On Thursday, the trading volume of the Bitcoin Spot ETF hit a total of more than $4.6 billion, with Grayscale's GBTC being the dominant participant.
Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) logged 700,000 individual transactions, which is twice as many as the tracking fund QQQ for the Nasdaq 100.
A correction brought the price of Bitcoin down to $46,000 on Friday after it had reached a high of $48,900 for the first time since December 2021.
During the Asian session on Friday, the price of Bitcoin (BTC) drops to about $46,000, a correction from the two-year high of $48,900 that was witnessed on Thursday. After the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) gave its clearance to spot exchange-traded funds (ETF) that track Bitcoin's price, the market's interest in the cryptocurrency increased, which most likely led to the rise that Bitcoin experienced.
On the first trading day of the exchange-traded funds (ETFs), which took place on Thursday, about 700,000 individual transactions were recorded, and the trading volume surpassed $4.6 billion.
Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) trading skyrocket, and Grayscale acquires a significant portion of the market
The first day of trading for Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) had a volume of more than $4.6 billion.
A significant portion of this trade volume was acquired by grayscale. On the other hand, according to James Seyffart, an analyst for Bloomberg ETFs, this behavior may be attributed to businesses selling their GBTC shares for other ETFs in lieu of fees and other circumstances.
In order to compete in what experts refer to as the "Cointucky Derby," exchange-traded fund (ETF) issuers are lowering their fees in an effort to entice more traders and secure a greater portion of the market. The cost that Bitwise Invest charges is now the lowest, coming in at 0.2%.
When compared to the QQQ, which is an exchange-traded fund that follows the Nasdaq 100, the trading volume of Bitcoin Spot ETFs was much lower. However, it logged over 700,000 transactions, which is roughly twice as much as the amount of trades recorded by the QQQ, according to Eric Balchunas, a senior ETF analyst at Bloomberg.
According to the Greekslive ambassador who goes by the handle @4adybug on X, the Bitcoin ETF inflow was at a respectable level on day one, meaning that it was neither too high nor excessively low and was really in line with what was anticipated. According to the cryptocurrency expert, the approval of the exchange-traded fund (ETF) makes the time zone of the United States more significant than the futures market. Additionally, it is expected that the price of Bitcoin will stay rangebound between $48,000 and $53,000.
The Technical Analysis of: The price of bitcoin reaches its highest point in two years, with $45,000 being the crucial figure.
For the first time since December 2021, the price of bitcoin managed to surpass the $48,900 threshold on Thursday, marking a two-year high for the cryptocurrency. The $45,000 support becomes a significant region for Bitcoin as a result of this. In the event that Bitcoin falls below this level without a rapid rebound, the Greekslive ambassador @4adybug said that this might be seen as a hint of a reversal in the current upward trend.
Bitcoin's gains are expected to be restricted at the 61.8% Fibonacci retracement level of the asset's slide between November 2021 and 2022, which is set at $49,400. This level is anticipated to be the limit of Bitcoin's potential increases. It is thus possible that the price of Bitcoin may surge towards this level before experiencing a downturn.
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