Edward Snowden Issues BTC Comment on Berkshire Hathaway’s 99.97% Fall, Australian Spot Bitcoin ETF Goes Live, SHIB Burn Rate Soars 10,990%: Crypto News Digest by U.Today

As an experienced financial analyst, I believe that the events of the past day highlight the growing influence and importance of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in today’s financial markets. The incident with Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway stock serves as a stark reminder of the vulnerabilities inherent in traditional stock exchanges and the potential benefits of decentralized digital assets. Edward Snowden’s comment, “Bitcoin fixes this,” underscores the belief held by many within the crypto community that Bitcoin can provide solutions to issues such as technical vulnerabilities and market instability.


U.Today has prepared the top three news stories over the past day.

Edward Snowden delivers iconic Bitcoin line as Berkshire Hathaway falls 99.97%

On Monday, June 3rd, the New York Stock Exchange experienced a technical hiccup, causing Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway A-class shares to plummet seemingly by 100%. This malfunction also halted trading for Barrick Gold and Nuscale Power stocks. Despite the issue being resolved the same day, it caught the attention of the crypto community. Many digital asset supporters, including Warren Buffett’s critics, took to social media, reminding him of his Bitcoin criticisms. Buffett once referred to Bitcoin as a “gambling asset” with no inherent value. However, crypto enthusiasts argued that Bitcoin had never experienced such a drastic drop compared to Berkshire Hathaway’s stock. Edward Snowden, the renowned whistleblower and privacy advocate, also joined the conversation, posting on X post, “Bitcoin fixes this,” possibly suggesting that he views Bitcoin as a solution to various technical vulnerabilities.

Australian spot Bitcoin ETF goes live, here’s why it stands out

Jan3 CEO and renowned Bitcoin enthusiast Samson Mow took to X to share that Monochrome Asset Management’s spot Bitcoin ETF (IBTC) went live on the Cboe Australia exchange. As noted by Mow, this is Australia’s first and only ETF holding Bitcoin directly. According to U.Today’s previous report, the new spot Bitcoin ETF in Australia is expected to generate inflows of about $1 billion. In a short thread, Samson Mow underlined the unique features of IBTC: first, the Monochrome spot Bitcoin ETF offers global investors direct in-kind creation or redemption, which allows them to directly exchange their BTC for IBTC and vice versa, globally. Second, Monochrome secured partnerships with lending providers in Australia to make it possible for sophisticated investors to borrow money against their ETF holdings, using IBTC as collateral. In Mow’s opinion, borrowing through IBTC might come with a better loan-to-value ratio (LVR) and lower interest rates than traditional pure coin loans. 

SHIB skyrockets 10,990% in this key metric after recent SHIB team warning

As a crypto investor closely following Shiba Inu (SHIB), I’ve noticed some significant developments according to data from Shibburn. Since June 3, approximately 21.4 million SHIB tokens have been moved to dead-end wallets, with only two transactions taking place. This transfer has removed around 21.3 million SHIB from circulation, causing a massive increase in the burn rate.

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2024-06-06 12:15