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Bitcoin is developing into a global liquidity asset, with a new report detailing the catalysts behind the growth: here’s what it found.

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How Bitcoin Is Maturing To A Global Liquidity Asset: Report

Bitcoin’s transformation from a speculative digital experiment into a sophisticated macroeconomic asset is reshaping the crypto and financial markets alike, according to a new Glassnode report.

Institutional adoption has reached unprecedented levels, thanks to catalysts like the U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs, dubbed by analysts as “the most successful ETF launch in history.”

Since November 2022, Bitcoin has absorbed over $544 billion in new capital, propelling internal liquidity to a record $944 billion, just shy of the $1 trillion milestone.

What else did the report find?

Read the full scoop here.

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QUICK N DIRTY

Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP and Dogecoin continue to slowly grind up as fears of a protracted conflict in the Middle East recede: are new highs coming soon?

Tom Lee has chimed in on Bitcoin again, but this time, it’s not a price prediction: the investment guru thinks Michael Saylor’s Strategy could outperform king crypto.

Arthur Hayes, however, is sticking to his guns and has put out another bullish Bitcoin take: here’s the wild number he sees BTC hitting this year.

FINTECH FOCUS

Robinhood CEO Highlights Retail Investor Interest In Nvidia, Tesla Despite Middle East Tensions: 'Barely A Blip'

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev on Tuesday expressed surprise at how resilient retail investors remained during the recent Middle East tensions.

In a CNBC Squawk Box interview, Tenev stated that despite a weekend of escalating geopolitical risk, Robinhood's platform saw no major shifts in retail trading behavior. Retail traders continued their aggressive bets on high-growth sectors like AI, crypto and fintech, echoing trends from earlier months.

“A year or two ago, an event like this would’ve caused big overnight moves. Now, it’s barely a blip,” Tenev said.

Why is that?

Read the full scoop here.

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