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☆ Drilling snag delays rescue of 41 men stuck in Indian tunnel
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( Saurabh Sharma | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Hindu priests pray at a makeshift shrine outside the entrance of a tunnel where workers are trapped after the tunnel collapsed in Uttarkashi, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, November 23, 2023. The men, low-wage construction workers, have been confined in the 4.5-km (3-mile) tunnel in Uttarakhand state since it caved in early on Nov. 12. Attempts to pull them out by drilling through the debris of rock, stones and metal and pushing through an evacuation pipe have been slowed by snags. The collapsed tunnel is on the Char Dham pilgrimage route, one of the most ambitious projects of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government. It aims to link four key Hindu pilgrimage sites with 890 km (550 miles) of two-lane road, at a cost of $1.5 billion.

Persons: Shankar Prasad Nautiyal, Rescuers, Deepak Patil, Narendra Modi's, YP Rajesh, Lincoln Organizations: REUTERS, Authorities, snags, Reuters, National Highways Authority, YP, Thomson Locations: Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, India

☆ Collapsed Indian tunnel had no safety exit, was built through geological fault - panel member
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( Manoj Kumar | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

REUTERS/Rahul Grover Acquire Licensing RightsNEW DELHI, Nov 24 (Reuters) - A tunnel which collapsed, trapping 41 workers in the Indian Himalayas this month, did not have an emergency exit and was built through a geological fault, a member of a panel of experts investigating the disaster said on Friday. Rescuers are still struggling to reach the construction workers 12 days after the 4.5-km (3-mile) tunnel caved in. Preliminary findings indicated the collapse may have been caused by a geological fault, known as a "shear zone", a member of the panel told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity as he is not authorised to talk to the media. "Once the rescue operations are over, we will conduct detailed investigations to find out loopholes in the construction," the panel member said. The tunnel was being built by the state-run National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation which is under India's Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.

Persons: Rahul Grover, Vishal Chauhan, Narendra Modi's, Hemant Dhyani, Manoj Kumar, YP Rajesh, Andrew Heavens Organizations: Media, REUTERS, Highways, Infrastructure Development Corporation, India's Ministry of Road Transport, National Highways Authority of India, Supreme, Reuters, YP, Thomson Locations: Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, India, DELHI

☆ Indian rescue effort for 41 trapped in tunnel breaks through steel obstacle
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-23 | by ( Saurabh Sharma | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] An ambulance arrives at the tunnel where workers are trapped after the tunnel collapsed in Uttarkashi in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, November 23, 2023. Once the drilling is completed, officials plan to send rescuers through the evacuation pipe with stretchers on wheels to bring out the trapped men, they said. Authorities have not said what caused the tunnel collapse, but the region is prone to landslides, earthquakes and floods. Efforts to bring the men out have been slowed by snags in drilling in the mountainous terrain. The collapsed tunnel is located on the Char Dham pilgrimage route, one of the most ambitious projects of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.

Persons: Shankar Prasad Nautiyal, Bhaskar Khulbe, Khulbe, Narendra Modi's Organizations: REUTERS, Authorities, Wednesday, National Highways Authority, YP Rajesh, Thomson Locations: Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, India

☆ Indian rescuers hope to reach 41 trapped in tunnel on Thursday
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-23 | by ( Saurabh Sharma | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

SILKYARA, India, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Rescuers in India hope to finish drilling through debris on Thursday and free 41 men trapped in a highway tunnel in the Himalayan region after a metal obstacle slowed progress, officials said. The men began the twelfth day of their ordeal confined in the 4.5-km (3-mile) tunnel in Uttarakhand state since it caved in early on Nov. 12. Once the drill breaks through, officials said they plan to send rescuers through the evacuation pipe, using stretchers on wheels, to bring out the trapped men. [1/2]An ambulance arrives at the tunnel where workers are trapped after the tunnel collapsed in Uttarkashi in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, November 23, 2023. REUTERS/Shankar Prasad Nautiyal Acquire Licensing RightsA rescue mission is currently underway at the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand to free 41 workers who are stuck inside following a landslide.

