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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.

BlackRock Bitcoin ETF Options to Set Stage for GameStop-Like 'Gamma Squeeze' Rally, Bitwise Predicts
Last week, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) approved the list of of physically settled options tied to BlackRock's spot Bitcoin ETF, the iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT).

Brian Armstrong, ETF Experts Shoot Down 'Paper Bitcoin' Rumors
Some online chatter has suggested Coinbase is issuing bitcoin IOUs to BlackRock, which ultimately was manipulating the price of crypto lower.

BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF Monday Posted First Net Inflows in 14 Days
The iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), the largest of the bitcoin exchange-traded funds by assets-under-management, drew $15.8 million of new money yesterday.

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."

BlackRock Lists Ethereum ETF on Brazilian Stock Exchange
The company earlier this year listed its iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF in the South American country.

Ether ETFs Have Bled Money, but That's Not the Whole Story
BlackRock's ETHA and other Ethereum funds have collected billions of dollars worth of inflows. Massive outflows from the Grayscale Ethereum Trust (ETHE) have overshadowed that, though.

Tokenized Treasury Funds Pass $2B Market Cap Amid BlackRock’s Explosive Growth
BlackRock's BUIDL has quickly topped $500 million in market cap.

BlackRock’s ETHA Becomes First Ethereum ETF to Cross $1B in Net Inflows
ETHA holds over $860 million in net assets. Only Grayscale’s mini ether trust (ETH) and Ethereum trust (ETHE) have more. Its net inflows are more than the next three highest ETF inflows combined.

Staking in Ethereum ETFs Might Be a Question of When, Not If
The eight spot ether exchange-traded funds had a largely successful launch on Tuesday, despite the missing staking feature that many investors had hoped to profit from.

