# ⚫️Vortex EP. 26 Notes

**Published by:** [零靈 0xSpiritZero](https://paragraph.com/@0xspiritzero/)
**Published on:** 2024-03-11
**URL:** https://paragraph.com/@0xspiritzero/vortex-ep-26-notes

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⚫️Vortex EP. 26: CRYPTO UP even more 🆙 but SEC delaying ETH ETF? Spaces held on 03/05/24 at 11pm SGT (GMT+8)X’s Spaces Link (Click Here to listen the full episode)Market cap: BTC: 1.3T, ETH: 456B Day to Day: BTC: +3.86%, ETH: +7.4%$105 million worth of #Bitcoin shorts liquidated in the past 24 hours.BlackRock files to purchase #Bitcoin ETFs for its Strategic Income Opportunities Fund.Michael Saylor's MicroStratgey to raise $600 million to purchase more #Bitcoin. https://watcher.guru/news/michael-saylors-microstrategy-to-raise-600m-to-purchase-more-bitcoinMicroStratgey issued new private offering of $600 Convertible Senior Notes (notes will be unsecured, senior obligations of MicroStrategy, will bear interest payable semi-annually in arrears on March 15 and September 15 of each year, beginning on September 15, 2024) It is not 100% using it to only buy BTC, but also for general corporate purposes **Early on Monday (3/4/2024), Microstrategy’s BTC profits hit $6.5 billion.Wells Fargo & Bank of America's Merrill begins offering #Bitcoin ETFs to clientsCoinbase Crashes Following Bitcoin PumpBitcoin surpasses the Russian Ruble to become the 14th largest currency in the world.JPMorgan Changes Tune on Crypto as Bitcoin Surges https://watcher.guru/news/jpmorgan-changes-tune-on-crypto-as-bitcoin-surges“We see the higher cryptocurrency prices not only sustaining but improving” comments by JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon. Previously he was questioning crypto’s use cases and relevance as an asset class.BAD: SEC delays BlackRock's Spot #Ethereum ETF again. https://www.theblock.co/post/280513/sec-delays-decision-on-blackrocks-spot-ethereum-etf-proposal-seeks-public-feedbackReason of delay: The agency asked specifically about whether Ethereum’s proof of stake mechanism raised ” unique concerns about ether’s susceptibility to fraud and manipulation.”This is already the 2nd delay on BlackRock's filing, they also delay the proposal from Fidelity.

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