💰 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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💰 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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💰 Bitcoin ETF approval was the ‘crossing of the chasm’ for its asset class size, says Michael Saylor

MicroStrategy Chairman Michael Saylor said the Bitcoin ETF approvals in January were not only important but cemented Bitcoin’s size as an asset class. “The single most important thing that happened in this epic was the approval of the spot Bitcoin ETFs,” said Saylor on the What Bitcoin Did podcast. “That was the crossing of the chasm which said that Bitcoin is not a multi-one hundred billion dollar asset class, bitcoin is a ten to 100 trillion dollar asset class.”.

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🪙 Bankrupt Mt. Gox trustee said it is not selling Bitcoin

The Rehabilitation Trustee of the defunct crypto exchange Mt. Gox has confirmed that it has not sold its significant Bitcoin holdings despite transferring over 140,000 BTC (approximately $10 billion) today. The trustee clarified in a May 28 statement that preparations to repay creditors were ongoing. According to the firm, the bankruptcy process will compensate creditors with fiat currency, Bitcoin, and Bitcoin Cash. While fiat currency payments have already begun, creditors have not received digital asset payments.

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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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💰 BlackRock’s IBIT continues to lead net inflows in spot bitcoin ETFs

Spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds in the U.S. recorded a total daily net inflow of $28.32 million on Wednesday. The funds continued to log their 12th consecutive day of inflows, marking the longest streak since the last week of February. The inflows were led by BlackRock’s IBIT, which drew in $24.5 million worth of funds according to data from SoSoValue. Grayscale’s GBTC saw net outflows of $31 million.

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💰 Bitcoin faces Mt Gox uncertainty while ether awaits ETF inflows, notes QCP Capital

Bitcoin's price may be hampered by uncertainty surrounding the potential Mt. Gox bitcoin supply hitting the market by October, QCP Capital's analysts said. However, according to the team's report on Thursday, this uncertainty could potentially benefit ether upon the launch of the spot ETH ETF. "With the market consolidating in the range and eagerly awaiting the ether spot ETF launch, accumulators continue to be attractive, allowing traders to consistently accumulate ether at a discount," QCP Capital analysts added.

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💰 Ark Invest’s spot bitcoin ETF logs record $100 million in daily net outflows

Spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds in the U.S. logged their 13th consecutive day of net inflows on Thursday, drawing in $48.71 million. Major movements of funds were spotted in two bitcoin funds from Fidelity and from Ark Invest and 21Shares yesterday. Fidelity’s FBTC led net inflows worth $119 million, while Ark’s ARKB saw nearly $100 million in net outflows, according to data from SoSoValue. ARKB’s Thursday outflow marked its largest since its debut in January.

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🪙 Mt. Gox Bitcoin Moves Will Cause No Immediate Selling Pressure: CryptoQuant

Analysts from the market intelligence platform CryptoQuant say the recent bitcoin (BTC) moves by the defunct crypto exchange Mt. Gox are no cause for alarm and would cause no immediate selling pressure on the digital asset. According to the latest weekly report from the analytics firm, the transfers were executed between Mt. Gox’s trustee addresses and are not a sign that creditor repayments have begun.

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💰 British-Chinese Woman Sentenced to 6 Years for Laundering Bitcoin in $6B Scam

In a high-profile case involving a massive cryptocurrency fraud, a British-Chinese woman, Jian Wen, has been sentenced to six years and eight months in prison for her role in laundering Bitcoin proceeds from a $6 billion investment scam in China. Wen, aged 42, was found guilty in March of laundering Bitcoin on behalf of her former boss, Yadi Zhang, whose real name is Zhimin Qian.

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💰 Bitcoin active addresses plummet to five-year low

Bitcoin’s active addresses have seen significant fluctuations recently. Following the April 2024 halving, the number of active addresses dropped to a three-year low, driven by a spike in transaction fees and network congestion. This fee increase, partly due to new protocols like Runes, has impacted Bitcoin’s utility for daily transactions, causing a notable decline in network activity.

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🪙 Analysts Bullish on Bitcoin: QCP Capital Foresees New All-Time Highs in June

Several analysts and researchers have a positive outlook on bitcoin’s prices for June. This week, QCP Capital observed that their trading desk witnessed a “strong bullish follow-through with significant call buying for June expiries.” This trend in the options market suggests a possible move past the $74,000 level. While ethereum is “lagging,” QCP anticipates it will soon catch up and “possibly even outperform against [bitcoin] when the [ethereum] spot [exchange-traded funds] begin trading.”

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