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Allnodes Among First to Launch Bare Metal Servers powered by AMD Threadripper 9000 Series
Los Angeles, USA, July 15th, 2025, ChainwireAllnodes, a leading platform for blockchain infrastructure, is among the first in the world to offer pre-orders for hosting on new AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9000 Series processors as part of its bare-metal server lineup. The newest hardware upgrade enables Allnodes to deliver even more powerful and efficient infrastructure to its users, meeting the highest performance demands of any blockchain. 'At Allnodes, we work hard to bring our users the latest and most powerful infrastructure available,' said Konstantin Boyko-Romanovsky, Founder and CEO at Allnodes. 'The launch of the 9000 Series provides a natural next step, offering significantly improved architecture efficiency, critical for handling the increasing computational standards across today's blockchain networks.' The new AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9000 Series processors, available through Allnodes' bare-metal hosting solutions, include the 9965WX and 9975WX models, featuring up to 32 cores, 64 threads, 5.4 GHz Max Boost, and up to 1024GB of memory. With up to 22% higher multi-core performance compared to the previous generation of Threadripper series, it is an ideal upgrade for customers who prioritize maximum single-core performance with more than 256GB of memory. About Allnodes Allnodes delivers high-performance bare metal servers tailored for Web3 infrastructure, along with secure, non-custodial solutions for node hosting and staking. With over $3.1 billion in hosted node value, support for 119 blockchains, and more than 30,000 active nodes, Allnodes is trusted by individuals and institutions worldwide. The platform also provides reliable RPC endpoints for developers and teams building in the decentralized ecosystem. | © Copyright 2025 All rights reserved
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11-07-2025
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Bitcoin Tops $118K: ETFs to Make the Most of the Rally
Bitcoin has soared to a new all-time high, surpassing $118,000 for the first time in its history, reaching a milestone in its meteoric rise. The explosive rally was driven by renewed institutional demand, robust spot Bitcoin ETF inflows and growing optimism surrounding global crypto adoption. The rally also reflects broader investor appetite for alternative assets amid a shifting macroeconomic surge comes amid persistent global economic and geopolitical uncertainty, signaling a growing perception of Bitcoin as a safe-haven asset, akin to digital gold. Bitcoin is now up about 26% since the start of 2025. Investors seeking to participate in the Bitcoin rally can consider any of the popular ETFs — BlackRock iShares Bitcoin Trust IBIT, Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Trust FBTC, Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF GBTC, ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF ARKB and Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust ETF BTC. Bitcoin has witnessed sustained inflows from institutional investors, driven by increased adoption of spot Bitcoin ETFs in the United States and Europe. According to Trading News, Bitcoin ETFs have gathered $7.1 billion in capital over the past five trading sessions, one of the largest weekly inflows in 2025. Per Bitcoin ETFs have accumulated $50.1 billion in total inflows since their launch last year and $14.9 billion so far this Trump's business ventures are making waves in the space. According to an SEC filing on Tuesday, Trump Media & Technology Group is preparing to launch a crypto-focused ETF that will invest in multiple tokens, including Bitcoin. Corporations are also ramping up participation in cryptocurrency. Companies like Strategy (MSTR) and GameStop (GME) have continued to add bitcoin to their balance sheets. The options market is also reflecting renewed bullish momentum. Open interest, or the number of outstanding contracts on the Deribit exchange, has grown increasingly concentrated around call options at the $115,000 and $120,000 strike levels, indicating continued investor optimism (read: Bitcoin Plunges Below $100K: Time to Buy the Dip?). Earlier this year, the Trump administration approved the creation of a strategic Bitcoin reserve, signaling a notably pro-crypto regulatory stance. The much-anticipated 'Crypto Week,' set to begin July 14, is expected to provide another boost to Bitcoin. U.S. lawmakers are expected to advance at least three key bills aimed at establishing a regulatory framework for digital assets. A favorable outcome can accelerate institutional inflows, reinforce Bitcoin's status as a macro asset and boost confidence in regulatory-compliant crypto platforms. This signals growing institutional and regulatory engagement with digital assets. Among the key proposals is the GENIUS Act, which recently cleared the Senate. The bill outlines a federal framework for regulating stablecoins. The cryptocurrency is increasingly being viewed as a hedge against both inflation and geopolitical uncertainty, especially amid ongoing tensions in Eastern Europe and