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Mar 25, 2024

CFB Talks Digital Assets Episode 23: March 2024 QARs - Spot Bitcoin ETFs Awaken Animal Spirits

Digital assets just saw one of their best quarters since 'Crypto Winter', with the stunning success of new spot Bitcoin ETFs playing a major part.

But that's not the whole story, of course!

CF Benchmarks' Head or Research, Gabe Selby, CFA, talks through crypto's rip-roaring performance with Ken Odeluga, Head of Content, in the latest episode of CFB Talks Digital Assets.

Highlights:

  • What's Bitcoin signalling, as it verges on 'price discovery', but isn't quite there yet?
  • How ETF hopes are now buoying Ether
  • Why stars are aligning for two Layer 2 protocols -
    • Lido's (LDO) Total Value Locked touched $35 billion in Q1
    • Stacks (STX) skyrocketed 284%

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