Persons: Atul Karwal, Bhaskar Khulbe, Shankar Prasad Nautiyal, Pushkar Singh, Gabbar Singh Negi, Saba Ahmed, Narendra Modi's, YP Rajesh, Clarence Fernandez Organizations: Authorities, Force, Rescuers, REUTERS, National Highways Authority, YP, Thomson Locations: SILKYARA, India, Uttarakhand, Uttarkashi, Pushkar

☆ India tunnel collapse: Rescuers in Uttarakhand dig past halfway mark in efforts to reach workers
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( Sania Farooqui | Manveena Suri | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Rescuers in India drilled past the halfway mark on Wednesday in efforts to reach workers trapped in a partially collapsed tunnel in the Himalayas. Forty-one labourers became trapped in India’s northern Uttarakhand state after part of the passageway to the tunnel’s entrance gave way on November 12, sparking a frantic rescue mission. People stand near the entrance to the site of the collapsed tunnel in northern India on Friday. Rahul Grover/APA high-powered drilling machine is airlifted in to assist in the tunnel rescue. A second pipeline was put in place on Tuesday to deliver more food to the workers.

Persons: Rahul Grover, Neeraj Khairlanji, Narendra Modi’s Char Organizations: CNN, Rescuers, Authorities, India’s, Management Authority, Indian Locations: India, India’s, Uttarakhand, Narendra Modi’s Char Dham, China

☆ Rescuers drill to send more food to trapped workers in Indian tunnel
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Saurabh Sharma | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] Rescuers move machines past a tunnel where workers are trapped after a portion of the tunnel collapsed in Uttarkashi in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, November 19, 2023. REUTERS/Saurabh Sharma Acquire Licensing RightsSILKYARA, India, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Rescuers are trying to send cooked food and set up a phone connection to 41 workers trapped for eight days in a collapsed tunnel in the Indian Himalayas as they explore fresh rescue plans after previous attempts stalled, officials said on Monday. The men have been stuck in the highway tunnel in Uttarakhand state since it caved in early on Nov. 12 and are safe, authorities said. They have access to light and supplies of oxygen, dry food, water and medicines are being sent via a pipe. "Our priority is to save 41 lives who are trapped inside the tunnel.

Persons: Saurabh Sharma, Bhaskar Khulbe, Nitin Gadkari, Gadkari, R.C.S, Panwar, Jasvant Kapoor, Shivam Patel, Raju Gopalakrishnan Organizations: REUTERS, Transport, Authorities, Thomson Locations: Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, India

☆ Rescuers in India tunnel collapse begin replacing drilling machine on 7th day
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-18 | by ( Saurabh Sharma | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The disaster management office revised the number of people trapped since Sunday morning in the tunnel in Uttarakhand state to 41, up from 40. A rescue mission is currently underway at the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand to free 41 workers who are stuck inside following a landslide. Authorities have not said what caused the 4.5-km (3-mile) tunnel to cave in, but the region is prone to landslides, earthquakes and floods. Work was suspended on Friday after a "large-scale cracking sound" was heard as rescue workers sought to restart the drilling machine, according to a report from NHIDC. Close to 100 tunnel workers gathered at the site on Saturday, demanding faster progress in reaching and freeing those trapped.

Persons: Shankar Prasad Nautiyal, Anshu Malik Halko, Halko, Vishnu Sahu, Sahu, Saurabh Sharma, Ira Dugal, William Mallard, Tom Hogue Organizations: REUTERS, Highways, Infrastructure Development Corporation, Reuters, Authorities, Thomson Locations: Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, India, Madhya Pradesh

☆ Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: Rescuers use ‘pause-and-go’ drilling approach as efforts hit one-week mark
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-18 | by ( Akanksha Sharma | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Rescue efforts in India have stretched into a seventh day as emergency response teams race to retrieve 40 construction workers trapped underground since Sunday. The workers became stranded when a highway tunnel they were building partially collapsed in the northern state of Uttarakhand. Rescue teams had been drilling non-stop to reach the stranded workers since acquiring a high-powered drilling machine on Thursday, but given the fragile mountain terrain, there were concerns of more debris falling and further complicating the rescue efforts. Rescuers had drilled around one-third of the way to the trapped workers on November 17. Reuters reported Saturday that the initial drilling machine broke on Friday and needed to be replaced.

