💰 Millennium Management holds nearly $2 billion in spot bitcoin ETF shares

Hedge Fund Millennium Management has poured nearly $2 billion in bitcoin ETFs as of the first financial quarter. Millennium Management on March 31 held $1.94 billion in shares of spot bitcoin ETFs, spread out across five funds: ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF (ARKB), Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (BITB), Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC), iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) and Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin ETF (FBTC). However, the fair market value of those shares made up just 3% of the hedge fund's $64 billion in assets under management.

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🪙 Morgan Stanley discloses US spot bitcoin ETF holdings worth over $270 million in filing

Multinational investment bank and financial services company Morgan Stanley disclosed U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund holdings worth over $270 million as of March 31 in a quarterly 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday. Morgan Stanley disclosed holding $269.9 million worth of Grayscale’s converted spot bitcoin ETF — making it the third-largest holder of GBTC shares behind Susquehanna’s $1.1 billion and Horizon Kinetics’s $946 million, according to Fintel data.

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💰 Bitcoin options traders anticipate short-term price correction, analysts say

Despite yesterday's softer U.S. CPI inflation report, investors are still ready to pay a premium for short-term downside protection, according to CF Benchmarks' analysis of Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) options on bitcoin futures. The CF Benchmark analysts said that although bitcoin saw a breakout above the $66,000 mark after yesterday's softer inflation print, there is still "higher implied volatility for OTM puts compared to calls.".

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💰 US spot Bitcoin ETFs saw fourth straight day of inflows, totaling $257 million yesterday

Spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds in the U.S. reported a total daily net inflow of $257.34 million on Thursday, recording a fourth consecutive day of inflows. BlackRock’s IBIT, the second largest in terms of net asset value, saw the largest amount of $94 million move into the ETF yesterday, according to data from SoSoValue. IBIT had carried mostly zero to minimal flows in the past three weeks.

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💰 Morgan Stanley Latest Bank to Disclose Spot Bitcoin ETF Holdings for Clients

Morgan Stanley was the owner of $269.9 million of Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) as of March 31, a 13F filing showed. It is important to note that these purchases don't necessarily represent the banks' views on the direction of bitcoin's price, but instead were likely either made on behalf of the banks' wealth management clients or necessary for market making and/or ETF authorized participant duties.

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💰 Blackrock Bitcoin ETF Attracts 414 Institutional Holders — Analyst Says IBIT 'Blows Away Record'

Blackrock’s spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), the Ishares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), has amassed 414 insitutional holders in less than three months, according to filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). A senior Bloomberg analyst described this achievement as “mind-boggling” and “highly rare” for new ETFs. Other recently launched ETFs have significantly fewer institutional holders.

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💰 U.S. Bitcoin ETFs notch $948.3 million in accumulation over five days

Farside data shows that Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) accumulated an impressive $948.3 million over five consecutive trading days. This remarkable streak marks the first time such a feat has been achieved from March 11 to March 15. Farside data shows that on May 17 alone, the BTC ETFs witnessed a staggering $221.5 million in net inflows, with eight out of the 11 ETFs recording positive inflows.

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💰 Bitcoin's futures basis increases after last week's softer US inflation print

Recent underlying buying activity in the bitcoin market is pushing prices up, with traders willing to pay a premium for buying bitcoin in the future, suggesting they expect the price to rise, analysts say. The Zerocap report's observations align with those from Velo Data charts, which show that since last Wednesday's release of softer U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) data for April, bitcoin’s basis rate has increased, now sitting in the 9-12% range.

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💰 Bitcoin Price to Soar as Japan’s Economy Worsens: BitMEX’s Arthur Hayes

The weakening Japanese yen could potentially lead to actions that drive up the price of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, according to former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes. His central argument revolves around the fact the Japanese yen has been rapidly weakening against the US dollar due to the large interest rate differential between the two currencies. This hurts Japan’s export competitiveness against China.

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💰 Bitcoin Policy Institute Launches the Peer-to-Peer Rights Fund to Help Defend Samourai Wallet Founders

The Bitcoin Policy Institute, a non-profit organization supporting bitcoin initiatives, has launched the Peer-to-Peer Rights Fund, a project seeking to protect bitcoin’s decentralized nature from regulatory overreach. The fund’s first objective is to aid in the defense of the founders of Samourai Wallet given the relevance of the case for the industry.

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💰 MetaMask intends to add Bitcoin support: report

The popular self-custodial hot wallet is looking to add Bitcoin support, reports CoinDesk citing people familiar with the matter. The wallet provider hopes to roll out Bitcoin support within the next month, but those plans are subject to change. Bitcoin features could start small and grow over time, CoinDesk adds. Though MetaMask already expanded beyond the Ethereum ecosystem with the inclusion of Snaps, the move would add one of the most popular blockchains onto the most popular digital wallet platforms.

