Australia’s First Spot Bitcoin ETF With Direct BTC Holdings Officially Begins Trading!

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In today’s Alpha Bytes👇

Australia is making waves in the crypto space with the launch of its first spot Bitcoin ETF, directly holding BTC. Meanwhile, in the US, spot Bitcoin ETFs are seeing daily inflows of $105 million, marking a 15-day streak of positivity. Adding to the excitement, Notcoin has surged by 219%, with trading volumes in the billions, and TON has reentered into the top 10.

BTC $68, 961 (-0.20%), ETH $3, 768 (-1.43%), SOL $165.79 (+0.30%) 

Crypto News 📰 

• Binance will Delist $OMG, $WAVES, $WNXM, and $XEM on June 17, 2024 

• Thailand Approves First Bitcoin ETF 

• Dapper Labs reaches $4 Million settlement in NBA top shot NFT lawsuit

• Bitcoin sees profit-taking around $70K amid ‘Stubbornly Bullish’ sentiment

• Former Binance CEO CZ begins 4-month prison sentence in California

• Bitcoin and Ethereum funds attract another $185 million amid ETH ETF hype

• CFTC appoints Aptos Labs CEO to its Digital Assets Committee

• Texas University Creates $5M Bitcoin Fund for Endowment

• Iggy Azalea goes full Solana with Mad Lads PFP as MOTHER nears $90 Million Market Cap 

• Binance to limit unregulated stablecoins in EU ahead of new crypto rules

• Coinbase CEO calls on crypto community to vote out anti-crypto politicians

• Pro-Biden Legislator Drums support for FIT21 ahead of US Elections

Project Updates 🔥 

• @KelpDAO surpassed $1 billion in TVL; Introducing Kelp Restake Rally (Limited time Campaign)

• @LineaBuild paused their chain due to Velocore incident

• @the_matter_labs dropping trademark applications for "ZK"

• @eigenlayer shares $EIGEN FAQ

• MANTRA Launches RWA Savings Vault Powered by Ondo’s USDY

• @pac_finance introduces Pac 2.0

• @rabby_io hints snapshot

• @zklink_official introduces NovaDrop round 1

• @Taikoxyz experiencing bridging issue on their backend

• @nostrafinance introduces $NSTR

• Connext Network rebrands to @EverclearOrg

• @blueberryFDN releases airdrop checker

Threads 🧵 

• A Primer on Smart Transactions by @0xnk0x

• Comparing ETH L2s / Solana / HyperLiquid UX by @shumochu 

• ETH ETF analysis by @tradetheflow_

• Crypto industry lost $385 million in May to hacks - @Cprinze_

• WARNING: Chrome extension scam - "Aggrtrade" - @Foxi_xyz

Launches 🚀 

• Nillion Testnet

• Vanar Mainnet Program

• NX Finance 

• Aqtis dApp

Fundraise 💰

• @miladymemecoin (Meme) - 5M investment from @DWFLabs

• @BitdeerOfficial (Blockchain Service) - 150M Strategic investment from @Tether_to

• @emoney_network (Chain) - 3.3M

• @TRALA_Official (GameFi) - 5M Strategic

Airdrops 🪂

• @farcaster_xyz Mega Airdrop: Full Guide! - @Airdrop_Adv 

• @taikoxyz- Airdrop June 5th

• @UltiverseDAO- Airdrop June 6th

Videos & Podcasts 🎥

• @BanklessHQ - ETHEREUM VS. SOLANA: Which Blockchain Wins 2024 & Beyond?

That's a wrap for today!

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