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💰 Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs in 🇭🇰 Hong Kong diverge According to Farside data, the digital asset exchange-traded funds (ETFs) market in Hong Kong (HK) experienced a divergence in flows on May 8. While Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs saw overall inflows, Ethereum (ETH) ETFs saw outflows. Farside data shows that the BTC ETFs in HK attracted a combined inflow of $6.3 million on May 8. Bosera’s BTC ETF led the way with a $6.2 million inflow, bringing its total net inflows to $15.8 million. AMC’s BTC ETF saw a $0.1 million inflow, totaling $3.6 million in net inflows. Source https://t.me/Bitcoin_NewsTg

💰 Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Sees Largest Plunge Since December 2022 The last time Bitcoin witnessed a negative adjustment similar to the one it recorded today was 18 months ago when BTC was worth $17,000. The Bitcoin network’s mining difficulty has experienced its largest negative adjustment since December 2022, when the bear market was in full gear. According to data from the real-time Bitcoin dashboard Bitbo, the mining difficulty fell 5.7% to 83.1 trillion on Thursday at block height 842,688. Source https://t.me/Bitcoin_NewsTg

💰 Core Scientific self-mined over $175 million of bitcoin in Q1, swings to profit It's been a busy first quarter of the year for North American bitcoin miner Core Scientific. First, its shares began trading again on the Nasdaq after emerging from bankruptcy and now the company has reported a major turnaround that includes posting $210.7 million in net income. That compares to the first quarter of last year when Core Scientific reported a loss of roughly $400,000. Source https://t.me/Bitcoin_NewsTg

🪙 Tether partners with Swan to expand 💰 Bitcoin mining operations Stablecoin issuer Tether has expanded its mining endeavors by collaborating with Swan’s Managed Bitcoin Mining service. According to the press statement, the firm has dedicated an undisclosed amount of substantial capital to establish its Bitcoin mining operations through Swan. Swan’s Managed Bitcoin Mining allows institutional investors to commit a minimum of $100 million to the Bitcoin mining ecosystem. Through the service, the firm plans to offer bespoke mining operations tailored to the specific needs of its clients. Source https://t.me/Bitcoin_NewsTg

💰 Bitcoin market 'improving' after hitting local low of $56,500: Standard Chartered Standard Chartered has revised its short-term forecast for Bitcoin, predicting a rebound from a recent low of $56,500, a shift from last week's prediction that the cryptocurrency would dip into the $50,000-$52,000 range. "Things are improving and we have likely seen the low at $56,500 on 1 May," Standard Chartered Bank Head of FX Research and Digital Assets Research Geoff Kendrick said. Source https://t.me/Bitcoin_NewsTg

🇺🇸 US 💰 Bitcoin ETFs see record outflows as 🇭🇰 Hong Kong counterparts thrive According to the report, the market saw an outflow totaling $251 million, with the Newborn Nine spot Bitcoin ETFs accounting for over 60%, or $156 million, of these flows. A breakdown of the flows showed that Fidelity’s FBTC saw the highest outflow amount, with $131 million exiting the fund, followed by Ark 21 Shares’ ARKB, which saw outflows amounting to $84 million. Source https://t.me/Bitcoin_NewsTg

💰 Bitcoin miner Marathon's market cap rises $800 million as stock jumps 18% On the heels of S&P Global announcing Marathon Digital would be added to a small-cap stock index, the bitcoin miner's shares rose by 18% on Monday, boosting the company's market capitalization by about $800 million, according to Ycharts data. Marath0n Digital's shares closed the day's trading at $20.67, according to Yahoo Finance. The company's market capitalization rose to $5.5 billion from Friday's market capitalization of $4.7 billion, according to Ycharts data. Source https://t.me/Bitcoin_NewsTg

💰 Bernstein analysts double down on $150,000 bitcoin price prediction Though the price of bitcoin has pulled back modestly in recent weeks, analysts at Bernstein believe the leading cryptocurrency "is far from done." They have reiterated their prediction that bitcoin will reach $150,000 this cycle, expected by the end of 2025. "We feel even better about that call and metrics indicate a healthy cycle, still in its early stages," Gautam Chhugani and Mahika Sapra wrote in a note, adding: "Risk-reward here remains attractive.". Source https://t.me/Bitcoin_NewsTg

💰 Jack Dorsey's Block Will Reinvest 10% of Bitcoin Profits Into BTC Block, formerly known as Square, Inc, detailed a months-long plan during its earnings call Thursday to buy Bitcoin with 10% of its gross profits from Bitcoin-related products and services. “In April, Block implemented a Bitcoin dollar cost average (DCA) purchase program that will run through 2024,” the company said in a blog post. “Under the program, Block will be investing 10% of its gross profit from Bitcoin products into Bitcoin purchases.”. Source https://t.me/Bitcoin_NewsTg

💰 Former Bitmex Chief Expects Bitcoin to Trade Within $60K-$70K Range Until August Former Bitmex CEO Arthur Hayes predicts bitcoin will range-bound trade between $60,000 and $70,000 until August. “The slow addition of billions of dollars of liquidity each month will dampen negative price movement from here on out,” Hayes said, adding that he expects “prices to bottom, chop, and begin a slow grind higher.” Source https://t.me/Bitcoin_NewsTg