馃殌 Exciting News: U.S. Welcomes Bitcoin ETFs with a Bang! 馃帀

馃搮 Correction: Jan. 11, 2024, 16:11 UTC - An earlier version of this story had an incorrect ranking.

After years of anticipation, Bitcoin ETFs have received the green light in the U.S., and trading kicked off with a bang on Thursday. As of 10:15 a.m. ET (15:15 UTC) on Thursday, here's the ranking of the 11 funds by first-day trading volume, according to BitMex Research.

馃憞 Check out the list of the eleven ETFs as of 10:15 a.m. ET (15:15 UTC) on Thursday:

馃搳 UPDATE at 15:50 UTC: Over $2.7 billion traded across all Bitcoin ETP products today, with $1.9 billion in the U.S. spot ETF race.

馃殌 In comparison, ProShares' futures-based bitcoin ETF (BITO) recorded $1 billion in volume on its first day in October 2021. Notably, the largest-ever first-day volume for an individual ETF launch was $2.1 billion.

馃攳 Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas shared insights, highlighting the anticipation around $IBIT potentially breaking the all-time day one flow/volume record of $2.1 billion.

馃搱 Bitcoin (BTC) surged, reaching a fresh two-year high above $48,000 during the day as the ETF trading frenzy unfolded.

馃憖 The crypto space is buzzing with excitement as the ETFs make their mark. Stay tuned for more updates on this historic development!

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