💰 Bitcoin holds above $59,000 as short liquidations spike

Bitcoin short liquidations spiked above $24 million in the past 24 hours as the price rebounded from a multi-month low of below $57,000 on Monday. A total of $33 million in bitcoin positions were liquidated in the past 24 hours amid the volatility. The wider cryptocurrency market experienced over $112 million in liquidations during the same period. Of these combined crypto liquidations, the vast majority — around $70 million — were short positions, according to Coinglass data.

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🥇 Grayscale's GBTC spot bitcoin ETF sees $63 million of inflows, ending 78-day outflow streak

Grayscale’s GBTC spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund witnessed its first-ever (since it was converted) daily net inflows on Friday, ending a 78-day run of consecutive outflows. GBTC’s cumulative outflows since the U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs began trading on Jan. 11 totaled more than $17.5 billion by May 2, but the higher-fee fund suddenly generated $63 million worth of inflows on Friday, according to data from Farside Investors and CoinGlass.

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💰 Snowden Issues ‘Final Warning’ to Bitcoin Developers on Privacy Enhancements

In the wake of the U.S. intensifying its clampdown on privacy-oriented software and Zksnacks closing its coordinated coinjoin service, Edward Snowden, the NSA whistleblower and former contractor, has issued a stern warning to Bitcoin developers. Snowden emphasizes that time is running out for enhancing privacy and insists it must be integrated at the protocol level.

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💰 Jack Dorsey's Block Will Reinvest 10% of Bitcoin Profits Into BTC

Block, formerly known as Square, Inc, detailed a months-long plan during its earnings call Thursday to buy Bitcoin with 10% of its gross profits from Bitcoin-related products and services. “In April, Block implemented a Bitcoin dollar cost average (DCA) purchase program that will run through 2024,” the company said in a blog post. “Under the program, Block will be investing 10% of its gross profit from Bitcoin products into Bitcoin purchases.”.

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💰 Bitcoin surpasses one billion transactions processed, eight hundred weeks after launch

Eight hundred weeks and one day after Bitcoin launched on January 3, 2009, with the minting of its genesis block, the world's most valuable cryptocurrency has surpassed one billion processed transactions. launched on January 3, 2009, with the minting of its genesis block, the world's most valuable cryptocurrency has surpassed one billion processed transactions.

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💰 Bitcoin miners are starting to feel the pinch

Last week, The Block’s Data & Insights newsletter talked about the crazy impacts the hype around Runes was having on the Bitcoin network. Specifically, the new token standard that launched at the halving helped push both the number of transactions and the amount of fees being paid on the network to new all-time highs. As is often the case, hype cannot last forever. While roughly half of the transactions on Bitcoin are still related to Runes, the number of transactions has vastly subsided.

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💰 Bitcoin’s April plunge leads to $2.92 billion in spot outflows

Bitcoin faced massive selling pressure in April 2024, recording its most significant monthly decline of 15% since November 2022, when it dropped over 16%. CryptoSlate previously analyzed the factors contributing to the dip, finding that the conclusion of the US tax season, compounded by various economic factors, prompted the sell-off. However, Bitcoin rebounded most of its losses in April and May.

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💰 Grayscale spot bitcoin ETF inflows may be result of short-term trading: Bloomberg ETF analyst

Grayscale’s spot bitcoin ETF ended a 78-day streak of outflows after registering two consecutive days of net inflows. Bloomberg ETF Analyst James Seyffart told The Block while he's not absolutely sure what might have caused the swing, there could be a few different explanations. "It could be a short-term tactical trade or pairs trade of sorts. Where the fee is far less relevant over shorter time frames," he said.

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💰 Bitcoin’s 280% surge from cycle lows mirrors previous bull cycles

Since bottoming out around $15,500 in November 2022, Bitcoin’s performance has been on a consistently upward trajectory. This growth culminated in new all-time highs in March 2024, marking a staggering 280% surge from its cycle low. However, the market has experienced several healthy corrections during this bullish trend. In March 2023, Bitcoin saw a 22% drawdown, followed by a 20% correction that lasted from April to June 2023.

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🇺🇸 Former President Donald Trump says "Biden doesn't even know what" crypto is and if you like crypto you "better vote for Trump."

