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The crypto market expects a seismic shift with the possible approval of a spot Bitcoin ETF.
Need to know everything that’s happening around spot Bitcoin ETF approvals? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events surrounding the anticipated ruling.
BTC’s price dropped 3% in minutes as Eric Balchunas tweeted news of the refiling before quickly recovering to almost pare the losses.
Rodney Burton was arrested on Friday in Florida and will be transferred to Maryland.
OpenAI said it views the NYT lawsuit as being “without merit” and listed its media partnerships and opt-out options for publishers, dismissing claims of misuse of information as “not typical or allowed.”
Blockchain Association CEO Kristin Smith said she is proud to count many former military, national security, intelligence officers and law enforcement professionals among its staff.
Bitcoin is attempting to print a rare crossover that preceded the BTC price bull run to $20,000 in 2017.
Ninjalerts CEO Trevor Owens argued that Bitcoin is the best place to preserve “cultural digital artifacts” for future generations.
The Office of the Comptroller revealed its concerns over the management of BitLicense applicants by the New York Department of Financial Services.
BlackRock and VanEck, two among 13 issuers hoping to launch bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the U.S., have filed updated documents on Tuesday.
Crypto wallet firm imToken was added to the investor alert list in Singapore because it has not applied for a license in the country, the firm said.
Data shows the discount fell to as low as 5.6% on Monday, reaching a level previously seen in June 2021.
Prospective Bitcoin ETF issuers are reportedly set to file updated documents Tuesday, responding to a round of comments from the SEC Monday.
A nonce in a blockchain is a unique number used in mining, acting like a puzzle piece that miners must find through trial and error.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission wants U.S. policymakers to evaluate options for regulating the issue of identity information in decentralized finance, a report published Monday said.
Upbit Singapore intends to expand its range of services in the country after securing a Major Payment Institution license.
Bitcoin CME gaps, resulting from the market’s non-stop nature, present opportunities and challenges for traders.
Outflows from various Bitcoin short investment products totaled over $1 million, suggesting traders are bullish on spot Bitcoin ETF applications getting the nod from the SEC.
The physical Bitcoin is also a crypto wallet with a public vanity address so that people can witness the redemption of the 1 BTC it contains in the future.
Cramer’s picks have the tendency to move in the opposite direction he touts.
Futures tracking crypto markets saw some $155 million in shorts liquidated in the past 24 hours after a sudden uptick in prices in U.S. hours.
Volkswagen will launch cars with ChatGPT-powered assistants by mid-2024, allowing drivers and passengers to toggle functionalities such as navigation and temperature control through voice commands.
The Solana Foundation notched a 50% increase in developer retention on the network over the last three months.
Crypto sentiment has inched into the “extreme greed” zone as the industry awaits potential news that spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds have been approved.
The 40-day correlation between the two has declined to zero.
Major mining firms had a marathon day of stock trading this week with volumes topping $200 million and eclipsing some of the world’s tech giants.
Officials with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sent comments to the issuers of a set of bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) filings just hours after the companies filed their amended S-1 documents, which listed fees for their proposed products.
The bank made the forecast based on its expectation that spot Bitcoin ETFs could attract inflows of $50-100 billion in 2024.
Former SEC chair Jay Clayton says there’s no doubt whether the SEC will approve a spot Bitcoin ETF.