latter half of 2018, few developments have occupied crypto investors’ headspaces like the industry’s indefatigable pursuit of a bitcoin exchange traded fund (ETF).

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Revolutions and Counter Revolutions: Andreas Antonopoulos Reflects on 10 Years of Bitcoin

As Bitcoin approaches its 10th anniversary, its community, old and new, has begun taking stock of how a decade has come to alter or define the cryptocurrency — and what Bitcoin has done to alter or define the decade.

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Future Approval of First-Ever Bitcoin ETF will Change Entire Cryptocurrency Ecosystem

The concept of a Bitcoin ETF has long been one of the most sought-after potential future of the crypto markets. An ETF is an Exchange-Traded Fund, and it could be the key to the entrance of far more institutional players into the growing industry and its exchanges. ETFs allow traders to bet on the outcomes […]

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Nouriel “Dr. Doom” Roubini Starts A Verbal War With Crypto Community On Twitter

During the first part of the year, the cryptocurrency community was talking about crypto-related ETFs and institutional investors entering the market. However, this positive sentiment started to slow down in the last weeks.

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Bitcoin ETF Mover Is A Crucial Advantage

The digital currency ETF is a big part of the debate in a recent Bloomberg interview which had JP Morgan’s Asset Management Head of International ETFs, Bryson Lake on the panel. The interview looked at how JP Morgan believes in the latest mover advantage in terms of the digital currency market and ETFs.

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Op Ed: Why Is There So Much Talk About a Bitcoin ETF?

An exchange-traded bitcoin fund (ETF) would signal greater acceptance of bitcoin as a mainstreet investment, while also making it much easier for both institutional and retail investors to get involved.

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Forget About The Bitcoin ETF, Remember Bakkt

With the Bitcoin ETF hype back in full swing, we want to take a moment to stop and remember that Bitcoin ETFs aren’t the only thing that promise to be the trigger needed to encourage institutional investment, the Bakkt project as announced in August is equally, if not more promising for the future of large scale institutional investment.

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Coinbase Explores Launching a Crypto ETF, Consults With BlackRock

Cryptocurrency-based exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have been long-awaited by the crypto community as a catalyst for incoming institutional capital. According to a report by Business Insider, Coinbase is seeking to launch a cryptocurrency ETF.

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Coinbase Eyes ETF With Help From BlackRock: Business Insider Report

In an effort to expand its institutional services, Coinbase is joining an industry chase for the ever-elusive bitcoin exchange traded fund (ETF). As reported by Business Insider, the cryptocurrency exchange provider has been liaising with BlackRock, a U.

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Abra CEO Believes Bitcoin ETF Eminent, SEC Just Needs the Right Suitor

Bill Barhydt, founder of bitcoin wallet app Abra, said the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) would approve a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) within a year once the financial regulator feels comfortable with the caliber of the applicants.

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Bitcoin ETFs Could Be More Dangerous Than We First Thought

The Bitcoin ETF, the industries first chance of getting real, hard institutional investment on board, or, a chance for institutions to sit and speculate, causing more harm than good. It’s an argument that is cropping up all over the cryptosphere, one expert, the author of ‘Mastering Bitcoin’, Andreas Antonopoulos, has weighed in with his view that institutions could use ETF’s to actually speculate to a point that they are able to manipulate stock and prices.

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Why Andreas Antonopoulos Is Against Bitcoin ETFs Despite the Hype

Widely recognized security expert and cryptocurrency researcher Andreas Antonopoulos recently said in a Q&A session that he is against Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and their potential impact on the crypto market.

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Bitcoin Expert & Advocate: Bitcoin ETFs Are a “Terrible Idea” And Will Be “Damaging to the Ecosystem”

The price of Bitcoin rallied when users believed that CBOE–VanEck-SolidX would get an exchange-traded fund (ETF) approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) earlier this month. As anticipation was high and investors were hopeful, there was no reason to believe that it wouldn’t bring hoards of cash to the market via institutional investors.

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