The U.S. SEC issued the S-1 application effectiveness notice for the following ETFs and trusts:
BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), the iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), saw a massive inflow of $526 million on Monday. This marked the largest single day of inflows for the ETF since March.
JUST IN: BlackRock spot #Bitcoin ETF had $523 million inflows today.
— Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine) July 22, 2024
On July 22nd, IBIT attracted nearly $527 million in net inflows, bringing BlackRock’s Bitcoin fund’s total assets under management to over $22 billion.
Monday’s gain was the seventh-largest daily inflow on record for IBIT in dollar terms. Its previous record was set on March 18th, when the fund saw $849 million worth of Bitcoin inflows.
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BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) attracted significant net inflows of $526.7 million on July 22, signaling growing investor enthusiasm for spot Bitcoin funds. Collectively, ten spot Bitcoin ETFs, excluding Bitwise’s BITB, achieved their twelfth consecutive day of gains, amassing nearly $534 million in inflows.
Following IBIT, the Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (FBTC) received $23.7 million in inflows, while the Invesco Galaxy Bitcoin ETF (BTCO) attracted $13.7 million. The Franklin Bitcoin ETF (EZBC) reported $7.9 million in inflows, whereas spot Bitcoin ETFs from ARK 21Shares, Valkyrie, Grayscale, Hashdex, and WisdomTree saw no new flows. In contrast, the VanEck Bitcoin ETF (HODL) experienced outflows of $38.4 million, marking it as the only fund to report losses on Monday.
With these gains, IBIT’s market cap has now surpassed $22 billion. IBIT has outperformed the Nasdaq ETF in inflows this year, ranking fourth among over 3,000 US ETFs. Over the past two weeks, US spot Bitcoin ETFs have collectively captured over $2 billion, with year-to-date net inflows reaching $17 billion. This robust performance underscores increasing investor confidence in Bitcoin ETFs as a mainstream financial asset.
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As attention around the US election reaches a fever pitch, Polymarket is on track to be the ultimate victor regardless of who wins the presidency.
Just last week, Polymarket broke mainstream headlines as renowned prediction market analyst and writer Nate Silver joined the team as an advisor.
Now, the decentralized prediction market dapp on Polygon is hitting all-time highs in monthly trading volumes of $213 million, according to Dune. To put that in perspective, June racked up monthly trading volumes of $111 million, per the same chart.
Polymarket is quite possibly crypto’s most successful breakout use case of the year.
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The New York Stock Exchange Arca (NYSE Arca) has accepted and approved the trading of Ethereum exchange-traded funds by Grayscale and Bitwise, as a landmark in the acceptance of cryptocurrencies. The approval by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission now opens doors for investors to have access to regulated access to Ethereum without taking the rather complicated route of direct ownership. This just underlines growing integration of crypto assets into traditional financial markets.
Grayscale and Bitwise have passed a two-step regulatory process, with initial approval from the SEC secured in May, soon to be followed by the start of trading. Final approval, due by Monday, would allow those ETFs to launch operations, opening the doors for investors to increase their playing field. This will not only just make cryptocurrency investments more accessible but also add to their legitimacy.
At the same time, other large exchanges such as Cboe have their Ethereum ETFs launching, with heavyweights such as Fidelity and VanEck participating. The coordination of these launches can be really influential in the crypto market and in turn drive further acceptance and mainstreaming into core investment portfolios.
