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APRIL 16, 2024

Wood believes the recent approvals of Bitcoin's first spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs), more institutional purchases, and the impending halving of Bitcoin (which will make it twice as hard to mine the cryptocurrency) will all drive a stampede of bulls to the world's largest cryptocurrency. million by 2027.

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JANUARY 12, 2024

Fear not, because the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) just sent out a fresh batch of invites in the form of 11 exchange-traded funds (ETFs) based on Bitcoin's real-time spot price. stronger annual returns than the costly Grayscale fund for years to come. should deliver roughly 1.3%

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MAY 13, 2024

The approval of spot Ethereum ETFs The other big factor would be SEC approval of new spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) similar to the new spot Bitcoin ETFs. Beware the SEC The only problem, of course, is that there's something about Ethereum that the SEC does not like. How high can Ethereum go?

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JANUARY 24, 2024

Bitcoin is still recovering from a steep loss in 2022 The cryptocurrency industry is still recovering from a brutal crash that sent Bitcoin from an all-time high of $69,000 in 2021 to just $16,256 near the end of 2022. The industry fell into turmoil during 2022 thanks to a string of high-profile collapses.

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AUGUST 25, 2024

Moreover, the approvals of the first spot price exchange-traded funds (ETFs) for Bitcoin and Ether , Ripple 's victory against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and Bitcoin's halving in April all brought more bulls back to this segment of the market. AST has a market cap of $5.2

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APRIL 19, 2024

But with just $1,000, investors can still buy fractional Bitcoins or shares of Bitcoin exchange-traded funds ( ETFs ). Low interest rates also made it easy to fund the development of speculative cryptocurrency projects. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the first 11 spot price Bitcoin ETFs this January.

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DECEMBER 11, 2023

Cryptocurrency markets have been volatile in recent years, with the crypto winter crushing Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and many of its digital asset peers in 2022. Securities and Exchange Commission to approve an exchange-traded fund that owns Bitcoin directly.

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JANUARY 13, 2024

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the market's first 11 Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Unlike previous "Bitcoin ETFs," which were pinned only to future contracts or held shares of Bitcoin-related companies, these new funds directly hold Bitcoins.

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JANUARY 28, 2024

After tanking 68% in 2022, Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) experienced a resurgence last year, as the digital asset soared 91% in 2023. In September 2022, Ethereum's network transitioned to a proof-of-stake consensus mechanism. This was on the back of renewed optimism in the crypto industry. However, Ethereum remains 49% off its all-time high.

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DECEMBER 27, 2023

Across all of her exchange-traded funds (ETFs), her largest holding is cryptocurrency trading platform Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN). After enduring a brutal crypto winter for much of 2022, investor enthusiasm returned in 2023. Not so fast. Image source: Getty Images. Is institutional support finally here?

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JANUARY 14, 2024

The first exchange-traded funds tracking the spot price of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) began trading last week after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission gave the go-ahead. Investors will no longer need to pay sky-high transaction fees at a cryptocurrency exchange like Coinbase.

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DECEMBER 28, 2023

That's despite all the hoopla surrounding the possible new spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund and the Bitcoin halving next year, which will slow the crypto's supply growth. In June, the Securities and Exchange Commission seemed to conclude that Solana was an "unregistered security."

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MARCH 26, 2024

If you want to retire a millionaire with little effort, consider investing in exchange-traded funds, or ETFs. Invesco QQQ ETF The Invesco QQQ ETF (NASDAQ: QQQ) tracks the 100 stocks in the Nasdaq 100 Index, which consists of the 100 largest non-financial companies that trade on the Nasdaq stock exchange.

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JUNE 29, 2024

Shiba Inu was built on the Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) blockchain, which transitioned from the energy-intensive PoW method to the more energy-efficient proof of stake ( PoS ) method in 2022. Its blockchain also hosts ShibaDEX, a cross-chain decentralized exchange (DEX) which acts as an official cryptocurrency wallet for its own tokens.

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FEBRUARY 29, 2024

A good example is Solana's mobile crypto strategy, which was launched in the summer of 2022. But the bigger story seems to be the hype over a spot Ethereum exchange-traded fund (ETF). Moreover, it's not a slam-dunk case that the SEC will actually approve any spot ETFs for Ethereum. Image source: Getty Images.

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DECEMBER 5, 2023

The prices of several major cryptocurrencies jumped on Tuesday amid news of an enormous increase in cryptocurrency trading volumes and the latest signs of the impending first approvals of spot Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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OCTOBER 19, 2024

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) officially recognizes as a commodity instead of a security. That classification supported the approvals of the first Bitcoin spot price exchange-traded funds ( ETFs ) this January. That's why Bitcoin is still the only cryptocurrency the U.S.

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DECEMBER 4, 2024

Every quarter, institutional money managers with at least $100 million invested in the markets are required to file a form 13F with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). While it's interesting that the fund owns a position in the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, it's also not surprising.

