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[unable to retrieve full-text content]Bitcoin Sinks on Ebbing Fed Rate-Cut Bets and Cooling ETF Demand  Yahoo Finance Source link

When the spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) were set for release in early 2024, the main metric many looked at to differentiate the many options was the expense ratio or the amount of fees charged by the ETF sponsor. For some, the fees were relatively low, but others, such as Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC), were high. This difference became apparent when GBTC began experiencing huge outflows after its ETF was converted from a futures-linked ETF to a spot ETF. Many who had invested in GBTC when… Source link

This is The Takeaway from today’s Morning Brief, which you can sign up to receive in your inbox every morning along with: Even by the standards of bitcoin bulls, Michael Saylor stands out. The MicroStrategy executive chairman spends his days posting quasi-mystical bitcoin memes and prophet-like pronouncements (see his pinned post on X). His company now holds 205,000 bitcoins (~$14.5 billion right now) and he’s spearheaded MicroStrategy’s transition from a modest business software company… Source link

(Bloomberg) — Bitcoin is sustaining a record-breaking run, lifted by the unprecedented amounts of capital flowing into crypto products as well as a looming reduction in the digital token’s supply growth. Most Read from Bloomberg The original cryptocurrency reached an all-time peak of almost $72,881 on Monday and was trading at $72,220 as of 7:15 a.m. in London on Tuesday. A record $2.7 billion flowed into crypto assets last week, according to a report from CoinShares international Ltd.,… Source link

Bitcoin catapulted above $70,000 for the first time when the market opened at 9:30 a.m. EST on March 8. The new high was $70,170, breaking last week’s record of just over $69,000. The token jumped above the $70,000 level briefly before selling off throughout the morning. At the time of writing, the price is moving between $68,000 and $69,000. The new high marks a sharp move upward from earlier this week. After reaching highs on March 5, the token sold off heavily and went as low as $59,000…. Source link

(Bloomberg) — Investors dumped a record amount of cash into BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF while the cryptocurrency surged to an all-time high. Most Read from Bloomberg The iShares Bitcoin ETF (ticker IBIT) pulled $788.3 million Tuesday, its 37th consecutive inflow. The fund has now swelled to $11.5 billion in assets. Bitcoin briefly topped $69,000 on Tuesday, surpassing the all-time high it hit in late 2021. Demand from the ETFs and a optimism surrounding an upcoming reduction in the token’s… Source link

By Samuel Indyk and Brigid Riley LONDON (Reuters) -The U.S. dollar was a touch softer on Wednesday, as traders kept their powder dry ahead of the first leg of congressional testimony from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and the European Central Bank’s policy announcement on Thursday. Meanwhile, bitcoin was picking up a head of steam again, although it stayed below the record high reached the day before. The absence of major catalysts kept the dollar under pressure, having slipped on Tuesday… Source link

Bitcoin (BTC-USD) reached an all-time high Tuesday before falling back as some investors locked in their winnings. A new frenzy surrounding the world’s largest cryptocurrency pushed the price to to $68,869, exceeding the previous high of $68,789 established on Nov. 10, 2021. Then it tumbled below the $60,000 level again in a matter of hours. The new high reinforced a remarkable comeback for bitcoin following a 2022 crash that created huge losses for investors and triggered the downfall of… Source link

US stocks dropped on Tuesday, pulling further away from record highs as uncertainty over interest rate cuts and a shakeup in “Magnificent 7” stocks brought a note of wariness to the market. Contracts on the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) led the declines, sinking about 1.8% as a retreat in Apple (AAPL) and Tesla (TSLA) continued to drag on stocks more widely. Apple came under pressure after a report that iPhone sales fell 24% in China, adding to Monday’s loss in the wake of a $2 billion Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Stock market today: Stocks slip ahead of key inflation data, bitcoin soars past $60,000  Yahoo Finance Source link