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💰 Spot bitcoin ETFs maintain positive momentum as FIT21 bill passes House vote

Spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds in the U.S. reported total net inflows of $153.91 million on Wednesday, logging their eighth consecutive day of net inflows. BlackRock’s IBIT recorded the largest net inflows of $92 million among the 11 ETFs, according to data from SoSoValue. Fidelity’s spot bitcoin ETF followed with inflows of $75 million, while Ark Invest and 21Shares’ fund drew in $3 million on Wednesday.

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🇺🇸 U.S. 💰 Bitcoin ETF Holdings Hit New High of More Than 850K Tokens

U.S.-listed spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds now hold a record 850,707 BTC in custody, beating a previous high above 845,000 from early April. Among those funds, Grayscale’s GBTC remains the biggest holder of bitcoin with 289,300 tokens worth more than $20 billion, followed closely by BlackRock’s IBIT at 283,200 and $19.6 billion, according to data tracked by HODL15Capital.

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💰 Bitcoin miner Marathon Digital partners with Kenya on renewable energy projects

Bitcoin mining firm Marathon Digital Holdings is partnering with Kenya's Ministry of Energy and Petroleum (MOEP) on several renewable energy projects. Marathon Digital and the MOEP will come up with a series of bitcoin-based renewable energy projects in Kenya. To facilitate that work, the two groups will establish a committee charged with steering the development and implementation of those energy-related projects across the African nation, according to a joint statement.

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💰 Bitcoin miner Marathon partners with Kenya to capitalize on excess energy

Marathon Digital Holdings has partnered with Kenya to monetize underutilized energy. Marathon chairman and CEO Fred Thiel signed the agreement with Kenya’s Prime Cabinet Secretary, Hon. Musalia Mudavadi, E.G.H, on May 24. Thiel said the deal will involve Kenya and Marathon “jointly developing technology projects.” Thiel described a partial focus on digital assets, stating that the country has a “special spot in the history of digital currencies” and that Marathon will “play a part in the next phase.”

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💰 Venezuelan Authorities Seize Over 6,000 Bitcoin Miners in 2 New Operations; Over 17,000 Confiscated In Total

Venezuelan authorities led by the National Power Ministry and Corpoelec, the state-owned power company, have seized over 6,000 bitcoin miners in two new operations. The ministry, which recently declared that it would disconnect all bitcoin miners due to its high energy consumption, has already confiscated over 17,000 miners from several mining farms.

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💰 Argentina to Collaborate With El Salvador in Adopting Bitcoin: Report

Argentinian authorities are looking to work with officials in the Bitcoin-friendly El Salvador to enhance their adoption of the leading digital asset. According to an official report from the Argentinian National Securities Commission (CNV), the agency’s president and vice president, Roberto Silva and Patricia Boedo, held a meeting with Juan Reyes, the president of El Salvador’s National Digital Assets Commission (CNAD), last week to discuss the Central American country’s experience in adopting Bitcoin.

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💰 '1 Nakamoto of BTC': Michael Saylor Notes Major Bitcoin ETF Milestone

Michael Saylor, the head of MicroStrategy and a well-known advocate for Bitcoin, recently highlighted a significant milestone in the cryptocurrency world. According to Saylor, spot Bitcoin ETFs now collectively hold approximately 1 Nakamoto of Bitcoin, a symbolic reference to 1 million BTC. This milestone was reached just over four months after the inception of Bitcoin ETFs on Jan. 10 this year. Thus, more than four months later, the volume of accumulated Bitcoin issuers has exceeded the 1 million BTC mark.

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💰 Medical Tech Firm Semler Scientific Invests in Bitcoin, Acquires 581 BTC

On Tuesday, the publicly traded medical technology firm Semler Scientific announced its decision to allocate bitcoin to its treasury. The company disclosed that it had acquired 581 bitcoins for a total of $40 million. Semler Scientific, Inc., known for developing, manufacturing, and marketing products and services for early detection and treatment of chronic diseases, was co-founded by Dr. Herbert J. Semler in 2007. Eric Semler, the company’s chairman, expressed a strong belief in bitcoin’s future.

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💰 Blackrock’s IBIT Nears Grayscale’s GBTC in Bitcoin Reserves

According to the latest statistics, U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) experienced ten consecutive days of positive inflows. Notably, during a third of those days, Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) faced outflows and neutral activity. Conversely, Blackrock’s IBIT saw inflows on most of the ten trading days. During the past ten trading days, spot bitcoin ETFs accumulated over a billion U.S. dollars in net inflows, with each day showing a positive influx.

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