Asia. Bitcoin's latest rally underscores a resurgence in investor confidence, particularly from institutional players increasingly seeking exposure to digital assets as a hedge and growth opportunity. With regulatory clarity improving and demand rising, analysts suggest the crypto bull cycle may still have room to us delve into the above-mentioned ETFs in detail:BlackRock iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT)iShares Bitcoin Trust seeks to reflect the performance of the price of Bitcoin. It enables investors to access Bitcoin within a traditional brokerage account. The fund charges 25 bps in annual fees from investors. IBIT has an AUM of $76.3 billion and trades in an average daily volume of $43 million shares (read: Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) Hits New 52-Week High). Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Trust (FBTC)Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Trust also offers exposure to the price of Bitcoin without buying Bitcoin directly in brokerage, trust and tax-advantaged accounts. It has accumulated $22.2 billion in its asset base. It charges 25 bps in annual fees and trades in an average daily volume of 2.5 million Bitcoin Trust (GBTC)Grayscale Bitcoin Trust is the first Bitcoin ETF that enables investors to gain exposure to Bitcoin in the form of security, while avoiding the challenges of buying, storing and safekeeping Bitcoin directly. It owns and passively holds actual Bitcoins through its Custodian, Coinbase Custody. Grayscale Bitcoin Trust has an AUM of $20 billion and charges 1.50% in annual fees from investors. It trades in an average daily volume of 2 million shares and is a cheaper version of 21Shares Bitcoin ETF (ARKB) ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF has amassed $5.2 billion in its asset base. It seeks to track the performance of Bitcoin, as measured by the performance of the CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate – New York Variant. It has an expense ratio of 0.21% and trades in a volume of 2 million shares per day on Bitcoin Mini Trust ETF (BTC) With an AUM of $5 billion, Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust ETF seeks to reflect the value of Bitcoin held by the Trust. It is the low-cost Bitcoin ETF, charging just 15 bps in annual fees and trading in a volume of 951,000 shares per day on average. Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report This article originally published on Zacks Investment Research ( Zacks Investment Research
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08-07-2025
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PRIV Begs the Question: Is Private Debt Right for ETFs?
Retail investors finally getting access to the opaque world of private debt—through a State Street ETF launched in February—so far don't seem be falling in love. The SPDR SSGA Apollo IG Public & Private Credit ETF (PRIV) has been met with skeptical comments from investors as well as concerns from the Securities and Exchange Commission about the fund's name and liquidity. The issuers are teeing up a second similar fund, the SPDR SSGA Short Duration IG Public & Private Credit ETF. The much-anticipated PRIV has pulled in $23.8 million since it's February 27 launch, which includes a drought from early March to late June when no inflows were recorded, according to FactSet data on The fund, a joint launch from No. 3 ETF issuer State Street Corp. (STT) and Apollo Global Management Inc. (APO), has fallen from its opening price of $25.12 and is currently trading at around $24.95. The fund has stumbled amid a fundraising downturn in private equity and a possible bankruptcy of Linqto, which offered stakes in private companies and whose practices are now being probed the SEC and Justice Department. Private equity fundraising plummeted 35% in the first quarter compared with the year-earlier period, and 2025 fundraising is on track to come in below levels from 2024, itself a weak year, Bloomberg reported in May. PRIV Price (Top Pane) and Volume (Bottom Pane)—Source: FactSet Questions about the wisdom of creating an exchange-traded fund that holds mostly illiquid private credit may be damping enthusiasm for PRIV, despite the fund's investments so far skewing heavily toward the 'public' side noted in its title. PRIV's top four holdings are debt issued by Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., or Freddie Mac, while a State Street money market fund rounds out the top five. State Street said that PRIV does appear to be catching on with investors and demand is increasing. June trading volume is its highest month since inception, the company said. "Compared to newly launched active fixed-income ETFs over the past five years, PRIV has seen a higher level of total volume traded and number of trades," a company spokesman said in an email. Much of PRIV's assets are hard-to-value and difficult-to-trade credit instruments, and liquidity isn't among the fund's attributes, according to the Accredited Investor Insights blog from Leyla Kunimoto. 'The ETF structure, by definition, is liquid. When you try to marry the two, you get a product that's neither fish nor fowl—and, I'm sorry to report, the risks don't disappear,' she wrote in a July 6 Substack post titled Private Credit in a Public Wrapper: Inside the $PRIV ETF. As the industry expands into high-risk investments like triple-leveraged downside single-stock ETFs, thanks in part to issuers aiming to carve niches in a market saturated with highly liquid index funds like the $688.2 billion Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO), PRIV may mark a sign of a riskier future in ETFs. For issuers, those new funds carry bigger risks, and they also charge higher management | © Copyright 2025 All rights reserved Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
