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Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund has invested $455 million in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT), one of the world’s leading Bitcoin ETFs, according to recent reports.
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BlackRock Inc., the world’s leading asset manager, is planning to launch a new exchange-traded product (ETP) in Europe that is directly linked to bitcoin, Bloomberg News reported Wednesday. The move follows the success of the company’s $58 billion cryptocurrency-tracking exchange-traded fund in the United States. The new bitcoin-linked fund is expected to be based in Switzerland, according to people familiar with the matter who asked not to be identified because they were not authorized to speak publicly. The marketing campaign for the new product could begin as early as this month, the people said.

French authorities said on Tuesday they had opened a judicial investigation into Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, accusing the crypto exchange of money laundering, smuggling, and tax fraud, among other charges.

France’s National Organized Crime Unit (Junalco) said the investigation is examining the period from 2019 to 2024, which includes crimes committed by Binance within France but also across the European Union.

A spokesperson for Binance said in an emailed statement that Binance “fully denies the allegations and will vigorously fight any charges brought against it,” explaining that the matter has been going on for several years.

According to Reuters, French authorities said that Binance had failed to comply with its previous commitments to combat money laundering and terrorist financing. French authorities had previously investigated Binance in 2023 for money laundering.

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#DeepSeekImpact

Bitcoin price rose at the end of the US session, Bitcoin is now trading at 105,095.7 $ up +1.89% in the last 24 hours. The market capitalization now stands at $2.08 trillion and Bitcoin is still the most dominant with a market share of 57.4% followed by Ethereum with a market share of 11.3%. It is worth noting that based on today's closing price, Bitcoin has risen by +0.56% in the last seven days, and the most popular altcoin, Ethereum, has fallen by -4.08% in the last seven days.

Prices of the most popular digital currencies
Solana: Current price: $257.858, Movement: +4.73%

Binance Coin: Current price: $681.15, Movement: -0.33%

Ripple: Current price: $3.1119, Movement: +1.04%

Dogecoin: Current price: $0.352857, Movement: +2.14%

Shiba Inu: Current price: $0.00002000, Movement: +1.66%

Cardano: Current price: $0.9755, Movement: +0.59%

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Bitcoin price rose at the end of the US session, and Bitcoin is now trading at $105,095.7, up +1.89% in the last 24 hours. The market capitalization now stands at $2.08 trillion, and Bitcoin remains the most dominant with a market share of 57.4%, followed by Ethereum with a market share of 11.3%. It is worth noting that based on today’s closing price, Bitcoin has risen by +0.56% in the last seven days, while the most popular altcoin, Ethereum, has fallen by -4.08% in the last seven days
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#TrumpCryptoOrder

US President Donald Trump has ordered the creation of a cryptocurrency task force tasked with proposing new regulations for digital assets and exploring the possibility of creating a national cryptocurrency reserve, fulfilling his promise to reform US cryptocurrency policies.

The long-awaited move also included protections for banking services for cryptocurrency companies. Trump also banned the creation of central bank digital currencies in the US that could compete with existing cryptocurrencies.

On January 20, soon-to-be First Lady Melania Trump revealed her entry into the cryptocurrency space with $MELANIA. The announcement, strategically timed ahead of Donald Trump’s victory rally in Washington, D.C., sent her social media followers into a frenzy. “Official Melania meme is live! You can buy $MELANIA now,” she posted on X (formerly Twitter). The response was overwhelming. Within hours, the price of Melania had soared to over $5 per token, achieving a staggering market cap of $5 billion. Crypto traders rushed to buy it, making the token one of the most talked-about assets of the day.
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Bitcoin price rose at the end of the US session, and Bitcoin is now trading at $99,717.3, up +3.29% in the last 24 hours. The market capitalization now stands at $1.98 trillion, according to Investing. Bitcoin remains the most dominant with a market share of 57.2%, followed by Ethereum with a market share of 11.5%. It is worth noting that based on today’s closing price, Bitcoin has risen +6.38% in the last seven days, while the most popular altcoin, Ethereum, has risen +5.15% in the last seven days. $BTC

Cryptocurrency prices rose in the last few hours of trading on Wednesday, following Monday’s decline with Bitcoin (BTC) rising to $97,000 on Tuesday as traders await the final batch of US inflation data due today. This comes in conjunction with the correlation between Bitcoin’s performance and the US technology stock index rising to its highest levels in the past two years, indicating that the stock market’s reaction to the US inflation data expected today, Wednesday, may play a major role in determining the direction of cryptocurrencies.

