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9 Jan 2024

Bitcoin $BTC Spot ETFs could trade at an 8% premium relative to the underlying asset warns GTS market maker Reggie Browne

Source: Barchart

9 Jan 2024

Grayscale Bitcoin Trust $GBTC traded close to half a billion on Monday

which is more than 99% of the 3000 current ETFs, and reminder that they are bringing a (volume) gun to a knife fight if they launch with everyone else. That said, the 1.5% fee will act as a repellent at a time when the big asset managers plan to launch spot BTC ETF at 0% or super low fees. Source: Eric Balchunas, Bloomberg

9 Jan 2024

BREAKING‼️ Global banking giant Standard Chartered says $50-$100 BILLION could flow into Bitcoin ETFs in 2024

Source: Bitcoin Archive

8 Jan 2024

BREAKING bitcoin spot ETF: the fee war has begun

Bitcoin ETF applicants are filing last-minute amendments to lower their fees 👀 BlackRock's lowered to 0.30% 👀 ARK lowered lowered to 0.25% 👀 Wall Street is competing to offer cheap access to $BTC... Source: The Kobeissi Letter, Bitcoin Magazine

4 Jan 2024

Volatility on bitcoin is likely to increase as conflicting news regarding a bitcoin spot ETF approval by SEC continue to come out

Uncertainty.

4 Jan 2024

UPDATE -> Bitcoin $BTC price dumped 9% in 1 hour on the basis of a report by Matrixport predicting an SEC rejection of ALL Bitcoin ETF applications

Their justification? Politics. - 5 voting commissioners are Democrats. - Democrats don't like 'crypto'. - Applicants haven't satisfied the SEC's requirements. - There is not political justification to approve a Bitcoin ETF. Eric Balchunas continues to give a +90% chance of approval due to a number of factors, especially the SEC's significant change in behaviour by way of engaging with applicants and providing them with guidance on updating their applications. Source. Bitcoin Archive

4 Jan 2024

The rise of digital gold in one chart. In 2012, one ounce of Gold was still worth 400 Bitcoin, now less than 0.05

Source: HolgerZ, Bloomberg

4 Jan 2024

NEWS - The 1-month T-bill yield in the US surged by 13% in one day, coinciding with a significant increase in Bitcoin (now trading above 45k for the 1st time

Typically, sharp spikes in short-term T-bill yields suggest a large financial entity collapsing. Source: Dump Watcher

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