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07-07-2025
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SGOV: First Ultra-Short-Term Bond ETF to Surpass $50B in AUM
The iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF (SGOV) has reached a major milestone, becoming the first ultra-short-term bond ETF to eclipse $50 billion in assets under management. SGOV now holds $50.3 billion in AUM after pulling in $20.5 billion of inflows year to date, the second-highest total of any U.S.-listed ETF in 2025. That makes SGOV the fifth-largest fixed-income ETF overall, behind only the Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (BND), the iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (AGG), the Vanguard Total International Bond ETF (BNDX) and the Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCIT), which have between $54.5 billion and $130.8 billion in assets. SGOV has also leapfrogged the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT), which currently has $47.6 billion in AUM. While SGOV focuses on the shortest end of the Treasury curve, TLT is positioned at the other extreme, holding long-dated U.S. government bonds and carrying significant interest-rate sensitivity. TLT saw a surge of popularity in 2023 and early 2024, with assets peaking at $64.5 billion as investors bet on falling interest rates following the fastest Fed hiking cycle in decades. But with rates remaining elevated, appetite for long-duration exposure has faded. TLT has seen $2.9 billion in outflows so far this year. SGOV isn't alone in benefiting from investors' growing preference for cash-like ETFs with minimal duration risk. The SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF (BIL) has also attracted $5.8 billion in inflows year to date and now holds $41.9 billion. However, BIL has fallen behind SGOV in the ultra-short-term category after leading earlier this year. Its AUM has dropped from a peak of $49.6 billion due to significant outflows in recent months. The reason could have to do with cost and performance. BIL has a higher expense ratio than SGOV (0.14% vs. 0.09%) and, since SGOV's launch in May 2020, it has outperformed BIL by 78 basis points (14.97% vs. 14.19%). With investors still wary of interest-rate volatility and content to park cash in short-term vehicles, SGOV's rapid rise may not be over | © Copyright 2025 All rights reserved Sign in to access your portfolio
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18-06-2025
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BlackRock Looks to Take ETF Volume Crown from State Street
State Street Corp. (STT) is on track to lose its position as the world leader in ETF trading volume, as investors aggressively snap up BlackRock Inc. (BLK) funds, according to Bloomberg Intelligence. State Street, whose SPDR business is the third-largest U.S. ETF issuer by assets behind BlackRock's iShares and The Vanguard Group, controls 31% of U.S. exchange-traded fund trading volume, Bloomberg ETF Analyst Athanasios Psarofagis wrote. While rival BlackRock holds 25%, its share is growing faster thanks to trading in the iShares Bitcoin ETF Trust (IBIT), its spot Bitcoin fund, and the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV). Volume is critical in the ETF business where the three largest funds, the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO), the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) and IVV charge rock-bottom fees and count on huge assets to generate income. The $607.4 billion SPY, which this year lost its title as the world's largest ETF to the $679.8 billion VOO, is the most expensive among the world's three biggest ETFs. 'BlackRock has steadily narrowed the gap and is on track to take the No. 1 spot,' Psarofagis wrote. VOO has become the largest ETF due to winning the most investor money this year, hauling in a net $80.9 billion while the other two big funds have had outflows. Still, SPY typically does more volume: Last week, 585 million shares traded, crushing VOO's 67.8 million and IVV's 66.8 million, according to FactSet data on IBIT, the fastest-growing ETF on record, had volume of 339.7 million shares last week. IBIT One-Month Price and Volume—Source: FactSet Volume overall has grown 'dramatically' in the past few years, and now about $13 trillion trades each quarter, Psarofagis wrote. The top 10 ETFs account for 44% of all volume and, while that's concentrated, it's actually broadened from a peak of 51%, he said. Analysts have speculated that IVV may soon surpass SPY to become the second-largest | © Copyright 2025 All rights reserved Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
