ETF
BlackRock’s Bitcoin income ETF offset less than 30% of its $1.2M crypto losses with options
The fund booked $344,849 in option gains, yet its cited NAV, Bitcoin and IBIT declines start on different dates.
Liam 'Akiba' Wright 3 min read
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Bitcoin miner HIVE’s $79M quarter runs into an $80M Swedish tax problem
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Legal
Athena Bitcoin agreed to a $4.5 million settlement, but claimants may have less than $3 million to split
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Regulation
US sanctions exposed a $6.3 billion crypto pipeline linking Iran and Russia
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Legislation
White House warns CLARITY Act will die Sept 15 unless 7 Democrats vote yes
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AI
AI financial advisers carry a hidden Bitcoin bias activated by a single specific switch
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Legislation
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