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Bitcoin Hits 17-Month High Amid Spot Bitcoin ETF Hype; Sam Bankman-Fried's Defense Plans

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the hottest stories shaping the crypto industry today, after bitcoin (BTC) briefly pushed past $35,000 toward the end of the U.S. trading day on Monday. CFTC Commissioner Summer Mersinger weighs in on what this spike in institutional interest means during CoinDesk's State of Crypto 2023 event in Washington, D.C. And, an update on Sam Bankman-Fried's criminal trial.

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Bitcoin Pares Some Gains as BlackRock Spot ETF Ticker Pulled From DTCC Website

Bitcoin (BTC) is erasing some gains after surpassing $35,000. The moves comes as the ticker for BlackRock's (BLK) spot bitcoin ETF – IBTC – was removed from the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation's (DTCC) website. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents "The Chart of the Day."

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Institutions Race for Bitcoin, Sending CME Open Interest to Record High

Open interest for the CME's bitcoin product hit 100,000 BTC ($3.4 billion) for the first time ever.

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A Wild Few Minutes Drive Bitcoin Above $35,000 as ETF Excitement Starts to Thaw the Crypto Winter

BTC hasn't seen these lofty levels since May 2022, when the cryptocurrency industry was just starting to get pummeled by scandals.

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Bitcoin Eyes $31K; Coinbase Set to Make Final Pitch in Bid to Kill SEC Case

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the hottest stories of the day, including bitcoin's (BTC) recent pop and what it means for MicroStrategy's (MSTR) crypto holdings. Coinbase is getting ready to make its final case on Tuesday that a judge should toss the SEC's unregistered securities dispute. Plus, Hong Kong has loosened its stance on spot-crypto products.  

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