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[ad_1] BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust recorded its first discount to its Net Asset Value (NAV) on Jan. 19, dropping to a discounted rate of -0.30%, according to official BlackRock data. BlackRock discount to NAV “The above table and line graph present information about the differences between the daily closing price for shares of the fund…

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[ad_1] The “Newborn Nine” Bitcoin ETFs have collectively amassed 95,000 BTC, with collective assets under management (AUM) nearing $4 billion, according to available data. According to Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas, this remarkable inflow of capital highlights the growing investor appetite for digital assets and the increasing acceptance of cryptocurrencies in mainstream finance. Balchunas pointed…

[ad_1] Asset manager Roundhill has introduced the first covered call Bitcoin ETF in the U.S. market, according to a press release on Jan. 18. The exchange-traded fund is called the Roundhill Bitcoin Covered Call Strategy ETF. It trades under the ticker “YBTC” on the Cboe BZX exchange. Dave Mazza, Chief Strategy Officer at Roundhill Investments,…

[ad_1] Building on CryptoSlate’s recent analysis of the competing Bitcoin inflows and outflows between BlackRock and Grayscale, I extrapolated the data even further to see just how long BlackRock could sustain its current average Bitcoin accumulation. At a high level, BlackRock’s entry through Bitcoin ETFs is a substantial moment for Bitcoin’s reputation in the United…

[ad_1] Embattled TrueUSD (TUSD) stablecoin attributed the asset’s recent price deviations from the $1 peg to the “community mining activities associated with Binance Launchpool,” which resulted in “short-term arbitrage opportunities.” TUSD’s value has recovered to $0.9904 as of press time after falling to as low as $0.9708 during the past day, according to CryptoSlate’s data. Addressing…

[ad_1] Tether has significantly increased its Bitcoin holdings, now comprising more than 66,000 BTC, with an estimated value exceeding $2.8 billion. According to data shared by CryptoQuant founder Ki Young Ju, Tether’s BTC holdings surged to 66,400 from the 57,500 recorded at the beginning of the year—indicating an acquisition of approximately 8,900 BTC in the…

[ad_1] Quick Take BlackRock’s IBIT Bitcoin ETF has recently made headlines, surpassing a net inflow of $1 billion and acquiring 25,067 Bitcoin within four trading days. A deeper analysis reveals that at this acquisition rate, it would reach 592,000 BTC – an equivalent to Grayscale’s current holdings – in approximately 178 days, setting a target…

[ad_1] The DYDX token, the native token of the decentralized trading platform dYdX Chain, is trading above $3 for the first time this year after the platform became the largest DEX by daily volume. Data from CoinMarketCap shows that the platform’s v4 version, based on the interchain protocol Cosmos, achieved an impressive 24-hour trading volume…

[ad_1] In an interview at the recent VettaFi CryptoCurrency Symposium, Jay Jacobs, U.S. Head of Thematics and Active Equity ETFs at BlackRock, highlighted the journey to launching the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) and BlackRock’s longer-term view on blockchain. Development of the iShares Bitcoin Trust, he explained, stemmed from client demand for incorporating diverse asset…