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CoinDesk Podcast Network - UNCHAINED: How, in 7 Weeks, Bitcoin ETFs Reached Inflows That Took Gold ETFs 3 Years
Eric Balchunas of Bloomberg Intelligence explains why the spot Bitcoin ETFs have made TradFi move at the speed of crypto — and why he’s uncertain spot Ether ETFs will be approved.
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In this episode, Eric Balchunas, senior ETF Analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence, discussed the performance of Bitcoin ETFs since their launch two months ago.
Balchunas noted that the ETFs' performance exceeded his expectations, with a faster and more intense "second wind" than anticipated. He attributed this to a combination of asset managers buying in, retail interest, and the "ETF effect" where the knowledge of incoming flows encourages non-ETF investors to buy.
Balchunas also predicted that BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF would likely be the most successful of the nine new spot Bitcoin ETFs, while also doubting that any of the smaller issuers would bow out.
He also discussed the potential for spot Ether ETFs, but was less optimistic about their success compared to Bitcoin ETFs.
Learn more: Bitcoin ETFs Explained: What Are They & How Do They Work?
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- Why the Bitcoin ETF performance in the first couple of weeks exceeded Eric's expectations
- Whether Eric had ever seen the kind of hype around Bitcoin ETFs occur with other ETFs
- How there has been a lot of retail interest in these past few weeks
- Eric's insights into how Bitcoin reached all-time highs again this week
- Whether a good portion of the ETF volumes is sustainable and what's driving those large volumes
- Whether it's safe to say that BlackRock is the winner among issuers
- Whether the smaller issuers in terms of volume and AUM will close their ETFs
- When options on Bitcoin ETFs will be approved
- Whether in-kind redemptions will be allowed in the near future and the role of politics in that
- Whether Grayscale will have to reduce its fees considering the huge outflows from GBTC
- Why Eric believes that spot ether ETFs won't have as much demand as the bitcoin ETFs did
- Reasons the SEC could use to reject spot ether ETFs
- Whether issuers will rebalance their portfolios at the end of quarters
- What Eric expects to see in terms of inflows by year’s end
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Eric Balchunas, Senior ETF analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence
Previous appearances on Unchained:
Why Spot Bitcoin ETFs Are Likely to Finally Start Trading on Thursday
Will a Spot Bitcoin ETF Finally Get Approved?
Links |
Recent coverage on Unchained of Bitcoin’s surge:
How the Bitcoins in Your ETF Get Sourced: The Real Story
Should You Sell Bitcoin Now That It’s Nearing Its All-Time High?
Miners Appear to Sell $69 Million Worth of Decade-Old Bitcoin
Bitcoin Hits New All-Time High Above $69,000, Presaging More Potential Gains
Previous coverage on the Unchained podcast of spot Bitcoin ETFs:
Bitcoin’s Price Is Way Up. And $48 Trillion in Wealth Just Got Access
Why Some Brokerage Firms Are Blocking Access to Spot Bitcoin ETFs
Why the SEC May Want Cash Creation of Spot Bitcoin ETFs
Why It Looks Like BlackRock Could Win America’s First Spot Bitcoin ETF
The 4 Factors That Will Determine Which Spot Bitcoin ETFs Win Market Share
How Much Money Will Flow Into Bitcoin ETFs? Here’s One Projection
Eric’s tweet on $IBITsmashing $788m
Ethereum spot ETF:
BitMEX Blog: Ethereum ETFs & Staking
Eric’s tweet on ether ETFs
Unchained:
Why Spot Ether ETFs Likely Won’t Steal Bitcoin’s Thunder — Even if Staking Is Included
Spot Ether ETFs Could Introduce New Concentration Risk in Ethereum: S&P Global
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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - Bad Blood, Part I: The Factor VIII Scandal
Every day, across the planet, blood and plasma donations save human lives. Yet as with virtually all medical innovations, the story of blood donation has a dark side. In tonight's episode, Ben, Matt and Noel dive into the disturbing tale of a conspiracy spanning decades -- how an Arkansas prison profited from selling tainted inmate blood across the world, infecting an unknown number of people with insidious diseases. Yet there's a protagonist to this twisted narrative: it's also the story Kelly Duda, the courageous investigative journalist who spoke truth to power and brought this injustice to the public eye.
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Marathon Digital’s tech team joins to discuss its Inscription minting service Slipstream and Layer 2 project, Anduro.
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Julian Duran and Mike Casey of Marathon Digital join the podcast to discuss the advent of Slipstream, an Ordinal minting service, and Anduro, a Layer 2 network for Bitcoin.
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Focus on Africa - Can African women’s pay gap be bridged?
On International Women's Day, we ask is a lack of safety and easily available childcare affecting working women's progress at work?
Could blanket large-scale tree planting projects across Africa be damaging to the environment?
And heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua fights ex-UFC champion Francis Ngannou in Saudi Arabia. Could a major upset be on the cards?
The Commentary Magazine Podcast - So He Did OK!
Chris Stirewalt joins us for our State of the Union recap, including the "how do you build a pier and a road without having someone on the other side to sink in the pylons" and other thrilling topics raised by a substantively wretched but performatively successful presidential address. Give a listen.
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CBS News Roundup - 03/08/2024 | World News Roundup
Biden on the offensive in his State of the Union speech. Outrage over Uvalde report. Wheel fall from airplane. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.
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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - How To Eat With The Seasons In The Midwest
Where can Midwesterners start if they want to eat seasonally? Getting a garden going can take a lot of planning, but each month on the podcast, we’ll drop a little inspiration to help you foster your green thumb and learn to eat with the seasons whether you’re gardening or just shopping for groceries. Reset check in with chef and cultural historian Jordan Wimby.
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Up First from NPR - Biden’s State Of The Union, Trump’s New RNC Chairs, Haiti’s Standoff Continues
President Biden takes on his age — and, without saying his name, his opponent. Donald Trump is poised to install loyalists atop the Republican National Committee. And a surreal standoff in Haiti continues, between the government and armed gangs.
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