Spot bitcoin ETFs are launching in the U.S. on Thursday. Here's what the issuers and exchanges behind these products have to say.
The long-awaited decision on spot Bitcoin ETFs has finally come, and Cointelegraph is here to keep readers updated on all the latest developments following this groundbreaking development.
Jokester pays $2.97 to record the one-liner "SEC Chairman on the brink of second ETF approval" on the blockchain.
Some industry execs like ARK’s Cathie Wood previously predicted that the market is likely to react to ETF approval news by selling in the short term.
The bank made the forecast based on its expectation that spot Bitcoin ETFs could attract inflows of $50-100 billion in 2024.
The decentralized crypto exchange (DEX) is facing "inquiries" in the United States stemming from an October 2022 heist, according to posts in the project's Discord server. Now the DEX's governing body, called MangoDAO, is voting on whether to appoint a representative who can triage "U.S. regulatory matters" on its behalf.
The Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund filed Form 8-A to report approval of registering its shares as securities on the Cboe BZX Exchange.
The SEC has not decided on multiple pending spot Bitcoin ETF applications, with many in the space split on how the commission will handle the investment vehicle.
We see a 98% chance of approval in the next couple of weeks and the high likelihood of a Bitcoin rally to follow.
XRP lawyer John Deaton questioned whether being named an authorized participant (AP) by BlackRock was an attempt to mislead the public or engage in gaslighting.
The Wall Street asset managers are considered front-runners in the race to land the first U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund.
The SEC wants to minimize the number of intermediaries in spot Bitcoin ETFs to make them a “little more controllable,” Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas said.
Expectations that U.S. regulators will approve spot bitcoin ETFs next year are driving prices higher. History suggests we might see a slowdown as we approach the halving in April 2024, says Path Crypto's David Liang.
ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood expects some investors to “sell on the news” of spot Bitcoin ETF approval in the short term, but the long-term perspective is promising.
Would-be bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) issuer Hashdex changed its paperwork Friday, naming BitGo as its bitcoin custodian and changing the name of its Bitcoin Futures ETF to the Hashdex Bitcoin ETF as it – and other companies – continue to hope for an approval for the U.S.'s first spot bitcoin ETF early in the new year.
The commission acknowledged it had not been “accurate and candid” in earlier filings but said sanctions were not warranted, as its staff didn’t engage “in any bad faith conduct.”
BarnBridge failed to register its structured crypto product with the SEC, regulators alleged.
Coinbase is now registered as a Virtual Assets Service Provider in France, while Circle has obtained a conditional registration in the country.
The SEC charged Terraform Labs and its co-founder Do Kwon with allegedly “orchestrating a multi-billion dollar crypto asset securities fraud” in February.
The two aim to strengthen cooperation on crypto regulations before South Korea's new crypto laws go into effect next year.
This is the second meeting in a month between the parties about rule changes required to list the bitcoin ETF.
BlackRock, Cathie Wood’s ARK and WisdomTree are the latest spot Bitcoin ETF applicants to revise their filings with the U.S. SEC.
The SEC chair could be softening his stance on Bitcoin ETFs following the Grayscale court victory, but if so, he hasn’t admitted it outright.
Ghaf Capital managing partner Feras Al Sadek argued that the UAE’s “regulation by education” sets it apart from other jurisdictions.
Binance, Binance.US and Changpeng Zhao argued that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission did not meet the requirements of the "Howey Test" in its suit against the two companies and their founder in a new filing Tuesday.
Institutional investor interest soars as Bitcoin options open interest hits record high.
“Spicy” AI chatbot Grok hasn’t been seen by the public yet, but it’ll be worth plenty after this securities issue.
The commission said it will have until January 2024 to reach a decision on the spot Ether investment vehicle or institute proceedings to extend the deadline again.
Assessing who was the most influential regulator or law enforcement official in a year when so many have affected or shaped the crypto industry is challenging. But influence is not just measured by action and impact; it's the reactions caused, the responses garnered, the way we hang on to words said and left unsaid that demonstrate influence. Using this criteria, there’s really only one winner: SEC Chair Gary Gensler.