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Markets

Crypto Stocks MicroStrategy, Coinbase and Marathon Post Just Modest Gains as Bitcoin Eyes Record High

A notable outperformer was bitcoin miner Bitfarms, which nominated a new board member amid its proxy battle with Riot Platforms.

Bitcoin price 10/29(CoinDesk)

Markets

Tokenized Treasuries Like Blackrock's BUIDL Will Challenge Stablecoins But Won't Fully Replace Them: JPMorgan

Tokens such as BUIDL are at a regulatory disadvantage to stablecoins due to their classification as securities, the report said.

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Videos

BlackRock Buys More MicroStrategy Shares; Citi Debanked Ripple's Brad Garlinghouse

Bitcoin is back above $67,000 as the Fed latest Beige Book survey of economic conditions hinted at further rate reductions in the coming months. Plus, BlackRock buys more MicroStrategy shares and Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse shares how he was debanked by Citigroup. "CoinDesk Daily" host Christine Lee breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today.

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Finance

U.K. Pension Giant L&G Looks to Enter Crypto's Tokenization Space

London-based L&G, which has $1.5 trillion in assets, is evaluating ways to join other big traditional players like BlackRock, Franklin Templeton and Abrdn that are offering blockchain-based money-market funds and the like.

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Policy

CFTC Subcommittee Sends Up Recommendations for Letting Firms Use Tokenized Shares as Collateral: Bloomberg

BlackRock and Franklin Templeton could see tokenized shares of their money-market funds traded as collateral by the end of the year.

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission would be granted far-reaching authority over crypto trading and regulation in a new Senate bill. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

Grayscale’s High ETF Fee Keeps the Cash Flowing In Even as Investors Withdraw

Grayscale’s fee revenue from GBTC is nearly five times higher than BlackRock’s from IBIT even after a 50% decline in assets under management.

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Markets

BlackRock Highlights Bitcoin’s Unique Properties as Approved IBIT Options Could Cement Risk-Off Status

BlackRock's latest report shows that bitcoin has a very low correlation to U.S. equities on a trailing six-month basis.

Chart of BTC, S&P 500 and Gold performance since Aug. 5. (TradingView)

Videos

Harris Admin to 'Encourage' AI and Digital Assets; Core Scientific Gets Buy Rating From Canaccord

"CoinDesk Daily" host Christine Lee breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today, as Kamala Harris showed love to digital assets in her first remarks to donors in NYC. Plus, U.S. SEC approved the list of physically settled options tied to BlackRock's spot Bitcoin ETF, and Canaccord initiated coverage of Core Scientific with a buy rating.

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Markets

BlackRock Bitcoin ETF Options to Set Stage for GameStop-Like 'Gamma Squeeze' Rally, Bitwise Predicts

Last week, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) approved the list of of physically settled options tied to BlackRock's spot Bitcoin ETF, the iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT).

(Jim Henderson, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Brian Armstrong, ETF Experts Shoot Down 'Paper Bitcoin' Rumors

Some online chatter has suggested Coinbase is issuing bitcoin IOUs to BlackRock, which ultimately was manipulating the price of crypto lower.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (CoinDesk)