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WisdomTree Head of Digital Assets Discusses Spot Bitcoin ETF Performance
Bitcoin's (BTC) price has been on a roller coaster ride in 2024, even blasting above $47,000 in early January amid spot bitcoin ETF optimism. The excitement since then has cooled a bit, with the largest cryptocurrency by market cap trading around $43,300. WisdomTree Head of Digital Assets Will Peck joins "First Mover" to discuss.
SOL, XRP Lead Crypto Market Slide as Bitcoin Slips Below $30K
Bitcoin is dipping under $30,000 even as broader traditional markets remain relatively unchanged. Tokens of some of the largest blockchains, such as Solana's SOL, fell as much as 8% in the past 24 hours, data shows. WisdomTree Head of Digital Assets Will Peck discusses his crypto markets analysis and outlook.
Brett Harrison Addresses Likelihood of a Spot Bitcoin ETF Approval in U.S.
Architect founder and CEO Brett Harrison weighs in on the future of spot bitcoin ETFs in the U.S. in the wake of Fidelity, WisdomTree, VanEck, ARK Invest, Galaxy/Invesco and BlackRock all filing applications over the past few weeks, “Is it arbitrary that the spot Bitcoin ETF cannot be approved when these other spot commodity ETFs have been approved in the past?” Harrison said.
Fidelity Refiles for Spot Bitcoin ETF
Asset management giant Fidelity has refiled paperwork for its Wise Origin Bitcoin Trust, joining the wave of spot bitcoin ETF applications after BlackRock (BLK), Invesco (IVZ) and WisdomTree. CoinDesk Managing Editor of Global Policy and Regulation Nikhilesh De discusses Fidelity's previous application that was rejected by the SEC in early 2022. Plus, insights on ARK Invest's inclusion of a surveillance-sharing agreement in its filing.
Wall Street 'Still Believes' in Certain Parts of Crypto: eToro Analyst
eToro U.S. investment analyst Callie Cox discusses her reactions to traditional finance firms like Invesco, WisdomTree, and BlackRock apply for a spot bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) and the "pent-up demand" for crypto from institutions. "Institutional money is where this industry grows," Cox said. "Wall Street still believes in certain parts of crypto."
Invesco Reapplies for Bitcoin ETF, Advocates for More Crypto Investment Products
Investment management company Invesco (IVZ) and asset management firm WisdomTree reapplied for a spot bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) in light of BlackRock’s (BLK) recent application. "First Mover" hosts discuss the crypto market's reaction to TradFi players advocating for more crypto products.
WisdomTree CEO on Tokenizing Real World Assets
WisdomTree CEO Jonathan Steinberg discusses at Consensus 2023 his company’s soon-to-launch crypto wallet for trading tokenized real world assets.
Recession Concerns Linger for 2023: Strategist
WisdomTree Head of Digital Assets Will Peck discusses the firm's macro outlooks for 2023, saying it could be a tough year. "Asset prices could be challenging ... [but] we're quite bullish on the technology long term."
Crypto Outlook for 2023 in Wake of FTX Collapse
Asset manager WisdomTree announced nine more "blockchain-enabled" funds have become effective with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), for a total of 10 digital funds launching early next year. WisdomTree Head of Digital Assets Will Peck shares his insights and the outlook for a U.S. spot bitcoin ETF.
