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Why Academics Love Bitcoin – and Crypto

For academics, bitcoin, and more broadly crypto, is an exciting space where the ideas they write up in papers actually get built and tested.

Updated Sep 13, 2021, 9:17 a.m. Published Jun 10, 2019, 1:00 a.m. 1 min read
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From May 20 to May 29, XRP funds took in $35 million while bitcoin and ether ETFs lost roughly $2 billion combined, with Ripple’s earlier reported XRP treasury plan still awaiting confirmation.

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  • U.S.-listed spot XRP ETFs drew $11.88 million in net inflows on May 29, extending a week of gains even as bitcoin and ether funds saw continued redemptions.
  • Total net assets in U.S. XRP ETFs now stand near $1.12 billion, with about $35 million added since May 20 while bitcoin and...