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1. Genesis is preparing to sell GBTC shares for $1.4 billion
Bankrupt crypto lender Genesis Global Capital has filed a petition with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of New York with a request to allow...
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1. USA: the impact of mining on electricity consumption
The US Department of Energy has begun collecting information to develop a "baseline snapshot" of energy consumption in the country in the cryptocurrency mining...
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1. Dynamics of the volume of spot Bitcoin ETFs
GBTC, a fund from Grayscale, continues to aggressively sell bitcoins. So, in January alone, GBTC reserves decreased by 132,195 BTC, decreasing by 21% from 619,220 BTC on...
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1. Tether: record quarterly profit
According to the BDO auditing firm, Tether, the issuer of the USDT stablecoin, achieved a record profit of $2.9 billion in the fourth quarter of 2023, which increased excess reserves by...
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1. Belarus has started the development of the digital ruble
The development of a platform for the digital Belarusian ruble has begun in Belarus.
The platform will run on the Hyperledger Fabric open blockchain. First,...
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1. Increased Competition among Spot Bitcoin ETFs
Invesco and Galaxy Asset Management announced that they will reduce the commission for their BTC-based exchange-traded fund from 0.39% to 0.25%. This is a necessary step in...
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1. BlackRock's IBIT capitalization exceeded $2 billion
BlackRock's spot bitcoin ETF reached $2 billion in assets under management on January 26, just two weeks after it debuted on Nasdaq.
This means that iShares...
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1. Global Supervision of Cryptocurrency
The Financial Stability Board (FSB) — an international organization established by the G20 in London in April 2009 — has published its work plan for the current year.
The plan...
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1. Retail Investors See Further Decline in BTC
Deutsche Bank Research surveyed 2,000 people in the US, UK and EU about their views on the price of BTC. More than a third of respondents believe that bitcoin will fall below...
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1. Mt.Gox is preparing to start paying BTC
Currently, the sale of Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) assets is putting pressure on the value of the first cryptocurrency. At the same time, the cryptocurrency media is now...
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1. Bitcoin ETF: "bad" seventh day of trading
Yesterday was the seventh day of trading of spot bitcoin ETFs in the United States and according to new Bloomberg data, the net outflow of funds that day amounted to $76...
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1. Bitcoin ETF: the current situation
Fidelity's FBTC spot exchange-traded fund became the second fund after BlackRock's IBIT to receive an inflow of more than $1 billion in the first 5 trading days:
Bitwise is...
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1. Tether continues to accumulate BTC
Stablecoin issuer Tether acquired an additional 8888 BTC worth $380 million in the fourth quarter of 2023. Now the total amount of BTC on the company's balance sheet is 66,465 coins...
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1. Bitcoin ETF from BlackRock is gaining momentum
According to Bloomberg Intelligence, the net inflow of funds into the spot bitcoin ETF from BlackRock in the first three trading days amounted to $710 million. Fidelity...
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1. USA: legislation on stablecoins
Circle CEO Jeremy Aller is confident that in 2024 the United States will adopt the long-awaited stablecoin law:
"I think there is a very good chance to see this law passed this year,"...
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1. Fidelity: Digital Assets Report
In its report on digital assets published on January 13, Fidelity says that American corporations will now be "more comfortable with the idea of placing digital assets on their balance...
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1. Bitcoin ETF: results of the first trading sessions
According to Bloomberg, during the first two trading sessions, the inflow of funds into bitcoin ETFs amounted to $1.4 billion. During the same period, the outflow...
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1. Bitcoin ETF: the first day of trading
Yesterday, shares of spot bitcoin ETFs began trading on three major US exchanges — NYSE Arca, Nasdaq and Cboe.
Yahoo Finance data shows that during the first trading day, the...
[caption id="attachment_71054" align="aligncenter" width="666"] SEC document approving the spot Bitcoin ETF[/caption]
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1. Bitcoin ETF: Official APPROVAL!
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has officially...
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1. Bitcoin ETF: a National Emergency
Today, January 10, the deadline for the SEC to make a decision on the application for the spot bitcoin ETF from Ark Invest and 21 Shares. This application was submitted earlier than the...