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Blackrock CEO Larry Fink ‘Very Bullish’ on Bitcoin — Hails IBIT ‘the Fastest Growing ETF’ Ever

The CEO of Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager, Larry Fink, says he is “very bullish on the long-term viability of Bitcoin.” Noting that he is “pleasantly surprised” by the…

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Hashdex Bitcoin ETF Begins Trading — US Now Home to 11 Spot BTC ETFs

Hashdex Bitcoin ETF, one of the 11 spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) approved by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in early January, has launched. The fund converted from…

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US Spot Bitcoin ETFs Rebound With $418 Million Inflow

On Monday, the U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) experienced their first positive inflows, breaking a streak of five consecutive days of outflows totaling $887.6 million. The momentum continued into…

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FTX Bankruptcy Claims Surge in Value: Bids Now Approach 93 Cents on the Dollar

Half a year ago, firms specializing in acquiring troubled companies and their debts were actively accumulating FTX bankruptcy claims worth millions, offering $0.33 for every dollar of claim. Presently, the…

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Layer 1 Blockchain Mantra Secures $11 Million from Latest Investment Funding Round

Mantra, the Layer 1 blockchain for real-world assets (RWA), recently raised $11 million in an investment round that was led by Shorooq Partners. Mantra said the raised funds will also…

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Report: China Could Be Hoarding Over 5,300 Tonnes of Gold, Might Create Price ‘Perfect Storm’

A recent report from Jan Nieuwenhuijs, an expert in the Chinese gold market, has found that the actual gold reserves held by the People’s Bank of China might comprise over…

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Ark Invest Shifts Portfolio, Swaps Coinbase and Robinhood for Newly IPO’d Reddit Shares

On Thursday, Ark Invest parted ways with 133,533 Coinbase shares from its Ark Innovation exchange-traded fund (ARKK) and also disposed of 96,003 Robinhood shares from the ARKW ETF. Following these…

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Succinct Labs Raises $55M to Propel Zero-Knowledge Proofs Into Mainstream Development

On Thursday, Succinct Labs, a startup dedicated to democratizing zero-knowledge proofs, unveiled that it had secured $55 million in funding through both seed and Series A rounds. Paradigm took the…

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Powell: Economy Progresses but Inflation Still ‘Too High’ to Adjust Benchmark Rate

On Wednesday, March 20, 2024, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) declared that there will be no change to the federal funds rate for the time being. The committee emphasized…

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Goldman Sachs Sees More Institutions Diving Into Crypto — Says Bitcoin ETFs Prompt a ‘Psychological Shift’

Goldman Sachs is seeing more institutions diving into crypto, the global investment bank’s head of digital assets has revealed, noting that until now the bitcoin price action has been driven…

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