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What we’ve cooked up for you today…
🏔 Here comes Mt. Gox
🤑 BlackRock doubles down on BTC
🔥 The ETFs are on fire
💰 And more…
MARKET WATCH ⚖️
Prices as at 3:40am ET
Only the top 20 coins measured by market cap feature in this section
HERE COMES MT. GOX 🏔
BREAKING: Kraken confirms receipt of Mt. Gox Bitcoin, creditors to receive as early as next week
Just when Germany was finished selling Bitcoin, Mt. Gox steps up…
Earlier today, Mt. Gox transferred 92,000 BTC (~5.8 billion) to four unnamed addresses.
Analysts were speculating that Mt. Gox was preparing to release funds back to clients.
And that was confirmed by Kraken later on who sent out the following email:
“We have successfully received creditor funds (BTC and BCH) from the Mt. Gox Trustee. While we will work to distribute funds as quickly as possible, please anticipate 7-14 days for funds to be credited to your account. The amount you will receive has been determined by the Trustee, and we will distribute according to their instructions.”
The key piece of information from Kraken’s email is the scheduled payout timeframe of 7-14 days.
No one really knows for sure how many of these distributed coins are going to be sold.
Unfortunately, it’s likely going to be more than zero…
Remember these investors lost their coins 10 years ago when the price of Bitcoin was only $600. Imagine the temptation to cash in on a 100x.
But…
The market didn’t seem phased by this news at all.
Bitcoin briefly dipped to under $63,000 as the news broke. But since then has climbed back up to over $65,000.
It’s great to see those impacted by Mt. Gox finally get their coins back.
The Mt. Gox bankruptcy distribution has been looming over the Bitcoin market for what feels like forever.
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BLACKROCK DOUBLES DOWN ON BTC 🤑
Bitcoin is legitimate. 🏆
That’s the latest out from Bitcoin’s greatest CMO, Larry Fink.
If who don’t know Larry Fink, he’s the CEO and co-founder of BlackRock.
BlackRock is the largest asset manager in the world with $10.65 trillion in assets under management. (also the largest Bitcoin ETF issuer)
Fink himself is arguably the most influential man on wall street, so when he talks about Bitcoin, it’s a big deal…
Think about it, companies have been applying for Bitcoin ETFs for over 10 years. But when BlackRock and Fink apply, they’re finally approved for trading.
In his latest interview, Larry explained what made him change his mind on Bitcoin.
“I was a skeptic, I was a proud skeptic. I studied it, I learned about it and I came away saying: ‘My opinion 5 years ago was wrong. Here’s my opinion today: I believe Bitcoin is legitimate.’“
How times have changed…
Fink also broke down his reasons for believing in Bitcoin.
“It is a legitimate financial instrument that allows you to have uncorrelated returns, I believe it is an instrument you invest in when you are more frightened though.“
Continuing on, Fink explains:
“It is an instrument you invest in when you believe countries are debasing their currency by excess deficits, and some countries are. It gives you an opportunity to invest in something that is outside your country’s control.”
But it gets even better…
Michael Dell (founder of Dell computers) continues to post about Bitcoin on Twitter.
This time Dell retweeted the clip of Larry Fink’s interview with the caption “Fascinating Bitcoin”.
Dell is the 10th richest men in the world. And he’s retweeting the largest asset manager in the world talking about Bitcoin.
Probably nothing…
We think Anthony Pompliano summed up this situation perfectly:
“Larry Fink continues to be the best CMO of bitcoin. The messenger matters more than the message now.”
Bitcoiner’s have been saying what Fink just said for years.
But the messenger is really important.
How can you not be bullish AF right now?
THE ETFS ARE ON FIRE 🔥
The US Bitcoin ETFs are on a buying spree right now.
Yesterday saw $429 in net inflows, which marks the 8th consecutive inflow day in a row.
In fact the last 3 days alone has seen $1.04 billion in net inflows.
Here’s the breakdown:
BlackRock IBIT: $260 million (4,005 BTC)
Fidelity FBTC: $61 million (940 BTC)
ARK Invest ARKB: $30 million (460 BTC)
As you’d expect, BlackRock was the inflow champ of the day, with $260 million in inflows.
Even Grayscale has been doing decent (for their standards)…
So far this week, Grayscale has seen exactly $0 in inflows or outflows.
Is the Grayscale selling finally over?
Possibly…
If anything, it’s slowed down considerably over the last few weeks.
In other ETF news, Australia’s Bitcoin ETF continues to stack.
Australia Bitcoin ETF holds 85 Bitcoin…
And before you say “what is that? an ETF for ants?”
We know it is… (we’re Australian, so we’re allowed to say this 😂)
But Australia’s ETF market is significantly smaller when compared to the US.
The main takeaway is that, institutional adoption continues to grow.
All around the world, not just in the United States.
Imagine these ETFs popping up in every single country…
Individually they may not represent much on a global scale, but combined…
Now that’s notable.
CRACKING CRYPTO 🥜
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Bitcoin price rally to $65K fueled by ‘complete exhaustion’ from sellers. Bitcoin’s swift surge above $65,000 occurred after sellers’ “complete exhaustion” culminated with the German government emptying its BTC wallets.
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