Bitcoin fell as much as 4.4% on Monday to $90,199, its lowest level since Nov. 18 and well off its peak of $108,316 last December.

Other cryptocurrencies also saw big declines, with Ethereum down 6.6%. Ripple (XRP) fell -5.39% to $2.3734. Binance Coin (BNB) fell -3.55% to $668.11, while Solana (SOL) fell -7.03% to $175.211. Dogecoin (DOGE) fell -6.15% to $0.317491, while USDC was flat +0.02% at $1.0008, while Cardano (ADA) saw the biggest drop of -9.25% to $0.8997. $BTC

The altcoin market is set to see further volatility this week, as a number of token unlocks approach that will unlock billions of dollars in supply for several coins, including Ondo Finance’s ONDO token.

According to data from Tokenomist, this week’s token unlocks, which include names like ONDO, ARB, STRK, and SEI, among others, have reached $3 billion, the largest amount since November.

DeFi platform Ondo Finance’s ONDO token represents a significant portion of that total. On January 18, the company will release 1.94 billion ONDO tokens worth $2.23 billion, over 130% of the total circulating supply of around 1.4 billion tokens.

This upcoming ONDO token unlock is several times the token’s daily trading volume, which has recently hovered between $250 million and $300 million.

Spot Bitcoin ETFs in the United States saw unprecedented activity in December 2024, accumulating over 51,500 Bitcoin, outpacing the monthly miner production of only around 13,850 Bitcoin. This massive mismatch between supply and demand helped push Bitcoin’s price to record highs, reaching $108,135 mid-month. The massive demand for Bitcoin from these ETFs has disrupted the market’s balance, with momentum accelerating after Donald Trump’s presidential election victory. In contrast, miner data showed that monthly production from companies such as MARA Holdings, Riot, and Core Scientific fell far short of demand, signaling a “supply shock” that could impact the market in the coming months. In early January 2025, ETFs saw further large inflows, acquiring nearly $1 billion worth of Bitcoin, raising expectations that this trend will expand in the near future. Market analysis suggests that current supply is not enough to meet demand, meaning that Bitcoin prices could continue to rise if the current momentum continues. $BTC

Bitcoin has broken the $100,000 barrier once again as momentum returns to the world’s largest digital asset, as the US Congress prepares to certify Donald Trump’s presidential election victory.
The digital currency has risen 3% in the last 24 hours to $101,000 during these moments of trading on Monday, as Bitcoin achieved weekly gains of 5.66% through Sunday, the highest since November 24.
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Bitcoin price rose at the end of the US session, and Bitcoin is now trading at $98,751.0, up +1.43% in the last 24 hours. The market cap is now $1.96 trillion, and Bitcoin is still the most dominant with a market share of 56.8%, followed by Ethereum with a market share of 12.2%. It is worth noting that based on today's closing price, Bitcoin has decreased by -1.89% in the last seven days, while the most popular altcoin, Ethereum, has also decreased by -5.99% in the last seven days.
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MicroStrategy (MSTR) said Monday it acquired 5,262 bitcoins at an average price of $106,662 each, using the proceeds from the sale of 1.32 million shares, which raised $561 million.
By leveraging both equity and convertible debt while taking advantage of the equity premium, the company was able to grow its bitcoin holdings at a faster pace than it was diluting its shares.
As of Dec. 22, MicroStrategy said it had approximately $7.08 billion of shares available for issuance under its agreement.
MicroStrategy stock is currently trading at $343.8 per share and is down more than 11% since the beginning of the month
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