
The free ride for VanEck’s Bitcoin ETF is officially over after falling $1.4 billion short of growth target
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Coldcard’s seed flaw is forcing affected users to replace their keys and exposing the maintenance risks of long-term Bitcoin storage.

The 45-day standby facility ended on its preset Oct. 9 date without settled shares, cash or a Bitcoin purchase.

The $32.1 million turn ended four negative sessions, but every listed fund except IBIT was flat or negative.

Strong consumer spending and sticky inflation weakened the dovish signal, while higher Treasury yields continued to limit institutional demand.

Shareholders approved liquidation and delisting, but the record time fixes participation, not payment or court approval.

The tracker refreshed a roughly $1.9 billion valuation even though filings still describe the stack as closing-dependent.



