Grayscale says it’s “100% committed” to morphing its Bitcoin Trust into ETFThe global crypto market cap is $1.99 trillion with a 24-hour volume of $192.34 billion. The price of Bitcoin is $59,057.88 and the BTC dominance is at 55.8%.
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