bitcoin
* Riot Platforms' stock falls after Kerrisdale Capital report on U.S. bitcoin mining industry. * Kerrisdale criticizes Riot's business model, recommends bitcoin ETFs over mining stocks. * Riot's stock down 7.7% to $8.91 per share, 42% YTD. * Marathon Digital and Gryphon Digital stocks also drop.
bullish
* Bitcoin likely to be the only crypto asset approved for spot ETFs in the US. * MicroStrategy founder Michael Saylor shifts stance on crypto post Ethereum ETF approval. * MicroStrategy buys more Bitcoin, pushing total stash to $13.5 billion. * Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan sees bullish prospects for crypto industry in Washington.
bitcoin
* Global crypto investment products saw $185M in net inflows last week, with $2B in May. * US-based funds dominated inflows, while Sweden and Brazil saw outflows. * Bitcoin-based funds had $148M in net inflows, while short Bitcoin products had outflows. * US spot Bitcoin ETFs had $170.9M in net inflows, surpassing Grayscale&
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* BlackRock and Citadel Securities back new Texas Stock Exchange (TXSE) launch. * TXSE secures $120 million funding, plans to file with SEC by end of 2024. * TXSE aims to attract crypto companies for public listings, focusing on ETFs. * SEC approves spot Ether ETFs, potential launch by end of June. * Competition from
bitcoin
* Bitcoin hitting $72,000 could trigger mass liquidations and break $75,000 barrier. * Analyst Willy Woo predicts $1.5b shorts liquidated up to $75k and new ATH. * $800m shorts liquidated at $72k, $1.2b above $72,500 resistance. * Bitcoin broke two-week downtrend on June 3, needs $72k support for parabolic
baincapitalcrypto
* Bain Capital Crypto plans to launch a second fund, per SEC filing. * First fund launched in March 2022 with $560 million. * Active investor in 2022-2023 despite crypto market challenges. * Focus on DeFi and Web3 sectors, invested $100 million. * Co-led by Stefan Cohen and Alex Evans. * New fund details undisclosed, declined
centralbank
* 50% of Germans open to using digital euro as additional payment option. * 60% of respondents unaware of digital euro; 25% definitely not interested. * Privacy top concern for digital euro users, followed by European infrastructure. * Digital euro to protect privacy and allow offline transactions, per ECB. * Preparation phase for digital euro
bitcoin
* Bitcoin's 5-day, 30-day, and 50-day SMAs converge, signaling potential breakout. * Bitcoin currently a "Strong buy" at $70,840, trading above SMAs. * Price briefly reached $71,040, eyes all-time high of $73,679. * Bitcoin up 11.93% in the last 30 days, holding above $60,000 support.
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* U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs see 15th consecutive day of net inflows, adding $105.12 million. * Total inflows reach $2.28 billion during the period, with $13.96 billion cumulative net inflows. * Fidelity's FBTC leads with $77 million inflows, followed by Bitwise's BITB with $14 million.
bitcoin
* Core Scientific signed 12-year contracts with CoreWeave, expecting $3.5 billion revenue. * CEO aims to balance bitcoin mining and alternative hosting for cash flow. * Core Scientific to provide 200MW infrastructure for CoreWeave by 2025. * CoreWeave funds infrastructure modifications, credits $300 million to Core Scientific. * Bitcoin mining firms diversify into AI
bitcoin
* Bitcoin briefly topped $70,000 before retreating, trading around $69,200. * Ethereum's ether was stable below $3,800, CoinDesk 20 Index gained 1.6%. * Market consolidating since March, correction phase nearing an end. * Long-term holders selling, now re-accumulating BTC since December 2023. * New BTC and ETH accumulation addresses
banking
* The Qatar Central Bank completed CBDC infrastructure and launched experimental project. * Focus on distributed ledger technology, AI, liquidity enhancement, and securities transactions. * Project runs through October; started studying CBDC in March 2022. * UAE involved in mBridge project and CBDC proof-of-concept with Saudi Arabia. * QCB launched fintech sandbox Express Sandbox for