ETF
Bitcoin ETFs are pulling in hundreds of millions; can BTC reach $100K by year-end?
On this episode of CoinDesk's Public Keys from the New York Stock Exchange, Jennifer Sanasie is joined by Andy Baehr, Managing Director of Asset Management at GSR, to break down the firm's first-ever ETF, the GSR Crypto Core3, that gives investors actively managed exposure to Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana with weekly rebalancing and staking rewards. Nick van Eck, CEO and co-founder of Agora, unpacks why major US banking groups are pushing to slow down implementation of the Genius Act, and what Agora's National Trust Bank Charter filing with the OCC means for the future of stablecoin issuance. Plus, 21Shares Chief Investment Strategist Adrian Fritz joins to dig into the staggering ETF flows, with spot Bitcoin ETFs crossing $102 billion in net assets and Ethereum ETFs seeing the longest-ever inflow streak. Fritz weighs in on the five catalysts that could push BTC above $80,000 and why Hyperliquid stands out as altcoin season fades.
Strategy Surpasses BlackRock as World's Biggest Bitcoin Holder
Strategy now holds 815,061 BTC, edging past BlackRock's IBIT for the first time since Q2 2024, after a $2.54 billion bitcoin purchase. It's the first time a single corporate treasury has outpaced the world's largest spot bitcoin ETF. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily."
Morgan Stanley's bitcoin ETF hits $100M in week one
Morgan Stanley's spot bitcoin ETF pulled in $100 million in its first week, making it the firm's most successful ETF launch ever. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily."
What's inside Kevin Warsh's crypto portfolio?
The Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh's financial disclosure reveals equity positions in more than a dozen crypto companies including Solana, Compound, dYdX, Polymarket, and the Lightning Network. He's pledged to divest, but the potential next person to oversee stablecoin regulation and bank crypto custody has been deeply invested in the industry. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily."
Morgan Stanley launches cheapest Bitcoin ETF
Morgan Stanley's spot Bitcoin ETF begins trading today under the ticker MSBT, making it the first proprietary Bitcoin fund from a major U.S. bank. With 16,000 financial advisors and $6.2 trillion in client assets behind it, the launch could open a new phase for institutional Bitcoin adoption. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily."
$171M pulled from bitcoin ETFs: is institutional demand cooling?
U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs recorded $171 million in outflows on Thursday, the biggest single-day withdrawal since early March. Is this a sign that institutional demand is cooling amid ongoing macro pressure? CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie reports on CoinDesk Daily.
How Coinbase is blurring the line between Wall Street and web3
In today's Markets Outlook, Coinbase Head of Consumer and Platform Business Development Mark Troianovski joins CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie to unveil the platform's massive expansion into 24/5 stock and ETF trading for US users. He breaks down the vision for an "everything exchange" that blends crypto, equities, and prediction markets.
Polymarket users profit from ZachXBT's investigation
After blockchain sleuth ZachXBT teased an investigation into a crypto firm, insiders seemingly bet heavily on Axiom before the news broke. With wallets netting 7x returns and Axiom admitting they were contacted beforehand, did the subjects of the investigation profit from their own exposure? CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily."
