Author: American Coins & Gold

Bitcoin ETF Approval Expected Soon, Bears Lose 0M
Futures tracking crypto markets saw some $155 million in shorts liquidated in the past 24 hours after a sudden uptick in prices in U.S. hours.

Bitcoin Decouples From Nasdaq Amid ETF Speculation
The 40-day correlation between the two has declined to zero.

SEC Hustles to Answer Latest Bitcoin ETF Filings: Source
Officials with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sent comments to the issuers of a set of bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) filings just hours after the companies filed their amended S-1 documents, which listed fees for their proposed products.

Protocol Village: C3, Crypto Exchange With 'Self-Custodial Approach, Launches Public Mainnet
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Jan. 4-10.

BTC Blasts Past K as Bitcoin ETF Excitement Gets Feverish
Bitcoin could rally 10%-15% more in case the SEC approves spot bitcoin ETFs, LMAX strategist Joel Kruger noted.

Bitcoin ETFs: The Bear Case
Bitcoin exchange traded funds may not actually be approved, due to the SEC’s long-held concerns about market manipulation. And, if they are, they could change the nature of Bitcoin itself, to the detriment of Satoshi Nakamoto’s original vision, say critics.

Protocol Village: Ta-da, AI Marketplace Based on 'Gamified Web3,' Raises .5M
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Jan. 4-10.

Mysterious .2M Bitcoin Transaction to Satoshi Nakamoto Sparks Speculations
The wallet receiving the hefty payout is the address that mined the Bitcoin network’s first-ever block reward some 15 years ago, commencing the start of the blockchain.

Bitcoin ETFs: The Bull Case
One train of thought says that SEC approval of spot bitcoin ETF will send the market flying. Here’s how that could play out. In a separate post, we review the bear case, where the market may not react with such optimism.

Bitwise Tops Bitcoin ETF Low-Fee Table, While Grayscale Bets on Size
Just one potential spot bitcoin ETF issuer has set a management fee above 1%, and many of the others are asking for less than 0.5%.