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Harris Admin to 'Encourage' AI and Digital Assets; Core Scientific Gets Buy Rating From Canaccord
"CoinDesk Daily" host Christine Lee breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today, as Kamala Harris showed love to digital assets in her first remarks to donors in NYC. Plus, U.S. SEC approved the list of physically settled options tied to BlackRock's spot Bitcoin ETF, and Canaccord initiated coverage of Core Scientific with a buy rating.
Tokenized Treasury Funds Pass $2B Market Cap on BlackRock’s Explosive Growth
Less than five months after hitting $1 billion in market capitalization, tokenized Treasury notes have doubled in size again, crossing the $2 billion level on Saturday, according to data from RWA.xyz. BlackRock’s USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund is a big driver in the soaring market cap of the notes as the BUIDL fund became the largest tokenized Treasury fund just six weeks after its late launch in March. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents the "Chart of the Day."
Day 1 of Spot Ether ETF Trading With BlackRock and Franklin Templeton
Spot Ether ETF products in the U.S. saw over $1 billion worth of shares traded on their first day. David Mann, Head of ETF Product & Capital Markets at Franklin Templeton, joins BlackRock Head of Digital Assets Robert Mitchnick to reflect on the first day of trading and discuss the road that led to the launch of the products. This content should not be construed or relied upon as investment advice. It is for entertainment and general information purposes.
Ether Jumped Above $3.5K Ahead of ETH ETF Trading
Ether price jumped above the $3,500 level as the spot ETH ETFs went live Tuesday. This comes after eight issuers of the product, including BlackRock, received approval for their latest S-1 filings from the SEC on Monday. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents the "Chart of the Day."
Binance Nigeria Money Laundering Trial Delayed; Fmr FTX Europe Head Pays $1.5M for Titanic Memento
"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, including the delay of Binance Nigeria's money laundering trial to May 17. Plus, asset management giant BlackRock expects a new wave of inflows from different types of investors, and former head of FTX Europe Patrick Gruhn paid nearly $1.5 million for a gold pocket watch recovered from the Titanic.
BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF Sees First-Ever Day of Outflows
BlackRock's spot bitcoin ETF product IBIT recorded its first-ever day of outflows on Wednesday, with $36.9 million exiting the fund. According to data source Farside Investors and CoinGlass, the 11 spot BTC products in the U.S. saw a cumulative net outflow of $563.7 million, the largest since the funds began trading in January. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents "The Chart of the Day."
Crypto Is 'Waking Up' to Real World Assets: Securitize CEO
Asset management giant BlackRock (BLK) partnered with Securitize to launch its tokenized asset fund on the Ethereum network. Securitize founder and CEO Carlos Domingo joins "First Mover" with insights on the partnership and evolution of real-world assets in the crypto space.
Bringing Real World Assets on Chain Makes Them 'More Productive,' Securitize CEO Says
Securitize founder and CEO Carlos Domingo answers five questions from CoinDesk, including his crypto genesis story, why he is bullish on real-world assets, and details about BlackRock's tokenized asset fund on the Ethereum network.
BlackRock Joins Asset Tokenization Race; North Korea Hackers Stole $3B in Crypto Since 2017
"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, as BlackRock enters the tokenization race with a new fund on the Ethereum network. Plus, FTX CEO John J. Ray III pushes back against Sam Bankman-Fried’s claims that customers lost “zero” money in the exchange’s collapse. And, a UN Security Council study reveals that North Korea-linked crypto hackers stole $3 billion since 2017.
Bitcoin Pushes Through $60K on Bull Rally; What Should Sam Bankman-Fried's Sentence Be?
"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, as bitcoin (BTC) roared past the $60,000 level, hitting a two-year high since November 2021. Plus, court filings show that Sam Bankman-Fried’s attorneys requested a prison term of no more than 6.5 years for the convicted FTX founder. And, BlackRock's spot bitcoin ETF scored over $1.3 billion in daily trading volume for the second consecutive day.
