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Inflation and jurisdictional risks are serving as powerful examples of the value of alternative assets like gold and Bitcoin, and the ability to borrow against these non-yielding assets could make them even more attractive in the coming years, according to Adam Reeds, CEO of digital-asset-backed lending platform Ledn – which is launching Tether Gold-backed loans in the coming weeks.
In an intriguing new move, BlackRock (NYSE:BLK | BLK Price Prediction) is looking to offer Bitcoin investors a kind of financial protection similar to a seatbelt.
Inflation and jurisdictional risks are serving as powerful examples of the value of alternative assets like gold and Bitcoin, and the ability to borrow against these non-yielding assets could make them even more attractive in the coming years, according to Adam Leeds, CEO of digital-asset-backed lending platform Ledn – which is launching Tether Gold-backed loans in the coming weeks.
Bitcoin ETFs have seen significant inflows in recent weeks. That's happening in part because institutions engage in both the basis trade and the debasement trade.
Every time a Bitcoin futures fund rolls its expiring contracts forward, it quietly bleeds value that holders rarely notice until they compare their returns against a fund built differently. The gap between BITO and IBIT reveals exactly how much that structural quirk costs over time.
Robinhood (NASDAQ: HOOD | HOOD Price Prediction) is preparing to let US traders trade Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Ether (CRYPTO: ETH) with up to 10x leverage. This announcement comes just a day after the cryptocurrency market saw significant liquidations totaling $478 million.
ProShares Bitcoin ETF (NYSEARCA:BITO - Get Free Report) saw unusually large options trading activity on Thursday. Stock investors bought 15,377 put options on the company. This represents an increase of approximately 19% compared to the typical daily volume of 12,949 put options. Institutional Investors Weigh In On ProShares Bitcoin ETF Institutional investors have recently bought
ProShares Bitcoin ETF remains a strong sell due to persistent underperformance versus newer ETFs and unreliable, sharply reduced distributions. BITO's 2026 distributions have collapsed to less than 1% annualized, following outsized 2025 payouts and negative Bitcoin performance. Distribution policy is highly variable, with potential for a short-term increase next month as a new tax year begins, but future payouts will be erratic.
SEC filings for BITO aren't indexed yet (common for recently launched funds). Browse the issuer's filings on SEC EDGAR directly.