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Reflexivity squared: How Bitcoin ETF options could lead to explosive price movements.

Opinion by Mehdi Lebbar, co-founder of Exponential.fi.

Bitcoin (BTC) is the world’s most reflexive asset today. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission recently approved options for several Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Once issued, these options lead to gamma squeezes, acting like reflexivity. Together, that’s reflexivity squared, leading to unprecedented price movements. 

The launch of spot Bitcoin ETFs was already a landmark event for the financial world. In their first month, BlackRock’s and Fidelity’s Bitcoin ETFs attracted unprecedented inflows, each accumulating $3 billion — setting records for ETF launches. 

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Grayscale completes reverse share splits of Bitcoin and Ether ETFs

As a result of the reverse share splits, the Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust ETF and Grayscale Ethereum Mini Trust ETF are set to see 5x and 10x price increases, respectively.

Grayscale Investments, one of the world’s largest Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) issuers, is making moves to improve the cost efficiency of its crypto ETFs through reverse share splits.

On Nov. 19, Grayscale completed reverse share splits of its two crypto ETFs, the Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust ETF (BTC) and Grayscale Ethereum Mini Trust ETF (ETH).

Grayscale said the reverse share splits for the ETFs are designed to make the trading of securities more “cost-effective.”

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Hedge Funds Double Down on Bitcoin ETF Holdings

Hedge Funds Double Down on Bitcoin ETF HoldingsBitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) remain preferred choice of investment for institutional investors seeking exposure to bitcoin. Hedge Funds Keep Diversifying Portfolio With Bitcoin The recent 13F Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) filing for end of Q3 revealed that hedge funds such as Millennium Management, Capula Management, and Tudor Investment boosted their exposure to U.S. spot bitcoin […]

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Goldman Sachs’ Bold Bet: Bank Boosts Its Bitcoin ETF Stake to $710 Million

Goldman Sachs’ Bold Bet: Bank Boosts Its Bitcoin ETF Stake to 0 MillionThe substantial increase in Goldman Sachs’ bitcoin ETF holdings demonstrates the growing interest of institutional investors in bitcoin. Institutional Investments in Bitcoin Keeps Rising The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) 13F report for Q3 ending Sept. 30 revealed that Goldman Sachs now owns $710 million in cryptocurrency assets. The 13F report is a mandatory […]

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Record Breaking Volume for Blackrock ETF as Bitcoin Keeps Hitting New All Time Highs

Record Breaking Volume for Blackrock ETF as Bitcoin Keeps Hitting New All Time HighsBlackrock’s spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) set a new daily trading volume record after bitcoin hit $89,000 for the first time. Bitcoin ETFs Continue to Set New Records With bitcoin hitting new all time highs on a daily basis, bitcoin ETFs have experienced the same boom with lots of new capital pouring in. The biggest […]

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Wave of All-Time Highs Causes Trading Volume of Hong Kong Spot Bitcoin ETFs to Skyrocket

Wave of All-Time Highs Causes Trading Volume of Hong Kong Spot Bitcoin ETFs to SkyrocketAs bitcoin prices continue to reach new highs, the prices of related spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have surged significantly. According to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, the three spot Bitcoin ETFs listed in Hong Kong recorded a trading volume of over HK$120 million last week, marking a remarkable increase of more than 55% compared to […]

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Bitcoin pundits wary after ‘spoof city’ sours BTC price gains at $77K

Bitcoin is "acting weird," one commentator argues as BTC price gains fail to capitalize on incremental new all-time highs.

Bitcoin (BTC) preserved $76,000 into Nov. 9 as “spoof city” kept BTC price action pinned in a narrow range.

BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: TradingView

Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView captured familiar trading conditions for BTC/USD: heavy volume and new all-time highs.

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BlackRock Bitcoin ETF sees ‘biggest volume day ever’ with $4.1B traded

BlackRock Bitcoin ETF saw its largest day of trading activity following Donald Trump’s reelection as the president of the United States. 

BlackRock’s Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) witnessed a record day of trading after Donald Trump’s victory in the United States presidential election.

In a Nov. 6 post to X, Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas shared that the iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) witnessed its “biggest volume day ever” with over $4.1 billion in daily trading volume on Nov. 6. 

“For context that’s more volume than stocks like Berkshire, Netflix, or Visa saw today. It was also up 10%, its second-best day since launching, “ added Balchunas. 

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BlackRock Bitcoin ETF sees $1B volume in first minutes of post-election trading

Some analysts expect Bitcoin’s price to surge following Donald Trump’s Nov. 5 election win.

Upward of $1 billion worth of BlackRock’s Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) changed hands in the first minutes of trading after Donald Trump prevailed in the United States presidential election on Nov. 5, according to data from Bloomberg.

Analysts predict BTC’s price will keep rising now that Trump, a cryptocurrency-friendly Republican, is slated to start his second term as US president on Jan. 20.

Valuation models suggest “a $100,000 Bitcoin is quite possible by the time the 47th U.S. President heads to the Capitol for inauguration,” Fadi Aboualfa, head of research at Copper.co — a crypto custodian — told Cointelegraph in an email.

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These crypto ETFs are ‘call options’ on the US elections

The US presidential race could determine the fate of more than half a dozen proposed crypto ETFs.

The United States presidential election on Nov. 5 could determine the fate of more than half a dozen proposed cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs) waiting on a green light from regulators.

In 2024, asset managers submitted a flurry of regulatory filings to list ETFs holding altcoins, including Solana (SOL), XRP (XRP), and Litecoin (LTC), among others.

Issuers are also waiting on approval for several planned crypto index ETFs designed to hold diverse baskets of tokens.

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