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Bitcoin’s price has been on the run for the past several months, having surged from under $20,000 to over $50,000 since June 2023. While that was mainly driven by the anticipation and the subsequent approval of nearly a dozen spot Bitcoin ETFs in the States, it seems retail traders are still not present, which begs the question of whether their arrival could propel another price surge for the asset in the next few months. How Did We Get Here? Data from Google Trends shows the...

Following the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) approval of the first eleven spot Bitcoin Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) in the United States last month, Australian retail interest in Bitcoin has experienced a surge. The development has grabbed Australian investors’ attention, with 34% acknowledging awareness of the news. This has increased confidence in Bitcoin, with 25% of locals holding a more positive view following the ETF approval. Increased Ownership and...

On Feb. 20, the company’s CEO Brian Armstrong reported that Coinbase International Exchange continues to grow, hitting $1 billion in daily volume for the first time. The exchange, which is based in Bermuda, offers crypto perpetual futures trading to professional non-US traders. It was set up outside of the United States due to the ongoing war on crypto and legal battles. Armstrong added, “Would be great to see perpetual futures allowed in the U.S. market as well.” Coinbase...

Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have seen steady inflows in the past week, surpassing any other exchange-traded products (ETPs) among the 3,400 trading in the United States. Analysts at crypto exchange Bitfinex revealed in the new Bitfinex Alpha report that the ETFs recorded net positive inflows exceeding $2.2 billion for the second consecutive week between February 12 and 16. The inflows partially fueled BTC’s recovery after its brief fall post-Consumer Price Index...

With spot Bitcoin ETFs being all the rage, South Korea’s opposing party has a new trick in hand to garner support from the masses ahead of the general election on April 10. According to reports from local news media on Tuesday, the Democratic Party of South Korea is advocating for allowing local citizens to invest in spot Bitcoin ETFs and for financial institutions to launch such investment vehicles. South Korea’s Opposition Champions Spot Bitcoin ETFs The party aims to...

CoinspeakerBlackRock’s Latest Investor-Friendly Spot BTC ETF Ad Presents Bitcoin as ‘Progress’ Marketing for Bitcoin ETFs has taken some interesting turns since Bitwise released the first ad in mid-December 2023, close to a month before spot Bitcoin ETFs were approved. BlackRock’s Latest Investor-Friendly Spot BTC ETF Ad Presents Bitcoin as ‘Progress’

CoinspeakerUnprecedented Weekly Inflow of $2.5 Billion for Bitcoin ETFs The rising inflows coincide with an increase in the price of Bitcoin, which has surged nearly 25% year-to-date. Unprecedented Weekly Inflow of $2.5 Billion for Bitcoin ETFs

Grayscale GBTC’s outflows have been experiencing outflows. Data shows that as of February 16th, the total funds withdrawn from GBTC since its conversion to a spot Bitcoin ETF have amounted to $7 billion. While the figure appears to be slowing down considerably, the once-premier fund is seeing stiff competition from ETFs by BlackRock and Fidelity, which have grown their asset bases with inflows. GBTC Outflows Hit $7B The bulk of the exodus happened in January, with $5.64...

Bitcoin (BTC) recently soared past the $50,000 mark for the first time since December 2021 and has remained on the rise, currently trading above $51,900. Analysts from on-chain intelligence platform CryptoQuant have attributed the asset’s rise to high demand from the recently approved spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). According to CryptoQuant’s latest weekly report, an estimated 75% of new money invested into BTC is coming from ETFs, excluding Grayscale’s GBTC....

The interest in spot Bitcoin ETFs among financial institutions such as banks and brokerages is surging as they push for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to change the definition of crypto assets. Under the new definition, they would have a bigger role in crypto, such as being Bitcoin ETF custodians. Banks Petition SEC for Crypto Revisions On February 14, a coalition of trade groups, including the Bank Policy Institute, American Bankers Association, Financial...