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Reason for Report: Industry Update
By Douglas Dennard
Highlights of the week
- The 10 bitcoin ETFs netted +$2.3b last week. For context, that is more than any other ETF (out of 3,400) took in. Blackrock’s IBIT alone was #2 with a week inflow of 1.67b outpacing SPY & VOO which brought in $1.64 b & $1.63bn respectively. This brings total net to +$5b. Again, this is all net GBTC bleed. Throw that out and the numbers get even crazier.
- The Bank Policy Institute, American Bankers Association, the Securities Industry, Financial Markets Association & Financial Services Forum sent a letter to the SEC 2/14/2024 for rule changes to Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121 (“SAB 121”) to address recent policy developments and the challenges that SAB 121 has posed for U.S. banking organizations since it was issued on March 31, 2022. i.e Spot Bitcoin ETPs and use od distributed Ledger Technology to record traditional financial assets.
- Elizabeth Warren FLIPS on Bitcoin on Feb 15 2024 She honored the 15th year celebration of Satoshi Nakamoto
- Pro-XRP lawyer John Deaton may run against Elizabeth Warren
- COIN Coinbase the largest US Compliant Publicly traded Digital Assets exchange had Earnings 2/16/2024 Dec 2023 EPS $1.04 vs $0.27 cons Beat 290.00%,
Revenues 953.80M vs 818.36M cons Beat 16.55%
- CLSK a Publicly traded Bitcoin mining company had earnings 2/8/2024 Dec 2023 EPS
0.15 vs -0.26 cons Beat 157.77%, Revenues 73.79M vs 69.75M cons Beat 5.79%
Calendar of Upcoming Catalyst Events
- Bitcoin Halving (April 2024)
- VanEck Spot Ethereum ETF application Final deadline by SEC May 23, 2024
- US Fed Chair Lowers Interest Rates (March 22, May 3, June 14, July 26, September 20, November 1, December 13)