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Digital assets see 10th straight week of growth
By Dan K December 16, 2024 13:27 at 13:27 UTCBitcoin ($BTC) remains the top choice for investors, pulling in $2 billion in fresh inflows last week.
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Bitcoin ($BTC) remains the top choice for investors, pulling in $2 billion in fresh inflows last week.
Launched in January, IBIT has grown remarkably fast. It now holds nearly half of all Bitcoin ETF assets, making it the largest in the sector.
In July, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) allowed spot Ethereum ETFs to trade but restricted these funds from using staked $ETH to generate additional rewards.
The race to bring $XRP ETFs to market is heating up, with companies like 21Shares, Bitwise, and Canary Capital also competing.
Metaplanet has been actively buying Bitcoin throughout 2024. Its holdings now stand at 1,018 $BTC, worth around $93.5 million at today’s prices.
BUIDL, officially known as the BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund, was initially launched in March 2023 on the Ethereum blockchain.
“With the launch of WDK by Tether, we’re giving developers and businesses the tools they need to seamlessly integrate USDt and Bitcoin into their applications”, said Tether CEO, Paolo Ardoino.
Other major funds, such as Fidelity’s FBTC, Grayscale’s Mini Trust, and products from Ark, 21Shares, and Bitwise, also saw a rise in trading volume, some nearly double their average daily volume.
Some analysts believe that the increase in supply could put further pressure on $XRP’s value, particularly as investors weigh the impact of these tokens entering the market.
The IMF has proposed a few changes: tightening regulations on Bitcoin use, increasing oversight of the cryptocurrency, and reducing the public sector’s exposure to Bitcoin.