After touching two-year price highs following spot Bitcoin ETF approvals in the US last week on Wednesday, the price of BTC dropped sharply to below US$42,000 on Friday. The +10% slide leaves BTC down ~2.2% in the last week. Last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved 11 spot ETFs for the first time.…
SVET Markets Weekly Update – January 8th–12th 2024 On Week 2, On Wednesday, the SEC approved 11 Bitcoin spot ETFs, which was followed by BTC sell-off within the next two days and by ETH soaring to $2.7K on traders’ expectations of an SEC-approved spot Ethereum ETF. On the macroeconomic side, the inflation rate rose to…
What does it mean when the SEC approves Spot Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) Finally – Decision Day, Dropping-The-News Day, Deliverance Day, use any D word you may want to, and join the celebration! Because, as Commissioner Hester M. Peirce of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said: ‘Out, Damned Spot! Out, I Say ‘. The…
In envisioning transportation's future, we imagine electric vehicles and hydrogen-powered cars revolutionizing travel. Equally thrilling is their intersection with digital finance, where cryptocurrencies and blockchain redefine ownership, value, and investment. When we think about the future of transportation, images of sleek electric vehicles quietly zipping down highways and hydrogen-powered cars emitting nothing but water vapor…
Finally, after a multi-year effort by the Bitcoin community, all eleven much-anticipated Bitcoin Spot ETFs have been approved by the SEC and will begin trading tomorrow. Bitcoin’s journey has been a strange and wild ride. Exactly 14 years ago today, Hal Finney tweeted that he was “Running bitcoin.” In the years afterward, Bitcoin’s creator Satoshi…
As we venture into 2024, the cryptocurrency landscape is witnessing pivotal transformations that are reshaping its future. This year promises to be significant in the evolution of digital currencies, with major developments spanning regulatory decisions, technological advancements, and strategic integrations. Core to the hype around 2024 is the likely approval of a spot Bitcoin ETF…
The SEC’s X account was hacked on Tuesday, tweeting a fake announcement that spot Bitcoin ETFs had been approved, forcing SEC head Gary Gensler to say they were in fact, not approved. In a series of events today that were memorably described as a goat rodeo, the official SEC X Account appeared to announce that…
Bitcoin surged to US$47,000 on Monday on expectations that spot ETFs will be approved on Wednesday. ETF providers have announced shockingly low fees in their bid to win customers. It must now be a matter of when, and not if, the large group of Bitcoin Spot ETF providers will be approved and able to begin…
It’s decision time. By the end of this week, we’ll have our answer - will one or more Bitcoin Spot ETFs be given the green light to trade in the U.S? And how will the market respond? In the race towards the approval of a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), the final steps are underway,…
SVET Markets Weekly Update – January 02–05, 2024 On Week 1, the Nasdaq and S&P closed 1.8% and 3.8% lower, respectively, while the Dow Jones was down 0.7%. Meanwhile, BTC initially rose sharply, breaking the 45K barrier, but later stumbled due to massive profit-taking, leading to a downturn in the entire crypto market, with some…