Morgan Stanley | $270 Million Investment in Bitcoin ETFs

In a significant move indicating Wall Street’s increasing embrace of Bitcoin, Morgan Stanley, one of the largest financial institutions globally, has disclosed an investment in Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

Recent filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) shed light on Morgan Stanley’s positive shift towards owning (albeit indirectly) Bitcoin.

According to the filings, Morgan Stanley has allocated $270 million to various Bitcoin ETFs, making it a major player in the rapidly evolving Bitcoin market.

13F Filing By Morgan Stanley Reveals Investments in Bitcoin ETFs

This move by Morgan Stanley reflects a broader trend among traditional…

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Top Trending Crypto Coins of The Day

BIGCAP COINS:

  1. Pepe: Market Cap of $3.9 Billion.
  2. Bitcoin: Market Cap of $1.3 Trillion.
  3. Toncoin: Market Cap of $22.4 Billion.

MIDCAP COINS:

  1. Renzo: Market Cap of $123 Million.
  2. ssv.network: Market Cap of $420 Million.
  3. Notcoin: Market Cap of $675 Million.

RISING COINS:

  1. Patton: Market Cap of $2.6 Million.
  2. Amaterasu Omikami: Market Cap of $18.7 Million.
  3. Grok: Market Cap of $73.7 Million.

Disclaimer: Market capitalizations can vary in real-time. The information provided here is intended purely for educational purposes and should not, under any circumstances, be construed as financial advice.

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Web3 Watch: Naked in the metaverse

A new crypto-related lawsuit has landed in the Southern District of New York courthouse. 

A California resident named Luke Brown is leading a class action lawsuit against luxury fashion house Dolce & Gabbana over NFTs the company released in 2022. 

Brown’s suit alleges Dolce & Gabbana failed to deliver on benefits it promised for NFT buyers, and manipulated the initial and resale markets for the assets. Brown ultimately lost $5,800 on his $6,000 investment, the suit claims. 

The suit goes on to describe how the DGFamily project, released in collaboration with “digital luxury and culture” marketplace UNXD, failed to deliver on eight promised benefits meant to include digital…

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SAB 121 | Congress Overturns SEC Ruling

In a showdown in Washington, the U.S. Congress has taken steps to challenge the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over a controversial policy related to digital assets.

The issue centers on the SEC’s Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121 (SAB 121), which has sparked fierce debate among lawmakers, the Bitcoin community, and banking executives.

SAB 121, introduced in 2022, requires banks and other publicly traded companies to account for customers’ digital assets on their balance sheets and maintain capital against them.

This rule aims to enhance transparency and protect investors by highlighting the obligations and risks associated with safeguarding these…

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LATEST: Ripple’s Q1 Report Shows a Healthy Growth in XRP

Ripple’s Q1 report shows a healthy upward trajectory in terms of the growth of the XRP ecosystem. XRP spot volumes rose 40% higher in Q1 to $865 million, and daily average open interest in XRP derivatives leaped five times to $500 million. Direct transactions on the ledger have also nearly doubled, which implies that the level of market participation is relatively healthy. In turn, XRP transaction cost efficiency has further improved, with the average fee per transaction falling 44%, even though the network performance improved, and congestion dropped. In the meantime, on-ledger transactions have doubled in XRP burned from onboard transaction fees.

Although the process of creating new wallets and the price of XRP had come down significantly, the activity in the overall market had been quite the same. And there is no lying that Ripple-XRP holds more than 4.8 billion XRP in wallets and another 40 billion that are locked up in escrow; in this case, the supply was staggered. The commitment to re-escrow is good financial management by Ripple for the future stability and growth of XRP.

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Layer-3s are the future of scalability

As the blockchain ecosystem grows, so does the demand for flexible, customizable tech.

Scalability is about making technology more accessible to Web3 builders and consumers. If developers can build scalable applications, they can reach more users without increasing their costs significantly or needing to multiply their resources. For those wishing to bootstrap a chain with limited resources, layer-3s could serve as a promising opportunity.

By cutting down on overhead operational and onboarding costs, layer-3s are quickly becoming an important piece of the blockchain ecosystem to give developers greater flexibility and growth opportunities. 

When layer-3s started trending, they were met…

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Check Out the Top Crypto Gainers of the Day

$1M – $10M MarketCap:

  1. cheepepe (CHEEPEPE): 209%
  2. Monkeys Token (MONKEYS): 90%
  3. Primate (PRIMATE): 77%
  4. Wrapped Accumulate (WACME): 42%
  5. Dark Frontiers (DARK): 42%

$10M – $100M MarketCap:

  1. SLG.GAMES (SLG): 67%
  2. Lifeform (LFT): 42%
  3. Ring AI (RING): 37%
  4. ForTube (FOR): 37%
  5. Lumerin (LMR): 32%

$100M – $1B MarketCap:

  1. PONKE (PONKE): 48%
  2. MANEKI (MANEKI): 46%
  3. 0x Protocol (ZRX): 22%
  4. Reserve Rights (RSR): 19%
  5. Aurora (AURORA): 17%

Disclaimer: Market capitalizations can vary in real-time. The information provided here is intended purely for educational purposes and should not, under any circumstances, be construed as financial advice.

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