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Focus on BTC fundamentals, says Edward Snowden
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“We’re contorting ourselves to pass through the keyhole of tyranny.” Edward Snowden’s words ring out in the packed Genesis Stage hall at Bitcoin Amsterdam, stressing the preeminent cryptocurrency’s ever-increasing importance in a world beset by creeping government surveillance, devaluing fiat currencies and restrictive policies.
The renowned whistleblower’s address summed up a recurring theme during the conference hosted in Amsterdam, driving home the role of decentralized protocols like Bitcoin and Nostr in handing individuals some semblance of control over their wealth and privacy.
Cointelegraph spoke to prominent Bitcoin developers, investors, builders and supporters attending the two day conference at the picturesque Westerpark. In the midst of the ongoing cryptocurrency bear market that has tested the wider industry, the event managed to attract a couple of thousand event-goers looking for the latest news and insights from the BTC industry.
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While these prominent figures highlighted the value proposition of Bitcoin as a store of value against diminishing purchasing power of fiat currencies, Snowden was critical of the continual focus on the value of BTC over its importance as decentralized tool:
“We are all part of a bigger game and Bitcoin is one of the strongest levers in that. The systems that we are influencing, that we are exerting leverage on – payments and finance – will shape what the world of tomorrow looks like.”
Snowden’s address attracted arguably the biggest gathering of visitors during the conference, as he revisited the role that Bitcoin played in his own journey rebelling against the hegemony of the U.S. government and its wanton surveillance of its citizens.
In 2013, Snowden used Bitcoin to pay for the servers that hosted classified information that was sent to journalists that would reveal the overreach of the National Security Agency. As Snowden elaborated, Bitcoin’s increasing prominence has led to increasing opposition from governments, lawmakers and legacy financial institutions.
“We don’t want to focus on things like ETFs (exchange-traded funds), we need to focus on the fundamentals.”
Snowden added that the potential influence of Bitcoin ETFs on the value of the cryptocurrency represents “subordination, a kind of subjugation, a process of taming” that is being played out by institutions that regulate traditional financial spheres.
Snowden also shared his belief that Bitcoin has ‘a privacy problem’, highlighting the emergence of obfuscation tools like coinjoin and mixers as important, but equally indicative of the pressure facing the decentralized protocol.
“Acting in secret is not freedom. The necessity of coinjoins and so on – that is because you are un-free. Proof of funds is proof of unfreedom.”
Snowden said that society needs to stop asking for permission by continuing to innovate with the creation of decentralized tools that do not heed to the powers that be, referring to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s actions against the wider cryptocurrency space in 2023 as a prime example of the control that currently exists:
“All of the people tracking price and looking at headlines involving the SEC. Gary Gensler is not Daddy Bitcoin. I don’t really care what he thinks and I don’t think you should either.”
The whistleblower also tipped his hat to the creation of Nostr, which he described as powerful in conceptualizing the integration of free speech and free trade. The creators of Nostr would later unpack the genesis of the platform at the conference, which also drew a significant crowd.
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BlackRock’s BUIDL adds over $5m in a week despite market turbulence
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The Ethereum-based BUIDL fund from the leading asset manager BlackRock has gulped over $5 million in assets over the past week despite the ongoing market turbulence.
Market analytics resource IntoTheBlock (ITB) revealed this in a recent disclosure, stressing that the fund has commanded considerable interest among investors.
While the crypto market struggles, BlackRock’s $BUIDL fund, operating on the Ethereum network, continues to attract new investors.
The fund requires a minimum entry of $5 million, and its total assets have now reached $491 million. pic.twitter.com/Bl19tVVxbW
— IntoTheBlock (@intotheblock) July 8, 2024
Launched in March on Ethereum, the BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL) marks the company’s first tokenized fund. It allows qualified investors to procure yields in U.S. dollars by subscribing through the fintech company Securitize.
Notably, two months after the fund’s launch, Securitize secured a $47 million funding round from multiple investors, including BlackRock.
The BUIDL fund allocates investments into U.S. Treasury bills, cash, and repurchase agreements. This enables investors to generate yield while maintaining their holdings as tokens on the blockchain. Despite a correlation with the crypto industry, the fund has maintained a positive path amid the ongoing market turmoil.
According to data sourced by ITB, BUIDL now boasts $491 million in assets under management (AUM) amid a sustained growth trajectory. This feat comes as the broader global crypto market lost $290 billion in July, with Bitcoin (BTC) collapsing below $57,000.
On-chain data shows that BUIDL’s AUM stood at $486.46 million as of July 2. Interestingly, this figure has since increased to $491.83 million, recent data confirms. The growth rate indicates an addition of $5.37 million in the last week despite the bearish atmosphere.
With this bullish performance, BUIDL has maintained its position as the largest blockchain-based money market fund. Notably, BUIDL surpassed the BENJI fund from Franklin Templeton to become the largest money market fund in May, when its AUM soared to $375 million.