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💰 Post-Halving, Bitcoin Difficulty Drops Significantly; Hashrate Dips Below 600 EH/s

The Bitcoin network experienced its second difficulty adjustment post-halving and the most significant reduction this year. Additionally, the network’s total hashrate fell below the 600 exahash per second (EH/s) mark for the first time since late March. Over the forthcoming two weeks, Bitcoin miners will see some respite as the difficulty level has decreased by 5.62%, moving from 88.10 trillion to the present 83.15 trillion. This change marks the most substantial reduction in 2024 and came after the halving on April 19, 2024.

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🇺🇸 US Bancorp, Rothschild firm disclose spot 💰 Bitcoin ETF purchases of roughly $20 million in Q1

US Bancorp disclosed spot Bitcoin ETF investments worth over $15 million on May 8. The company revealed it purchased roughly 87,744 shares of Fidelity’s FBTC worth $5.4 million, 46,011 shares of Grayscale’s GBTC worth $2.9 million, and 178,567 shares of BlackRock’s IBIT worth $7.2 million. The company’s total investments stood at $71.8 billion, based on its latest 13F filing. US Bancorp is among the largest bank holding companies in the US, with over $663 billion in AUM at the end of 2023.

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💰 Bitcoin options traders bet price could surpass all-time high by end of June, analyst says

Based on recent options data from Binance, bitcoin open interest is concentrated at a strike price of $75,000 for the end-of-June expiry, an analyst said. According to Ruslan Lienkha, the chief of markets at Cyprus-based exchange YouHodler, the open interest concentration focuses on bitcoin's all-time high. Bitcoin reached its all-time high of over $73,000 in the middle of March, according to The Block's Price Page.

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💰 Bitcoin Is In a 'Bore You to Death' Phase, but Bottom Could Be Close, Analysts Say

Crypto markets are stuck in a lull with digital assets consolidating for the last few weeks, testing investors conviction whether the bull market will resume. All attempts for a sustained rally over the past weeks have been sold off, the latest instance coming Friday with bitcoin (BTC) tumbling nearly 5% from $63,000 to just above $60,000 amid discouraging inflation expectations and hawkish commentary from Federal Reserve policymakers.

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💰 Grayscale Bitcoin ETF Continues To See Negative Outflows Of Over $100 Million

According to data from SoSoValue, on May 10, total net outflows from spot Bitcoin ETFs amounted to $84.6581 million. This marks the second consecutive day of outflows for Bitcoin ETFs, with Grayscale Bitcoin ETF reporting an additional $103 million in outflows on Friday. In contrast, BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) experienced an inflow of $12.4363 million, and Fidelity’s FBTC saw $5.3039 million flowing in.

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💰 Bitcoin ETFs Holding Now Accounts For 4.5% Of The Total Bitcoin Supply

According to data from HODL15Capital, as of May 10, Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) worldwide collectively held 949,756 Bitcoins. The Bitcoin ETFs holding is constituting 4.5% of the total Bitcoin supply. U.S.-based spot Bitcoin ETFs acquired 1,318 Bitcoins throughout the week, with GBTC experiencing outflows. Glassnode highlighted that Bitcoin reached a pivotal phase three months ahead of Ethereum, with the news surrounding ETFs significantly impacting this acceleration.

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💰 Bernstein argues bitcoin's 'flattish' price action is great for public miners

Analysts at research and brokerage firm Bernstein aren’t worried about the “flattish” price action of bitcoin, arguing that it can be great for miners — when economics are driven by competitive hash-rate wars. “Bitcoin price action has been flattish, but we don't fear any major drawdown here,” Gautam Chhugani and Mahika Sapra wrote in a note to clients on Monday.

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🇭🇰 Hong Kong Bitcoin and Ether ETFs See $39M Outflows on Monday: Farside Investors

The Hong Kong-listed spot bitcoin and ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) saw heavy outflows on Monday following bitcoin’s drop below $61,000 on Friday. The spot bitcoin ETFs from issuers ChinaAMC, Harvest Global, as well as Bosera and Hashkey, saw a combined $32.7 million outflows on Monday, according to data from Farside Investors. This number is significantly higher than previous outflows, which hovered around the $6 million mark.

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💰 Bitcoin’s Fundamentals Remain Strong Amid Market Volatility: Bitfinex

Key factors like the steadfastness of long-term holders and the plunge in mining difficulty underscore Bitcoin’s foundational strength. While the crypto market is far from its March peak, analysts say the fundamentals of the Bitcoin network remain strong. According to the latest Bitfinex Alpha report, Bitcoin’s foundational strength is underscored by key factors like the steadfastness of long-term holders and the plunge in mining difficulty. These factors indicate that the network is positioned for future value appreciation.

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