Persons: “, Manish Khalkho, Khalkho, Pushkar Singh Dhami, Narendra Modi Organizations: CNN, Rescue, National Highways, Infrastructure Development Corporation, AFP, Reuters Locations: India, Uttarakhand, Indore, Madhya Pradesh

☆ Indian rescuers still 40 metres away from workers trapped in collapsed tunnel
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Saurabh Sharma | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Police officers stand guard next to a barricade past the entrance of a tunnel where 40 road workers are trapped after a portion of the tunnel collapsed in Uttarkashi in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, November 16, 2023. Acquire Licensing RightsSILKYARA, India, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Rescuers drilled about one-third of the way into the debris of a collapsed highway tunnel in India by Friday morning to reach 40 workers trapped inside for five days, officials said. Drilling had penetrated through about 21 metres (70 feet) of debris, Devendra Singh Patwal, a disaster management officer, told Reuters. Another officer with the rescue team inside the tunnel said the trapped men were doing fine. A rescue mission is currently underway at the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand to free 40 workers who are stuck inside following a landslide.

Persons: Shankar Prasad Nautiyal, Devendra Singh Patwal, Narendra Modi's, Saurabh Sharma, Tanvi Mehta, Raju Gopalakrishnan Organizations: REUTERS, Reuters, Authorities, Thomson Locations: Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, India, Char

☆ Indian authorities contact Thai cave rescue team as urgency increases to reach trapped men
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Rhea Mogul | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Rescue teams inside the Uttarakhand tunnel on November 14, 2023. Uttarakhand State Disaster Response Force/Handout/ReutersAuthorities said they were exploring all options to reach the men, including contacting teams experienced in delicate rescue missions. “The rescue team has contacted the Thailand company which had rescued the children trapped in the cave,” it added. Twelve boys and their soccer coach were rescued after nearly three weeks trapped inside the flooded Tham Luang cave by a specialist cave diving team in 2018. Indian authorities have also reached out to the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) to get advice, the statement said.

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☆ Rescue hopes for men trapped in India tunnel rest on new drill equipment
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Saurabh Sharma | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] A crane moves past police officers and rescue team members outside a tunnel where 40 road workers are trapped after a portion of the tunnel collapsed in Uttarkashi in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, November 15, 2023. Rescue efforts have been focused on drilling through the fallen rock to create space for a pipe that can be used to pull the men to safety. Work would begin shortly to cover the 60 metres distance to reach the men, said Devendra Singh Patwal, a state disaster management official. Since the tunnel collapsed, the trapped men have been supplied with food, water and oxygen via a pipe and they are in contact with rescuers via walkie-talkies. Authorities have not said what caused the tunnel to cave in but the region is prone to landslides, earthquakes and floods.

Persons: Shankar Prasad Nautiyal, Ranjit Sinha, Devendra Singh Patwal, Narendra Modi's, Saurabh Sharma, Tanvi Mehta, Neil Fullick Organizations: REUTERS, Local, Authorities, Thomson Locations: Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, India, New Delhi, Char

The conflict is also testing the limits of the regional coalition whose members - which include the Syrian government, Hezbollah, Hamas and other militant groups from Iraq to Yemen - have differing priorities and domestic challenges. On Oct. 7, Hamas' military commander Mohammed Deif called on its axis allies to join the struggle. Yet, like its backer Iran, Hezbollah has avoided an all-out confrontation. Iran does not recognise Israel's existence, while Israel has long threatened military action against Iran if diplomacy fails to curb its disputed nuclear activity. "Iran has shown a four-decade commitment to fighting America and Israel without entering into direct conflict.

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☆ Indian workers remain trapped in collapsed tunnel as rescue hampered
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Saurabh Sharma | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Members of rescue teams prepare to conduct a rescue operation after a portion of an under-construction tunnel collapsed in Uttarkashi in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, November 14, 2023. Uttarakhand State Disaster Response Force/Handout via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsLUCKNOW, India, Nov 15 (Reuters) - Rescue teams were unable on Wednesday to reach 40 workers trapped in a collapsed highway tunnel in India, as huge boulders were blocking efforts to create an evacuation passage, officials said. It has been three days since the tunnel collapsed but the labourers continue to be safe and healthy, one official involved in the rescue operations told Reuters. Naveen, relief commissioner of Uttar Pradesh state, told Reuters. Local media reported on Tuesday that those near the exit of the tunnel got out, while the 40 who were deeper inside were trapped.

