‘Volmageddon’ — Bitcoin ETFs, Coinbase, MicroStrategy trading vol hits $38B


Bitcoin’s 11% rally to $89,500 on Nov. 11 has pushed United States spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), MicroStrategy Inc (MSTR) and Coinbase International Inc (COIN) to a file $38 billion in mixed each day buying and selling quantity.

The file day far surpassed the earlier excessive of round $25 million set in March amid Bitcoin (BTC) breaking by means of a long-held value peak, according to Bloomberg Intelligence information cited by Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas.

“Lifetime information being set far and wide,” Balchunas stated. He famous that BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Belief ETF (IBIT) alone noticed a file $4.5 billion in buying and selling quantity.

“[This] factors to a sturdy week of inflows. Simply an insane day, it actually deserves a reputation a la Volmageddon,” he added.

Supply: Eric Balchunas 

Bitcoin-buying enterprise intelligence agency MicroStrategy was one of many biggest gainers on Nov. 11 day with its inventory soaring over 25% to $340 — surpassing its peak excessive from almost 25 years in the past — with a file $12 billion in buying and selling quantity, per Google Finance.

MicroStrategy announced on the day that it purchased one other 27,200 Bitcoin for round $2.03 billion, taking its complete Bitcoin holdings to 279,420 BTC.

COIN additionally jumped almost 20% to shut at $324.2, surpassing the $300 milestone for the primary time since 2021.

MSTR and COIN featured within the prime 5 most-traded shares over the primary few hours of the Nov. 11 buying and selling day — much more than Apple and Microsoft — Balchunas noted.

Bitcoin miners noticed eye-popping positive factors too

Bitcoin mining firm MARA Holdings (MARA) soared 29.9% to $25.01 — with the positive factors taking its market cap over $7 billion, Google Finance data exhibits.

CleanSpark (CLSK) additionally closed up 29.7% up on the day, whereas Bitdeer Applied sciences (BTDR), Hut 8 (HUT) and Bit Digital (BTBT) all closed with over 25% positive factors.

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Bitcoin is presently buying and selling at $89,500 — up over 11% within the final 24 hours.

Constructive sentiment has been largely fueled by Donald Trump’s election win and extra pro-crypto Republican politicians profitable seats in the Senate and Home.

Speculation that Bitcoin may change into America’s subsequent strategic reserve asset is strengthening, whereas a number of different international locations have begun displaying curiosity, too, Bitcoin activist Dennis Porter claims.

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