💰 Mt. Gox creditors report bitcoin and bitcoin cash payment update on claims system

Multiple Mt. Gox creditors have reported that the trustee has updated claim accounts with bitcoin and fiat repayment data. According to users of the Mt. Gox insolvency subreddit, the Mt. Gox trustee has added specific amounts to be repaid and dates of the completion of repayment to their claim accounts. Multiple screenshots show that the repayment status in the fiat currency repayment claim section is labeled complete. A number of users have claimed that they received fiat currency repayments in their bank accounts.

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💰 Bitwise: Bitcoin Will Have 'a Great Next 12 Months'

Bitwise Asset Management expects bitcoin to have a great next 12 months. A Bitwise researcher has explained that the cryptocurrency will likely continue to test its “higher highs” this year and next. He considers regulatory risk to be the primary concern for bitcoin.

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💰 Spot bitcoin ETFs continue net inflows after a rough last pre-halving week

After breaking a five-day streak of consecutive net outflows on Friday — when the foremost cryptocurrency's block rewards officially halved — spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds in the United States recorded another day of net inflows on Monday. The total net inflow for spot Bitcoin ETFs yesterday was just over $62 million, with the Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund garnering the most significant single-day net inflow at $34.83 million, according to data from SoSoValue.

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🇺🇸 SEC delays making a decision on spot 🪙 Ethereum ETF proposals from Franklin Templeton, Grayscale

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is delaying making decisions on the next steps for two proposed spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds proposed by Grayscale and Franklin Templeton. The agency pushed its timeline to decide to June 11, 2024 for the Franklin Ethereum ETF after which the SEC could approve or disapprove or institute proceedings, the SEC said in a filing on Tuesday.

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💰 Arkham Intel finds wallets associated with Wisdomtree's Physical Bitcoin ETP WBIT

The blockchain data tracking firm Arkham Intel found wallets associated with WBIT, a physical Bitcoin exchange-traded product (ETP) from the asset manager WisdomTree. "WisdomTree Physical Bitcoin is a physically backed exchange-traded product (ETP) designed to offer shareholders a simple, secure and cost-efficient way to gain exposure to the price of Bitcoin,” according to WBIT’s website. “The ETP provides for easy investor access, tradability, transparency and institutional custody solutions with a robust physically backed structure."

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💰 Bitcoin Leads 30-Day NFT Sales, Outpacing 24 Blockchain Competitors

While sales of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have declined by over 38% in the past 30 days compared to the previous month, NFTs minted on the Bitcoin blockchain have dominated, accounting for more than 44% of sales. Statistics from the last 30 days reveal that four of the top five best-selling NFT collections all stem from the Bitcoin blockchain.

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💰 Bitcoiner and author of the book Broken Money explains that in the long term, Bitcoin is correlated to measures of global liquidity rather than 🇺🇸 U.S. stocks

“I view Bitcoin as not only a good performing asset, but one that is tied to global liquidity and is not necessarily correlated to other portfolio assets.”

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🇦🇮 Australia’s largest stock exchange could list approved spot 💰 bitcoin ETFs by end of 2024: Bloomberg

Australia’s ASX stock exchange is expected to list its first approved batch of spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds by the end of 2024, according to Bloomberg. Its report, citing sources familiar with the matter, noted that several issuers, including VanEck and local firms BetaShares and DigitalX, have already submitted their ETF applications earlier this year. ASX is the top equity exchange in Australia, managing about 80% of the local trades.

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💰 MicroStrategy buys 122 BTC in April to bring total holdings to 214,400 BTC

Michael Saylor's firm MicroStrategy released Monday new figures on its bitcoin holdings, alongside its first-quarter 2024 earnings report. The firm holds a total of 214,400 bitcoin valued at $7.54 billion overall, or $35,180 per token, the quarterly report notes. Since the end of the fourth quarter, the firm bought 25,250 bitcoin for $1.65 billion at $65,232 per BTC. Saylor noted in a social media post that the firm acquired an additional 122 BTC for $7.8 million in April.

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💰 Bitcoin reclaims key support above $60,000 after attempt to sweep March lows

Bitcoin (BTC) reclaimed the crucial $60,000 support level in a show of resilience after bears made an attempt to sweep the lows set in March at $59,000, based on CryptoSlate data. The flagship crypto was trading at $60,800 as of press time after falling more than 5% to roughly $59,100 on April 30 as New York closed out the trading day. The wider crypto market also saw significant losses for the day, with most of the major caps down between 5% to 10%.

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🟠 Changpeng Zhao says crypto has entered new phase where ‘compliance is super important’

Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao said the crypto industry has entered the next phase where “compliance is super important.” Last year, Zhao admitted guilt to federal money laundering charges. Prosecutors spotlighted a corporate culture at Binance that neglected fraud prevention in pursuit of expansion, resulting in his departure from the company and a hefty $150 million fine. This sentencing arrives at a critical juncture for the emerging industry, which is witnessing intensified regulatory scrutiny worldwide.

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🔵 Coinbase Adds Support for 🥇 Bitcoin Lightning Network

The largest American cryptocurrency exchange, Coinbase, has added support for the Lightning Network on its platform to enable faster and cheaper payments. According to a blog post, the Lightning Network integration on Coinbase will reduce the cost of sending bitcoin (BTC) globally by 20x compared to the 2% charged on United States credit card transactions and the $30 paid for wire transfers.

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💰 Record Withdrawal From US Bitcoin ETFs Marks Largest Single-Day Outflow

Data sourced from coinglass.com reveals that these funds saw a withdrawal of $563.7 million on Wednesday, with Fidelity’s FBTC experiencing the highest outflow, totaling over $191 million. Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) followed closely with withdrawals exceeding $167 million, while Blackrock’s IBIT reported its first negative outflow, nearing close to $37 million.

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💰 Lightspark CEO Expects Bitcoin to Dominate AI-Related Monetary Transactions

During the Bitcoin for Corporations segment at the Microstrategy World 2024 event in Las Vegas, Marcus shared insights on the fusion of AI and bitcoin (BTC). He argued that BTC could eliminate the inefficiencies and “friction” inherent in fiat currencies, predicting that AI agents will adopt this “digitally native” medium for value exchange.

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💰 BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes believes Bitcoin may rally back toward $70,000 amid 'stealth money printing'

Arthur Hayes, the co-founder and former CEO of BitMEX who now manages a family office named Maelstrom, said he expects bitcoin to rally back to $60,000, then range between $60,000 and $70,000 until August. In a blog post early Friday, Hayes said the slow addition of billions of dollars of liquidity each month would dampen negative price movements going forward, reversing the common sentiment on the seasonality of markets by suggesting “buy in May, go away.”

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