The U.S. SEC is asking the public to weigh in on whether the agency should approve options trading on a trio of spot Ethereum ETFs.
Strategy made a profitability warning, particularly if there is a significant decrease in the market value of its bitcoin holdings.
"The 13F filings for Q4 show that process is underway," Kendrick said in an email to The Block on Tuesday. "It is happening."
The initiative comes as Hong Kong moves toward a regulated stablecoin framework as part of its broader digital asset strategy.
Bitcoin-based funds are “highly sensitive” to interest rate expectations and bore the brunt of last week’s outflows, James Butterfill said.
Chief among the catalysts is the new Crypto Task Force’s focus on delivering a National Bitcoin Reserve, Bernstein said.
Negative headlines have caused bitcoin to lose value over the past 5 weekends in a row, but that trend may soon reverse.
The firm has a large footprint in the industry, including serving as administrator for several Bitcoin exchange-traded funds.
Major institutions, including sovereign wealth funds and pension funds, ramped up their spot Bitcoin ETF investments.
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Barclays has emerged as one of the top holders of BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF as of Dec 31, according to a Thursday 13F filing with the SEC.
The U.S. SEC has acknowledged Grayscale's proposals for an XRP and Dogecoin exchange-traded fund and is asking for public comments.
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Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino told The Block that JPMorgan analysts "don't understand either Bitcoin nor Tether."
JPMorgan analysts estimate that only 66%–83% of Tether's reserves comply with proposed U.S. stablecoin regulations, potentially requiring asset restructuring.
Bloomberg Intelligence ETF analyst James Seyffart alluded to the filing being the first ETF to file with the SEC to allow for staking.
FOBXX, which invests in U.S. government debt, launched on Stellar and trades on Coinbase’s Base, Aptos and Avalanche as well as Sui.
In a year or two, the transformation in the crypto market will be “self-evident” and “overwhelming,” Matt Hougan predicted.
MoonPay, the exclusive onramp to Moonshot, said it onboarded 750,000 new customers following the memecoin launch.
13Fs are a way to glimpse how the largest portfolios and some of the most influential money managers play the market.
Major U.S.-based crypto custodian BitGo plans to go public via an initial public offering as early as Q2 2025, according to Bloomberg.
A subsidiary of the New York Stock Exchange, on behalf of Grayscale, filed to create a spot Cardano exchange-traded fund.
Experts speculate on the potential launch of memecoin ETFs, with issuers already filing for funds tied to tokens like Trump’s memecoins.
It marks the fifth consecutive week of net inflows for the investment products, CoinShares Head of Research James Butterfill noted.
The SEC delayed a decision on Friday on whether to approve BlackRock's proposal to list and trade options on its spot Ethereum ETF.
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BlackRock's total stake in Strategy now stands at 11.26 million shares, worth over $3.67 billion at current prices.
Cboe filed 19b-4s on behalf of Bitwise, 21Shares and Canary Capital for a spot XRP exchanged-traded product.
The U.S. SEC is weighing a proposal to change BlackRock's spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund to allow in-kind redemptions.
Former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky's lawyers asked for his sentencing to be pushed back a month later to May.