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This week on Bits + Bips, the panel tackles the biggest themes driving crypto: Circle’s triumphant IPO, ETH’s institutional tailwinds, and the fast-shrinking Bitcoin supply on exchanges. Plus, what Gemini’s IPO ambitions tell us about the state of exchanges, and whether Ram’s call for a BTC breakout is about to hit.

Also on the docket:

• Is Circle really worth its sky-high valuation?
• Why exchange fees are stuck in the 1970s
• ETH: the quiet trade that might be heating up

Oh, and yes, they talk about the Trump–Elon feud too 😅

Sponsors:

• Bitwise

Hosts:

• James Seyffart, Research Analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence
• Ram Ahluwalia, CFA, CEO and Founder of Lumida
• Steve Ehrlich, Executive Editor at Unchained

Guest:

• Sal Ternullo, Managing Partner at A100x Ventures

Links

• The Conversation: The blow-up between Elon Musk and Donald Trump has been entertaining, but how did things go so bad, so fast?
• Unchained:
  • Stablecoin Giant Circle Raises $1.1 Billion in Its IPO
  • Early Circle Backer Slams IPO in Expletive-Filled Letter 
  • BlackRock’s IBIT Becomes Fastest-Ever ETF to Top $70B 
• Blockworks: Gemini files confidential S-1 with SEC in road to IPO
• The Block:
  • Trump’s Truth Social files S-1 with SEC for Bitcoin ETF
  • 15-day streak brings Ethereum ETFs to record high cumulative inflow value
  • Metaplanet unveils $5.4B equity raise plan to accelerate bitcoin accumulation
• Cointelegraph: Bitcoin supply shock? Percentage of BTC on exchanges nears 2018 levels
• CoinDesk:
  • MSTR Boosts Stack Again
  • Strategy to Raise Nearly $1B With STRD Preferred Stock Offering to Accumulate BTC
• Bloomberg: Metaplanet’s shares surged 22% after unveiling a record-setting $5.4 billion stock rights program aimed at growing its bitcoin holdings.