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Bitcoin Hits $104K on Optimism Over US Support
Bitcoin has risen to $104,000. Spurring the moves: the digital-asset industry’s chest-thumping optimism that US President-elect Donald Trump would halt the tough government scrutiny that prevailed during his predecessor’s administration and instead pursue policies and regulators friendly to the digital-asset industry.
Events on Wednesday provided concrete support for that enthusiasm, with Trump’s nomination of the pro-crypto Paul Atkins to replace Gary Gensler at the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
Crypto-related shares surged on the news. MicroStrategy rose over 10%; MARA Holdings rose about 8%; Riot Platforms, SOS Limited rose over 7%; CleanSpark, Bit Digital rose around 6%.
MicroStrategy Bitcoin Holdings Now Worth $40B as Bitcoin Hits $104K
Bitcoin (BTC) price finally pierced through the much-coveted target of $100,000 for the first time since its inception after the 2008 financial crisis. The flagship coin surged more than 7 percent in the past 24 hours to trade above $104,000 on Thursday, December 5, during the early Asian session.
Consequently, more than $644 million was liquidated from the crypto-leveraged market, led by Bitcoin with over $169 million. Furthermore, the previously reported altcoin rally cooled down in the past 24 hours, as Bitcoin dominance surged above 56 percent again.
Since the adoption of the Bitcoin strategy in August 2020, MicroStrategy Inc. has purchased more than 402,100 Bitcoins to date, worth more than $40 billion. Earlier this week, MicroStrategy announced the acquisition of 15.4k Bitcoins, after raising $1.5 billion through stock sales.
ETH and JASMY Experience Bullish Breakout
Bitcoin’s $100,000 breakout to set its first-ever 6-digit ATH at $103,900.47 has spurred incredibly bullish sentiment in altcoins that have reacted with bullish break out hinting at significant surges. In particular, the altcoins reacting positively to BTC’s breakout are highly promising and show great gain potential.
To highlight, many altcoins have reacted bullishly to Bitcoin’s breakout. This altcoin reaction is further fueled by what many analysts have marked as an early start to altseason for this cycle’s bull pump. While many altcoins have already begun to pump some altcoins were building up to a major breakout which has now arrived.
With Bitcoin setting up a new ATH at $103,900 some of the most bullish reactions from altcoins came from ETH, DOGE, SHIB, and JASMY. While DOGE’s price has increased by over 10% in the last 24 hours, SHIB’s has increased by over 8%. Meanwhile, analysts highlight the reactions of the pioneer altcoin ETH and the Bitcoin of Japan JASMY.
Hedge Funds Make MicroStrategy Wall Street’s Hottest Trade
To sate his multibillion dollar rampant appetite for Bitcoin, Michael Saylor has tapped demand from retail investors transfixed by MicroStrategy Inc.’s more than 500% rally this year. He’s also benefitted from hedge funds who care far less where the stock trades.
Calamos Advisors LLC co-Chief Investment Officer Eli Pars has been among the buyers for more than $6 billion of convertible notes sold by MicroStrategy this year to finance the purchase of his ever-expanding cryptocurrency hoard. Like many other managers, Pars uses the notes in market-neutral arbitrage bets that exploit the surging volatility of the underlying asset.
Putin Says No One Will Be Able to Ban Cryptocurrencies: State Media
Russia's President Vladimir Putin said nobody has the power to ban bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies and that they will continue to develop, news agency RIA reported.
Just last week, Putin signed a law classifying digital currencies as a form of property in foreign trade settlements under an experimental legal regime, taking a significant step in cryptocurrency regulation.
Hut 8 Announces New ATM and Stock Repurchase Programs
Hut 8 Corp. announced three capital markets updates:
The Company has entered into a Controlled Equity Offering Sales Agreement with the sales agents named therein pursuant to which it may offer and sell, under the Prospectus Supplement, shares of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), having an aggregate offering price of up to $500.0 million from time to time pursuant to an “at-the-market” program.
The Company launched a $250.0 million stock repurchase program with respect to the Common Stock.
Under the terms of the Company’s Convertible Note Purchase Agreement with Coatue Tactical Solutions Lending Holdings AIV 3 LP, Coatue has consented to the launch of the Stock Repurchase Program and elected not to require the registration of the Common Stock underlying their convertible note in connection with Hut 8’s filing today of a shelf registration statement on Form S-3ASR with the the SEC.
Bitcoin Spot ETF Flow
The Bitcoin spot ETF with the highest net inflow on Dec 4 was iShares Bitcoin Trust, with a net inflow of $571.71 million. Following that was Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust, with a net inflow of 55.71 million, according to SoSoValue.
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