Persons: G.S, Naveen, Narendra Modi's, Saurabh Sharma, Tanvi Mehta, Raju Gopalakrishnan Organizations: Disaster, REUTERS Acquire, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, India, LUCKNOW, New Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow

☆ Heavy machinery brought in to pull out Indian workers from collapsed tunnel
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Saurabh Sharma | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Members of rescue teams are pictured during a rescue operation after a portion of an under-construction tunnel collapsed in Uttarkashi in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, October 13, 2023. Uttarakhand State Disaster Response Force/Handout via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsLUCKNOW, India, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Excavators began drilling with heavy machinery on Tuesday to fix a wide steel pipe that will help pull out almost 40 Indian workers trapped inside a collapsed Himalayan highway tunnel that caved in two days ago in the north Indian state of Uttarakhand. Patwal said it was not easy to ascertain the time required to pull out the workers. But some work has been halted by local authorities after hundreds of houses were damaged by subsidence along the routes, including in Uttarakhand. Reporting by Saurabh Sharma in Lucknow and Tanvi Mehta in New Delhi; Editing by Stephen CoatesOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Devendra Singh Patwal, Patwal, Char, Narendra Modi's, Saurabh Sharma, Tanvi Mehta, Stephen Coates Organizations: Disaster, REUTERS Acquire, Thomson Locations: Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, India, LUCKNOW, North India, Lucknow, New Delhi

A bitcoin is seen in an illustration picture taken at La Maison du Bitcoin in Paris, France, June 23, 2017. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 14 (Reuters) - Bitcoin miners are making hay while the sun shines. "You're seeing a lot of urgency to plug rigs in ahead of the halving," said Gregory Lewis, analyst at brokerage BTIG that covers the 13 biggest U.S.-listed bitcoin miners. That means miners are having to use more and more power and speed to crack the complex maths puzzles that earn them a bitcoin. "It's too early to say if all bitcoin miners are out of the wood," said Ludovic Thomas, portfolio manager at Swiss-based Criptonite Asset Management that invests in digital assets.

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☆ Indian Workers Remain Trapped in Collapsed Tunnel as Rescue Hampered
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Nov. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

By Saurabh SharmaLUCKNOW, India (Reuters) - Rescue teams were unable on Wednesday to reach 40 workers trapped in a collapsed highway tunnel in India, as huge boulders were blocking efforts to create an evacuation passage, officials said. It has been three days since the tunnel collapsed but the labourers continue to be safe and healthy, one official involved in the rescue operations told Reuters. The trapped men have been given food, water and oxygen through a pipe since Sunday morning, after the tunnel caved in at 5:30 a.m. (0000 GMT). Naveen, relief commissioner of Uttar Pradesh state, told Reuters. Local media reported on Tuesday that those near the exit of the tunnel got out, while the 40 who were deeper inside were trapped.

Persons: Saurabh Sharma, G.S, Naveen, Narendra Modi's, Tanvi Mehta, Raju Gopalakrishnan Organizations: Reuters Locations: Saurabh Sharma LUCKNOW, India, New Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Lucknow

☆ Rescuers Hopeful of Reaching Trapped Labourers in Collapsed Indian Tunnel
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Nov. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

By Saurabh SharmaLUCKNOW, India (Reuters) - Rescuers were able to make contact on Monday with 40 labourers trapped in a collapsed tunnel in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand and were hopeful they would be rescued soon, an official said. The tunnel, which was being constructed on a national highway that is part of a Hindu pilgrimage route, collapsed early Sunday morning. "Food and water was supplied to the labourers and we are hopeful that the rescue operation will be completed soon. Uttarakhand in north India is vulnerable to landslides, earthquake and floods. It aims to connect four important Hindu pilgrimage sites of North India through 889 kilometres (552 miles) of two-lane road being constructed at a cost of $1.5 billion.

Persons: Saurabh Sharma, Arpan Yaduvanshi, Char, Narendra Modi's, Kanjyik Ghosh, Shri Navaratnam Organizations: Rescuers, Reuters Locations: Saurabh Sharma LUCKNOW, India, Uttarakhand, North India

☆ Uttarakhand, India tunnel collapse: Rescuers scramble to reach up to 40 workers trapped in Uttarkashi
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Rhea Mogul | Aishwarya Iyer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

As many as 40 men were working in the tunnel, part of an ambitious Himalayan highway project in town of Uttarkashi, when part of the passageway leading to the entrance gave way, authorities said. “We are all working hard to get them all out,” Uttarkashi superintendent of police, Arpan Yaduvanshi, told CNN on Monday. Rescuers have been supplying oxygen and water to the men through the debris, Yaduvanshi added. The Char Dham Highway project is expected to be nearly 1,000 kilometers (621 miles) long, improving access to the state from India’s capital New Delhi. In August, more than a dozen workers were killed after a bridge under construction collapsed in the northeastern state of Mizoram.

