Goldman Sachs sees ETF inflows surpassing $1T year to date as investors pile into equities

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The post Backpack Launches 24/7 U.S. Stock Trading Platform. appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Backpack enables international investors to trade real U.S. equities continuously through its platform. The service combines traditional stock ownership with crypto-based funding and settlement options. Long-term adoption depends on liquidity, regulations, and sustained investor trading activity. Backpack has launched a 24/7 trading platform for real U.S. equities, allowing international investors to access selected stocks continuously through crypto-connected financial infrastructure. Backpack Enables 24/7 Access to Real U.S. Equities Backpack announced that investors outside the United States can now buy, hold, and sell real U.S. securities at any time. The platform marks a shift from traditional market schedules by enabling continuous equity trading throughout the year. Unlike synthetic products, Backpack states that users receive ownership exposure to actual U.S. equities. Therefore, i

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The post XRP Price Prediction: Is XRP Setting Up a 1,000% Move or Just Retesting the Same Resistance? appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. XRP is attempting a second breakout above the descending trendline after the first attempt failed in early July The 10-week ETF inflow streak is at risk with weekly flows at -$7.29M, pending Friday’s data A macro analyst flags an XRP accumulation pattern that previously preceded 1,000%+ rallies XRP trades at $1.1044 on July 10, up 1.08% and pressing against the descending trendline for the second time this month, with the chart labeling it “Another Breakout Attempt.” Is XRP’s Second Trendline Breakout Attempt More Convincing? XRP 1D Price Action (Source: TradingView) The daily chart shows XRP making a fresh push at the descending trendline that has capped every rally since May, with the chart annotating this move explicitly as another breakout attempt. The first try in early July cleared the line briefly before pulling back into the retest zone, whe

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The post ETF Inflows Growth Hits $1 Trillion Milestone in 2026 appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. The US exchange-traded fund industry just crossed a threshold that felt theoretical not long ago. ETF inflows growth has been so relentless in 2026 that US-listed ETFs surpassed $1 trillion in net inflows before the calendar reached July — a milestone Goldman Sachs flagged as evidence of what it describes as full-scale growth in a wrapper that has systematically eaten the investment world. Key takeaways US-listed ETFs crossed $1 trillion in net inflows before July 2026, with the industry potentially on pace for $2 trillion by year-end. June 2026 alone generated roughly $210 billion in net inflows, with $103 billion going into equity ETFs. Vanguard’s S&P 500 ETF (VOO) pulled in approximately $78 billion year to date through June 2026. Actively managed ETFs accounted for about 36% of all 2026 inflows, a striking shift for an industry built on passive indexing. Bitcoin ETFs saw roughly $4.2

The post Wall Street banks restrict staff trading on prediction markets appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Major Wall Street banks are tightening employee rules for prediction markets as concerns grow over the use of confidential information on platforms such as Polymarket and Kalshi. Summary Wall Street banks are restricting employee prediction-market trades as concerns about confidential information use increase. Goldman Sachs bars contracts tied to finance, politics, macroeconomics, geopolitics, and bank-specific events for staff. Federal cases and congressional probes are pushing platforms and employers toward tighter surveillance and compliance. Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America have added or updated restrictions covering event contracts, according to a Reuters report. The policies aim to reduce insider trading and conflict-of-interest risks. Goldman Sachs limits financial and political trades Goldman Sachs has prohibited employees from trading pr

Wall Street banks restrict employee prediction-market trades as insider concerns grow around Polymarket, Kalshi and event contracts.