Bitcoin’s IPO Moment?

Check the best trends & indicators [View in Browser]( The crypto market is moving at the speed of light. Never forget to keep your BTC safe through secure self-custody [and help us support the Bitcoin developer community with a BTC Orange Ledger Nano.]( [Secure Your Bitcoin Now →](   [Ledger unveils partnership with Bitcoin Magazine to highlight the importance of self-custody as Bitcoin nears much-awaited halving.]( [This partnership will walk readers through ten ways and reasons to improve their Bitcoin security setup through self-custody and leverage Ledger’s global security expertise with Bitcoin Magazine’s editorial production. For Ariel Wengroff, Ledger’s VP Communications, “Ledger has the number one secure Bitcoin wallet in the world. Ledger would not exist without Bitcoin. We must ensure everyone has access to secure self-custody, and we’re proud to work with the excellent team at Bitcoin Magazine to ensure education is accessible to everyone.” Bitcoin Magazine Editor-in-Chief Mark Goodwin commented: “Self-custody is the core of what enables bitcoin to exist as a better alternative. We are excited to deliver wide-reaching education to help our readers to better understand the fundamentals of bitcoin self-custody through each of these 10 steps.”]( [Vitalik Buterin wants to make the Account Abstraction roadmap more concrete.]( Ethereum co-founder started a core developer call by calling for “long-term goal alignment” on Account Abstraction. Among four key goals, Vitalik Buterin underlined the need to allow for key rotation and depreciations, be quantum computer resistant, allow batching, and allow sponsored transactions. “One thing that would be good to avoid is essentially creating two totally separate developer ecosystems for smart contract wallets and for EOAs,” Buterin added. [By clicking here]( you can learn more about how Account Abstraction forms an unprecedented promise to improve user experience and why hardware wallets will serve as foundational roots of trust in this new paradigm. [Bitwise’s CIO Matt Hougan thinks Bitcoin ETFs will usher in “an even bigger wave” of inflows within the next few months.]( “I think there’s an even bigger wave coming in a few months as we start to see the major wirehouses turn on,” Bitwise’s CIO argued in a CNBC Interview, adding that the first wave of Bitcoin ETF interest has primarily come from retail, hedge funds and independent financial advisors. “We’re going to see the next wave of institutional capital coming,” said Hougan, who referred to ETFs as Bitcoin’s “IPO moment.” Importantly, two of the largest wirehouses, Merrill Lynch and Wells Fargo, have reportedly started offering spot Bitcoin ETFs, while Morgan Stanely is also reportedly considering Bitcoin ETFs on its brokerage platform, which could usher in a “new era of price discovery,” Hougan said. [Manage Your Assets →](     → [$61,537]( Bitcoin (BTC)’s current price, up 21% over the past seven days, and roughly 12% away from an all-time-high. This trend is driven by the approval of Bitcoin ETFs and the expected changes in how bitcoins are created or “mined” at the much-awaited April Bitcoin halving. → [$100 Billion]( The total market capitalization neared the Ethereum-based DeFi token, a level not reached for almost 22 months. ETH is now up 95% in the past four months. → [$673 Million]( The record number of ETF inflows on Wednesday, signaling an acceleration of Bitcoin ETFs inflows this week. BlackRock's bitcoin ETF (IBIT) surpassed $1 billion in trading volume Thursday for the fourth consecutive day.  → [194%]( Pepe (PEPE)’s price evolution over the past seven days, while Dogecoin (DOGE) is up 47% during the same period, reflecting a new surge in meme coins. → [$673 Million]( The record number of ETF inflows on Wednesday, signaling an acceleration of Bitcoin ETFs inflows this week. BlackRock's bitcoin ETF (IBIT) surpassed $1 billion in trading volume Thursday for the fourth consecutive day.  [Buy Crypto Now →](    Ledger’s CXO Ian Rogers is featured in a [Wallet Connect]( report [dropped at ETH Denver event]( discussing this key question: How to develop the user experiences that bring more people into secure self-custody.  While the crypto market is moving fast, [the Ledger Academy deep dives into the importance of Doing Your Own Research (DYOR).](  If you missed Ian Roger’s panel at NFT Paris with GMoney and Pierre-Nicolas Hurstel on the impact of NFTs on the luxury sector, [the full version is available here.](  * Buy, swap, lend, and other crypto & NFTs transaction services are provided by third-party providers. Ledger provides no advice or recommendations on the use of these third-party services. [Ledger]( Follow us on: [Ledger YouTube]( [Ledger Twitter]( [Ledger Instagram]( [Ledger Facebook]( [Ledger TikTok](ledger) & listen to our podcast [here](. 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