Persons: New Delhi CNN —, ”, Arpan Yaduvanshi, Anuj Kumar, Narendra Modi’s Char Organizations: New, New Delhi CNN, CNN Locations: New Delhi, India, Uttarkashi, State, Narendra Modi’s Char Dham, Uttarakhand, China, Mizoram, Bihar, Morbi, Gujarat

[1/2] A view shows smoke in the Gaza Strip as seen from Israel's border with the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel October 18, 2023. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON/BAGHDAD, Nov 9 (Reuters) - A defective drone in Iraq may have helped keep America from being dragged deeper into a widening Middle East conflict. The possibility of a major strike that draws America into a conflict is "a very realistic concern," he said. "I think they are calibrating the attacks to harass rather than kill en masse U.S. troops," he said of Iraqi and Syrian militias. "We had rocket attacks, mortar attacks, before we got hit with the big bomb," he said.

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☆ U.S. Forces Under Fire in Middle East as America Slides Towards Brink
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Nov. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +10 min

By Phil Stewart, Idrees Ali and Ahmed RasheedWASHINGTON/BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A defective drone in Iraq may have helped keep America from being dragged deeper into a widening Middle East conflict. The possibility of a major strike that draws America into a conflict is "a very realistic concern," he said. "I think they are calibrating the attacks to harass rather than kill en masse U.S. troops," he said of Iraqi and Syrian militias. Iran says it had no role in Hamas' Oct. 7 raid on Israel, though it has welcomed the attack. "We had rocket attacks, mortar attacks, before we got hit with the big bomb," he said.

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Israel has deployed overwhelming aerial firepower since the Oct. 7 attack, which saw Hamas gunmen burst out of the Gaza Strip, killing 1,400 Israelis and taking 239 hostages. Israeli airstrikes hit a crowded refugee camp in the Gaza on Tuesday, killing at least 50 Palestinians and a Hamas commander. In the 2008 Gaza war, Hamas rockets had a maximum range of 40 km (25 miles), but that had risen to 230 km by the 2021 conflict, he added. The plan offers Israel peace treaties with full diplomatic ties in exchange for a sovereign Palestinian state. Muasher, the former Jordanian minister at Carnegie, said Hamas' attack had ended any possibility that Middle Eastern stability could be reached without engaging with Palestinians.

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Debates about its efficacy abound, with the United States, Europe and several environmental groups speaking out about the opportunities and risks. Research has been conducted into other potentially less dangerous SRM technologies, including marine cloud brightening, which involves the spraying of seawater from ships to make clouds more reflective. One group of 60 scientists launched a global initiative last year aimed at persuading governments to ban outdoor solar geoengineering experiments. "Once you've committed to it, you've got to keep doing it," said Laura Wilcox, a climate expert at Britain's University of Exeter. "If you stop, then you're going to see all of that warming that you've missed, essentially on climate timescales overnight.

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Nov 2 (Reuters) - Air pollution, a global scourge that kills millions of people a year, is shielding us from the full force of the sun. "It's this Catch-22," said Patricia Quinn, an atmospheric chemist at the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), speaking about cleaning up sulphur pollution globally. "If you implement technologies to reduce air pollution, this will accelerate – very significantly – global warming in the short term." The Chinese and Indian environment ministries didn't immediately respond to requests for comment on the effects of pollution unmasking. As the implications of the pollution unmasking become more apparent, experts are casting around for methods to counter the associated warming.

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☆ Cryptoverse: As good as gold? Spot bitcoin ETFs aim to whip up US demand
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Suzanne Mcgee | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Mainstream investment giants such as BlackRock (BLK.N) and Fidelity, as well as crypto-focused firms like Grayscale, have filed applications for spot bitcoin ETFs. U.S. crypto firm NYDIG estimates demand for a spot bitcoin ETF at around $30 billion. Their calculation compares the sizes of the gold and bitcoin ETFs - $210 billion versus $28.8 billion, respectively - and adjusts them for their relative volatility. BlackRock declined to comment on its pending spot bitcoin ETF, other than to confirm that it is still awaiting final SEC approval. His forecast is based on how demand evolved in smaller markets where spot bitcoin ETFs already exist, such as Canada.

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