1/ Blackrock’s BUIDL has surpassed Franklin Templeton’s BENJI (FOBXX) in AUM and became the largest On-Chain Money Market Fund
– BUIDL has grown 36.5% MoM from $274M to $375M
– BENJI only grew 2.1% MoM from $360M to $368M pic.twitter.com/zcMzThfAAh— Tom Wan (@tomwanhh) April 30, 2024
As such, BUIDL has recorded inflows totaling $116.83 million. Meanwhile, BENJI has only seen $33.97 million in capital inflows within the same period.
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HIVE Digital stock rallies over 9% as Bitcoin miner bolsters crypto reserves to 2.5k BTC
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Canadian Bitcoin mining company HIVE Digital has released a June financial report, revealing it has increased its reserves to 2,503 BTC stored on the balance sheet.
HIVE Digital Technologies, the Vancouver-based Bitcoin mining company, seems unaffected by the recent miner capitulation that caused Bitcoin (BTC) to plunge below the $56,000 mark.
In a Jul. 8 press release, the company revealed that as of Jul. 7, its crypto holdings on the balance sheet had increased to 2,503 BTC, a more than 2% increase compared to the prior month. In total, HIVE Digital mined 119 BTC in June, keeping the same performance as in May.
Despite recent market turbulence that saw Bitcoin plunge below the $56,000 mark, HIVE Digital appears unaffected. CEO Aydin Kilic addressed the firm’s operational expansion, noting that the remaining batch of Bitmain S21 orders “are ready to ship, and in fact have been upgraded to S21 Pro, representing approximately 1,150 S21 Pro miners from HIVE’s original order in December.” Kilic added that the latest acquisition of 1,000 S21 Pro Miners revealed in May is now “ready to ship,” with the total fleet of new rigs expected to be installed by the end of July.
“Therefore, we expect the total 2,150 pending S21 Pro miners to ship in the next week, bringing HIVE’s total operational hashrate to 5.5 EH/s once fully installed, with a global fleet efficiency of 24.5 J/TH. HIVE expects these machines to be installed before the end of July.”
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Following the release of the positive report, HIVE Digital’s shares (HIVE) soared by over 9.5% on Nasdaq, jumping to $3.34, according to data from Google Finance.
HIVE Digital’s reserve boosting comes despite massive capitulation among its rivals. As QCP analysts noted in a research report, Bitcoin miners are showing “signs of capitulation” as the cryptocurrency’s price slid below $56,000 late Jul. 5. Amid the deteriorating landscape, the hashprice mark neared “its all-time low,” a level last seen during the bear market.
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Is Ethereum Becoming Scarcer than Bitcoin on Exchanges?
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Ethereum (ETH) metrics have shown that the digital currency might be suffering from scarcity than earlier projected. According to on-chain data, Ethereum is now being accumulated at a faster rate than Bitcoin.
The Ethereum and Bitcoin Divergence
According to data insights from Leon Waidmann from BTC-Echo, Ethereum is becoming scarcer than Bitcoin. While there are metrics that show the individual performance of BTC and ETH, their correlation per exchange balances is also a crucial one.
🚨HUGE divergence between #Ethereum and #Bitcoin!
ETH is becoming SCARCER than BTC.#ETH Exchange Balance: 10.189% 📉#BTC Exchange Balance: 15.086% 📈
The gap is WIDENING! pic.twitter.com/UnuejbnS8l
— Leon Waidmann | Onchain Insights🔍 (@LeonWaidmann) July 7, 2024
According to the accompanying Glassnode data shared by Waidmann, the current Ethereum exchange balance is pegged at 10.189%. In contrast, that of Bitcoin comes in at 15.08%, a figure that suggests a tightening gap.
Since the conversation around spot Ethereum ETF came into the limelight, demand for ETH has grown. Investors suddenly started buying Ethereum at a frantic pace, accounting for the drain on trading platforms. The investor action is explainable, considering how Wall Street money is projected to buy Ethereum upon ETF launch.
This projection is not unfounded judging by the trend seen in spot Bitcoin ETF products. When the BTC ETF came into the market in January, top firms like Susquehanna International Group (SIG) went all out to buy the asset. The buyups played a crucial role in sending the price of Bitcoin to an All-Time High (ATH) of $73,750.07.
Despite the exchange balance for Ethereum draining fast, the impact on the price of ETH is not visible. At the time of writing, Ethereum is changing hands for $2,983.03, down by 2.31% in the past 24 hours. The coin’s 24-hour low and high trading price comes in at $2,956.99 and $3,080.11 respectively.
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The future growth of ETH is now hinged on the new long-awaited decision from the US SEC. After it greenlighted the 19b-4 forms for the spot Ethereum ETF application weeks ago, the wait for S-1 is near.
Though the timeline for launch remains largely speculative, the coming 2 weeks appear pivotal. ETF Store President Nate Geraci believes the regulator will do everything it has to do to make Ethereum ETF start trading in 2 weeks.
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