How the Macro Landscape Is Shaping Bitcoin Markets

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Highlights from today’s Breakdown:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The latest legal challenges around the Bitcoin white paper </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">A barrage of institutional bitcoin news </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">What the S&P 500 hitting all-time highs has to do with the crypto markets</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For those worried there was a loss of momentum around institutions entering bitcoin, fear not. Cathie Wood’s ARK is joining forces with 21 Shares to become the latest to apply to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to launch a bitcoin ETF. Morgan Stanley has bought more than 28,000 shares of the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">More broadly, markets have been buoyant over the last few weeks, closing at new all-time highs on Monday. This is finding its way into crypto markets, which reflects how increasingly intermingled traditional investors are becoming with crypto investors. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Could a new COVID-19 variant negatively impact the economy’s overall momentum? If it did, what would the likely impact on bitcoin and other cryptos be?</span></p> <div data-pm-slice="1 1 []" data-en-clipboard="true">--</div> <div>Earn up to 12% APY on Bitcoin, Ethereum, USD, EUR, GBP, Stablecoins & more. Get started at https://nexo.io/</div> <div>--</div> <div>Enjoying this content?</div> <div> </div> <div>SUBSCRIBE to the Podcast</div> <div>Apple:  https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1438693620?at=1000lSDb</div> <div>Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/538vuul1PuorUDwgkC8JWF?si=ddSvD-HST2e_E7wgxcjtfQ</div> <div>Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9ubHdjcnlwdG8ubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M=</div> <div> </div> <div>Follow on Twitter:</div> <div>NLW: https://twitter.com/nlw