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Finance

Crypto's Darkest Hour, and the Bright Day Ahead

There really is a crypto future worth fighting for if we can just leave the crypto clowns behind.

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Finance

BlackRock Bitcoin ETF in August Got on DTCC Site That Just Belatedly Moved Markets

The price of bitcoin surged on Monday after BlackRock’s proposed ETF showed up on the DTCC’s website and dropped when it vanished Tuesday.

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Videos

Bitcoin Pares Some Gains as BlackRock Spot ETF Ticker Pulled From DTCC Website

Bitcoin (BTC) is erasing some gains after surpassing $35,000. The moves comes as the ticker for BlackRock's (BLK) spot bitcoin ETF – IBTC – was removed from the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation's (DTCC) website. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents "The Chart of the Day."

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Markets

Bitcoin Drops 3% After BlackRock BTC ETF Pulled From DTCC's Website

Monday's addition of IBTC to clearinghouse DTCC's site was a factor in bitcoin's explosive move higher.

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Videos

SEC Likely to Approve Spot Bitcoin ETFs 'All At Once' By End of Year: VettaFi Head of Industry Research

BlackRock recently submitted an amended prospectus for its spot bitcoin ETF application with the SEC. This comes after a false report that the world's largest asset manager received approval from the agency, which sent BTC's price on a short-lived rally. VettaFi Head of Sector & Industry Research Roxanna Islam discusses her reaction and where she sees the ETF race in the U.S. going from here.

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Finance

Bitcoin Could Rise to Between $42K and $56K if BlackRock ETF Is Approved: Matrixport

The prediction is based on potential inflows of as much as $24 billion.

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Videos

How Could a Spot Bitcoin ETF Approval Impact the Crypto Markets?

Bitcoin (BTC)'s price flirted with $29,000 earlier today, after Fidelity amended its spot bitcoin ETF filing. Maple head of growth and capital markets Quinn Thompson shares his crypto markets analysis, as BlackRock CEO Larry Fink told Fox Business that clients across the globe are talking about the need for crypto.

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Finance

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Seeing Client Demand for Crypto 'Around The World'

Rumors about spot bitcoin ETF approvals aside, Fink called the recent rally a “flight to quality.”.

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Opinion

What’s All the Fuss About Bitcoin ETFs?

Fake news of SEC approval for a spot bitcoin ETF sent markets higher. Why are traders so obsessed with this new product?

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Opinion

The Ripple Effects of a Spot Market Bitcoin ETF

Financial giants including BlackRock and Fidelity are looking to launch a bitcoin investment vehicle for people who do or cannot hold BTC directly.

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