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Finance

Mawson Infrastructure Group Lists Mining-Focused ETF in Australia

The firm’s Cosmos Asset Management unit listed its crypto mining and digital infrastructure-focused ETF on Australia’s Chi-X stock exchange.

Crypto mining machines (Christinne Muschi/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Markets

It’s BITO vs. GBTC vs. BTC as Bitcoin ETF Wars Heat Up

Grayscale reiterated its confidence that a “spot ETF” will eventually win approval, even as some analysts argue that market signals suggest otherwise.

The battle of the ETFs is heating up – and it's only just begun. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Direxion Files for Short Bitcoin Futures ETF

Investment firms are getting creative after last week’s watershed bitcoin ETF launch.

SEC, Securities and Exchange Commission

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Finance

ProShares Seeks Waiver From CME for Position Limits on New Bitcoin Futures ETF: Report

If CME doesn’t yield, ProShares’ options include shifting assets into later-dated contracts or potentially investing in crypto-related equities.

The New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday as the ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (ticker $BITO) started trading. (Cheyenne Ligon/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Pushes Upward After Weekend Dip

Funding rates across major exchanges were lower over the weekend, making it cheaper for traders to take more long leverage on bitcoin.

Bitcoin price chart Oct. 22-Oct. 25.(CoinDesk)

Markets

Valkyrie’s ETF Debut Soured by Falling Bitcoin Market

A new exchange-traded fund is joining the race to attract stock market investors looking for bitcoin exposure. But out of the gate on Friday, the ETF’s share price was tracking bitcoin lower.

The Ride of the Valkyries.

Markets

CME Takes Over as Largest Bitcoin Futures Exchange as BITO Pushes Limits

Exchanges enforce positions limits to keep a single entity from establishing unilateral control over the market.

Bitcoin futures exchange rankings by open interest (Skew)

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Markets

Bitcoin Tumbles to $63K in Quick Retreat From All-Time High

Despite bullishness among many analysts, the largest cryptocurrency cedes ground after this week’s ETF-fueled rally.

Bitcoin's price chart over past month shows dropoff on Thursday after hitting a new all-time price near $67,000. (CoinDesk)

Markets

Options Traders Bet Big Ether’s Turn for an ETF Is Coming Soon

Crypto options market indicates some traders have become more bullish on ether’s price next year.

Options traders are betting ether will go much higher earlier next year. (Dan Farrell/Unsplash)