A federal court may formalize the ruling on Grayscale’s ETF today, officially vacating the SEC’s refusal to convert the GBTC. A federal court is set to formalize Grayscale Investments’ victory over the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over the firm’s conversion of the GBTC into a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). Closing the case will legally establish Grayscale’s win, especially as the SEC chose not to appeal the ruling. Court to Formalize Grayscale Ruling...
Read More »Matrixport Report: BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF Approval Could Boost BTC Price to $42K-56K
Matrixport’s analysis suggests that if Tether’s (USDT) market cap increases by $24 billion, acting as a proxy for potential ETF inflows, Bitcoin’s price could rise to $42,000, representing a conservative estimate. A recent report from the crypto financial services platform Matrixport suggests that the approval of BlackRock’s Bitcoin Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) could propel the price of Bitcoin (BTC) to the range of $42,000 to $56,000. The Impact of BlackRock’s ETF Approval on BTC Price...
Read More »Lightning Labs Launches Taproot Assets Mainnet to ‘Bitcoinize the Dollar’
Through Taproot Assets, Lightning Labs is bringing stablecoins to Bitcoin and Bitcoinizing traditional assets including the dollar. Bitcoin layer-2 infrastructure firm Lightning Labs has officially launched the mainnet of Taproot Assets, a protocol that supports the issuance of stablecoins and real-world assets on the Bitcoin and Lightning networks. According to an official announcement, the mainnet release will support functionality on the Bitcoin blockchain, with support for Lightning...
Read More »Tesla Earnings Report Show Firm Holding onto Bitcoin in Q3 2023
Tesla continues to hold on to its BTC holding having last sold about 75% of it in the second quarter of 2022. It has now been five consecutive quarters that electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) has left its sizable Bitcoin (BTC) holdings untouched. That is despite recently spending greatly towards improving its artificial intelligence (AI) ambitions and projects. According to Tesla’s Q3 2023 report that was released on Wednesday, the company still has $184 million worth of...
Read More »Bitcoin Nearly Hits $29K Following Fidelity Amendment of Spot Bitcoin ETF Proposal
Bitcoin is enjoying price spikes and increased trading volumes as Fidelity and others amend proposals while the market awaits an approval. The price of Bitcoin (BTC) hit $28,817 today in response to amendments to spot Bitcoin ETF applications submitted to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). However, as of this writing, Bitcoin has fallen to $28,379 according to data from CoinMarketCap, a 4.3% increase over the last 7 days. The initial increase put Bitcoin at a new...
Read More »Bitcoin Price Analysis: BTC Rally Could Resume Above $28,800
Bitcoin price started a downside correction from the $30,000 zone against the US Dollar. The price is now trading above $28,000 and the 55 simple moving average (4 hours). There is a short-term contracting triangle with support near $28,250 on the 4-hour chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair could start a fresh increase if it stays above the $27,750 support zone. Bitcoin price is correcting lower below $28,750 against the US Dollar. BTC...
Read More »Coinbase Takes Measures to Boost Liquidity, Suspends 80 Non-USD Trading Pairs
Coinbase noted that the recent action is part of its efforts to enhance overall market health and consolidate liquidity. One of the world’s largest crypto exchanges Coinbase Global Inc (NASDAQ: COIN) has been taking measures in order to boost liquidity on the platform. As a result of this, Coinbase has suspended a total of 80 non-USD trading pairs. This includes cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, stablecoins, and fiat currencies like Euro. Coinbase recently announced the removal of several...
Read More »US Government Holds $5.3 Billion in Seized Bitcoin
It is important to note that when a government agency seizes a crypto asset, it does not immediately own the assets. Ownership transfers only after a court ruling in favor of forfeiture. The United States government is among the largest Bitcoin (BTC) holders in the industry, with over 200,000 of the crypto assets stashed away in a hardware wallet controlled by the Department of Justice (DOJ), International Revenue Services (IRS), and other agencies in the country. According to a public...
Read More »Unlocking Potentials of Grayscale’s Bitcoin ETF as Court Ruling Stands
The progress on the Grayscale conversion front offers a welcome degree of clarity to the ETF approval process, which had been somewhat murky. The crypto community has witnessed a significant milestone as recent reports indicate that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) decided not to appeal a court ruling that could potentially pave the way for Grayscale Investments to convert its Bitcoin Trust into an Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF). This development has left analysts and investors...
Read More »Bitcoin Price Shoots to $28,000 amid High Whale Activity, Altcoins Join Party
The developments between US SEC and Grayscale over the past weekend led to whales accumulating Bitcoin in huge numbers. Over the last week, the world’s largest cryptocurrency Bitcoin (BTC) gave a strong breakout moving all the way to the $28,000 level. As of press time, the BTC price is up 3.8% trading at $27,904 with a market cap of $544 billion. The recent price rally comes as the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) decided not to challenge the court ruling that allowed...
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