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  • Continuous Liquidity Essential To ‘Prudent Risk Management’

    Continuous Liquidity Essential To ‘Prudent Risk Management’

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    Bitcoin’s (CRYPTO: BTC) flash crash late Friday, which happened outside of regular trading hours, has reignited debate about the operating hours of spot BTC exchange-traded funds, particularly the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (NASDAQ:IBIT).

    The apex cryptocurrency collapsed from $116,000 to under $110,000 within minutes after President Donald Trump threatened 100% tariffs on China in response to “aggressive stance” on export controls.

    The sudden spike caught traders off-guard, triggering over $19 billion in liquidations, the largest single-day wipeout in cryptocurrency history.”

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    The crash fueled concerns about the lack of 24/7 trading of BTC exchange-traded funds, which have become a popular vehicle for institutional investors, Forbes reported, quoting Tommy Doyle, global head of client management at Xapo Bank.

    “The extreme volatility in the price of Bitcoin overnight highlights why institutional investors increasingly view access to 24/7 liquidity as essential to prudent risk management,” Doyle said.

    Notably, these ETFs, including the nearly $100 billion IBIT, are bound by stock trading hours, which prevents investors from responding to weekend price shifts.

    “Whilst Bitcoin ETFs remain bound by traditional market trading hours, institutional investors with direct bitcoin accounts can continue to access liquidity and risk manage their bitcoin exposure throughout the weekend, especially relevant amid recent seismic price moves,” Doyle told Forbes.

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    It’s worth noting that Robinhood allows trading from 8 p.m. ET on Sunday until 8 p.m. ET on Friday, with some restrictions.

    BlackRock’s IBIT ETF is the largest cryptocurrency-based investment fund currently in operation, with assets under management totaling almost $94 billion, according to SoSo Value.

    Overall, BTC ETFs reported net inflows exceeding $2.70 billion for the week ended Oct.10.

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  • Apple Gives a Reason for the Reports of Terrible iPhone 17 Scratches

    Apple Gives a Reason for the Reports of Terrible iPhone 17 Scratches

    You may have missed it, but the internet had a collective meltdown about the brand-new iPhone 17 Pro, Pro Max, and iPhone Air demo units looking scratched up in stores. We finally have an answer. And no, the phones are not, in fact, made of…

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  • Why the sky looks bluer in fall and winter

    Why the sky looks bluer in fall and winter

    SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — As we transition into fall and move closer to the winter months, you might start noticing something different when you look up. The sky appears a deeper, richer blue, but why does this happen?

    Let’s talk about light,…

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  • How Urea and Nickel Held Back Earth’s Oxygen Revolution

    How Urea and Nickel Held Back Earth’s Oxygen Revolution

    The Great Oxidation Event, which occurred between 2.1 and 2.4 billion years ago, fundamentally transformed Earth’s atmosphere and made complex life possible. Before this period, oxygen producing cyanobacteria had evolved hundreds of…

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  • Nearly Half of CABG Patients Have New-Onset AF, but It Often Doesn’t Last

    Nearly Half of CABG Patients Have New-Onset AF, but It Often Doesn’t Last

    Data from implantable monitors show a low AF burden with time, leading some to question the need for oral anticoagulation.

    COPENHAGEN, Denmark—Almost half of patients with no history of arrhythmias who undergo CABG for three-vessel or…

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  • Traders eye the 20-day moving average on the S&P 500 as a critical level for the mar

    Traders eye the 20-day moving average on the S&P 500 as a critical level for the mar

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  • Cheshire poultry flock to be culled after bird flu outbreak

    Cheshire poultry flock to be culled after bird flu outbreak

    More than 10,000 birds are to be culled after bird flu was found at a poultry farm in Cheshire.

    The outbreak of a highly pathogenic avian flu was found in commercial poultry at a site near Wybunbury, the government said.

    A statement from Defra and…

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  • A stunning discovery in Mongolia changes what’s known about domed-head dinosaurs

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    The pachycephalosaurs were a unique group of dinosaurs with domed heads, but scientists haven’t known much about them because their fossils have been so incomplete until now. Science…

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  • Breast tumor incidence trends similar for Black women in Ghana, U.S.

    Breast tumor incidence trends similar for Black women in Ghana, U.S.

    Breast tumor trends are similar between women in Ghana and Black women in the U.S., suggest findings published October 13 in JAMA Network Open

    Researchers led by Brittny Davis Lynn, PhD, from the National Cancer Institute in Rockville, MD,…

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  • Trump sets sights on peace with Iran as he hails ‘end of Gaza war’ | Israel

    Trump sets sights on peace with Iran as he hails ‘end of Gaza war’ | Israel

    Donald Trump has vowed to use the power of his presidency to ensure that Israel recognises it has achieved “all that it can by force of arms”, and begin an age of cooperation in the Middle East that may ultimately extend as far as peace with…

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