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MARCH 29, 2024

Cathie Wood is the head of Ark Investment Management, which operates 14 exchange-traded funds (ETFs) focused on technological innovations. But its price is incredibly volatile; Bitcoin lost 65% of its value in 2022 and it has since gained about 325% from its low point that year. million and instead soar to $3.8

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MARCH 25, 2024

However, I believe it's smart to invest $10,000 in the top cryptocurrency -- either through a direct purchase or through an exchange-traded fund ( ETF ) -- for four simple reasons. Declining interest rates Bitcoin and many other cryptocurrencies tumbled in 2022 as rising rates drove investors away from speculative investments.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2024

Since its price cratered 65% in 2022, Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) has come roaring back. This is why the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has already said that Bitcoin is a commodity , like wheat or gold, rather than a stock-like security. At a price of just over $43,000 as of Feb. Since that day on Jan.

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JUNE 21, 2023

So what In recent weeks, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has come down hard on the crypto industry, first suing Binance, the world's largest crypto exchange, and then Coinbase Global (NASDAQ: COIN). This comes after two crypto banks have gone down since the latter part of 2022.

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JANUARY 13, 2024

As this table illustrates, that balancing act failed when BTC's price plunged from its peak of $69,000 in November 2021 to $16,000 at the end of 2022. That decline coincided with soaring energy prices, and its net loss widened by 19x in 2022.

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DECEMBER 31, 2023

When 2022 came to a close, Bitcoin and Ethereum collectively accounted for 58% of the $795 billion crypto market cap. without having to buy Bitcoin on a crypto exchange). Based on more than $7 billion in remittances transferred into El Salvador from abroad in 2022, a mere $126 million was sent to cryptocurrency wallets.

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JANUARY 8, 2024

Securities and Exchange Commission of spot Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) later this week. In particular, the SEC is widely expected to issue a favorable determination for Ark Invest's 21Shares Bitcoin ETF application before Wednesday. The price of Bitcoin surged 6.7%

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JULY 5, 2023

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) had a miserable 2022, and the token remains down by more than half from its all-time high. Investors are still digesting a wave of negativity, which included the collapse of several cryptocurrency exchanges last year, not to mention some of the industry's most prized stablecoin experiments.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

That same investment in an S&P 500 index fund would only be worth about $28,000 today. Bitcoin crushed the market because it grew from a niche token into a mainstream asset which was bundled into its own spot price exchange-traded funds ( ETFs ). That firmer foundation supported the U.S.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The end of the Federal Reserve's easy-money policy heralded a painful decline that would bring Bitcoin down to the $16,000 area by the end of 2022. Months before the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) finally relented, the mere hope of an approved spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) prompted a buying spree.

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JULY 19, 2024

Yet three tailwinds have lifted the broader market this year: expectations for lower rates, the approvals of the first Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in January, and Bitcoin's halving in April. Nevertheless, the SEC still cleared the way for Ethereum's first spot-price ETF applications earlier this year.

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AUGUST 22, 2024

Recently filed Forms 13F show that two high-profile hedge fund managers sold shares of Nvidia during the second quarter while reallocating capital to the iShares Bitcoin Trust (NASDAQ: IBIT) , an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that tracks Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC). stock exchanges. David Shaw at D.E. Shaw sold 12.1

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MARCH 27, 2024

The analysts recently revised their year-end price target to $90,000, up from $80,000, due to the tremendous demand for spot Bitcoin exchanged-traded funds (ETFs) and the impact of the halving event anticipated next month. And it fell 77% between November 2021 and November 2022.

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JANUARY 13, 2024

But Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) brought the cryptocurrency market roaring back to life in recent months as two potential tailwinds caught investors' attention: the pending approval of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and the reduction in Bitcoin mining rewards later this year. The first catalyst has already come to fruition.

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AUGUST 4, 2024

That's up from a trough of approximately 39% in November 2022 and an even steeper drop to 32% in January 2018. First, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) finally approved 11 applications to launch exchange-traded funds (ETFs) based on Bitcoin's spot price. What's the bigger story?

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JUNE 27, 2024

After tanking in 2022, the cryptocurrency market has bounced back. In January, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the trading of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The industry's current valuation of more than $2.2 As of this writing, the U.S.

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JULY 24, 2024

Back in April, Wood believed that the recent approvals of the first exchange-traded funds (ETFs) based on Bitcoin's spot price, more institutional purchases, and the then-impending halving of Bitcoin's mining rewards (making it twice as hard to mine the cryptocurrency) would drive a stampede of bulls to the world's largest cryptocurrency.

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JANUARY 7, 2024

Thirteen spot Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) ETFs are currently awaiting approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Up to this point, the SEC has denied similar exchange-traded fund (ETF) applications, but an appellate court ruled the SEC's rejection was "arbitrary and capricious."

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MARCH 21, 2024

Mainstream adoption of Bitcoin The launch of the new spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in January was a watershed moment in the history of crypto. They can now buy Bitcoin via a trusted, easy-to-understand investment product that has the regulatory approval of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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