Hong Kong approves spot Bitcoin, Ethereum ETFs by Bosera and HashKey

HashKey and Bosera International have received conditional approval from the Hong Kong regulator for two spot crypto ETFs, marking a pivotal moment for Asian investors. HashKey Capital and Bosera International have secured conditional approval from the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) to offer spot Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the region. In...

Robinhood’s Bitcoin holdings surpass $9.5b, third only to Bitfinex and Binance

Robinhood’s cold storage address has emerged as the third-largest single Bitcoin wallet, boasting ownership of 0.69% of the total BTC supply. Public fintech broker Robinhood turned out to be the owner of the third largest single Bitcoin wallet, holding over $9.5 billion worth of the crypto, Coinbase director Conor Grogan said in an X post, citing data from Arkham...

BlackRock adds Citi, Goldman Sachs and others as spot Bitcoin ETF authorized participants

BlackRock has added four more Wall Street firms as authorized participants (APs) for its spot Bitcoin ETF. With this addition, the asset manager’s Bitcoin-based fund now boasts a total of nine APs. BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF updates BlackRock, touted as the world’s largest asset manager, now counts Citi, Citadel, Goldman Sachs, and UBS among its APs for its spot...

CoinGecko: Bitcoin rose by 3,230% on average after each halving

CoinGecko analysts found that, on average, Bitcoin’s value skyrocketed following its previous halving cycles. According to the report, after each mining reward was halved, the Bitcoin (BTC) rate increased by an average of 3,230%. The first halving, dated Nov. 28, 2012, reduced the reward from 50 BTC to 25 BTC. Within 12 months of the halving, the asset’s...

Spot Bitcoin ETFs saw $39m net inflows on April 2

Spot Bitcoin ETFs have drawn in over $12 billion in cumulative net inflows within three months of trading, while Grayscale GBTC liquidations continue. SoSoValue data tracking spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETF activity showed over $39.4 million daily net inflows. Wall Street stalwart BlackRock recorded the largest influx among nine new funds, as traders parked $150 million into the firm’s...

Do Kwon released, spot Bitcoin ETFs hit record outflows, Ethereum regulatory issues | Weekly Recap

Last week, Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon grabbed headlines while spot Bitcoin ETFs witnessed a bearish turn. Meanwhile, Ethereum continues to come under regulatory scrutiny. Do Kwon released from prison A court in Montenegro denied Do Kwon’s appeal against his extradition to South Korea. However, Montenegro’s office of the prosecutor voiced against the development, asserting that Do Kwon’s extradition to...

Bitcoin ETFs see a fifth consecutive day of net outflow

Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) reported total net outflows of $51.6 million on Friday, marking the fifth day of consistent withdrawals. Among these, the Grayscale ETF (GBTC) experienced a substantial single-day net outflow of $169 million. In contrast, the BlackRock ETF (IBIT) and Fidelity ETF (FBTC) saw modest single-day net inflows of $18.89 million and $18.13...

BlackRock increases Bitcoin holdings to 242k despite record ETF outflows

The world’s largest asset management company, BlackRock, has increased the amount of Bitcoin on its balance sheet. According to the website, BlackRock has increased the amount of Bitcoin (BTC) in its iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) to 242,829. The volume of assets under management in the fund’s spot Bitcoin ETF reached $15.5 billion at the current exchange rate. Source: iShares Fox...

Bitcoin ETFs shed $94m on fourth day of net outflows

Bitcoin declined over 5% on March 22 as spot ETFs recorded negative numbers for the fourth consecutive day, mainly due to Grayscale GBTC exits. According to SoSo Value, 10 spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs marked $93.8 million in cumulative single-day outflow during trading on March 21. Grayscale’s GBTC accounted for most of the BTC ETF share liquidation, amounting to $358...

Bitcoin ETFs see record $742m in outflows over 3 days

Spot Bitcoin ETFs experienced their largest three-day withdrawal since their launch in January. The trend marked a significant shift from the high demand propelling Bitcoin to its all-time high. Between Monday and Wednesday, these ETFs saw a withdrawal of $742 million, indicating substantial outflows from the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust alongside a decrease in new investments in competing funds...