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BREAKING: Vanguard clients can trade funds holding crypto like Bitcoin, XRP and Solana starting this week

Remember when the Bitcoin ETFs launched last year and Vanguard had no interest in offering them?

Check out the clip below…

Well they finally caved in… (Probably after they saw that BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF is now it’s most profitable)

After years of sitting on the sidelines, the world’s second largest asset manager is opening the door to crypto for its 50 million clients.

Starting this week, Vanguard will let customers trade ETFs and mutual funds that primarily hold cryptocurrencies on its brokerage platform.

That includes funds tied to Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP and Solana, treated the same way it already treats gold and other “non-core” assets.

For a firm that spent years saying “no crypto” this is a major pivot.

Here’s what Vanguard had to say:

This shift comes after months of internal review and growing pressure from both retail and institutional clients.

Vanguard previously refused to offer access to spot Bitcoin ETFs when they launched in early 2024, even as:

Vanguard completely missed that first wave.

A few key points to keep in mind:

This is not about Vanguard becoming a “crypto company.” It is about giving its $11 trillion client base access to regulated wrappers.

And that is the real story here.

While prices are still in a mid-cycle slump. And sentiment remains fragile.

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Elon Musk doesn’t talk about Bitcoin often.

But when the richest man in the world does talk about it, people listen.

Yesterday, in a new podcast appearance, Musk framed Bitcoin in a way almost no one else does:

He then went one step deeper:

In other words:

Bitcoin is anchored to something real.

Something physical. Something scarce.

He then dropped the long-term bomb:

The takeaway:

While most people still think Bitcoin is just a speculative asset… the world’s richest man is framing it as stored energy for the digital age.

Bitcoin isn’t just money. It’s a new base layer for value itself.

And that’s why it will win. 🏆

Digital asset funds finally saw inflows, with $1.06 billion coming in last week.

That’s a sharp turnaround in sentiment following 4 consecutive weeks of outflows that totalled $5.7 billion.

Let’s break it down.

Bitcoin saw the largest inflows at $464 million.

Ethereum also saw substantial inflows totalling $309.1 million.

Whilst XRP saw its largest ever weekly inflow at $289.2 million.

Regionally, flows were concentrated in the U.S. which saw $994 million in inflows.

Canada and Switzerland followed with inflows of $97.6 million and $24.6 million respectively.

So what caused this sudden flip in sentiment?

According to CoinShares, institutions moved after Fed member John Williams said policy is still “too restrictive.”

Rate cut odds for December jumped from around 35% to 87%.

Less pressure from the Fed. More confidence in liquidity.

And for the first time in a month, the flows are finally pointing in the right direction. 📈

Bitcoin ETFs end brutal November with a late $70M inflow. Bitcoin ETFs ended November with a rare $70M inflow after $4.3B outflows, signaling seller fatigue as December hinges on thin liquidity.

Strategy sets up $1.4B cash reserve, lifts Bitcoin stash to 650,000 BTC. Strategy builds a $1.44B USD reserve for dividend stability to strengthen market resilience alongside its holdings of 650,000 BTC.

BitMine (BMNR) Bought 97K in ETH Ahead of Fusaka Upgrade. The firm has increased the pace of purchases from the previous week despite sitting on large unrealized losses on its Ethereum bet.

First Chainlink ETF set to begin trading on Tuesday as exchange signs off on Grayscale's LINK fund. Over the past few weeks, several crypto ETFs have launched in the U.S., including ones tracking Litecoin, HBAR, XRP and SOL.

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