Will they or won’t they? The SEC is on the clock and crypto markets eagerly await its decision on a Bitcoin ETF. Here’s what could happen.
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Solana has been one of the biggest gainers of the latest crypto cycle, with a handful of airdrops and meme tokens accelerating big boosts in the price of SOL. Also, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has released an updated roadmap for the ecosystem.
Immutable, The Sandbox, Axie Infinity, and Gala tokens dropped 8-15%, facing deeper losses after Bitcoin’s dip.
The latest drama in Bitcoin inscriptions swirls around the BRC-20 protocol, which allows the creation of meme coins.
From amending the definition of "legal tender" to codifying a right to own self-hosted wallets, there is a lot of action Congress could take on crypto in 2024.
The request comes after the U.K.’s top terrorism legislation advisor was “recruited” by AI chatbots posing as terrorists on the Character.AI platform.
Goldman Sachs is in talks to play the key role of being an "authorized participant" for BlackRock and Grayscale's bitcoin ETFs, if the SEC approves them, according to people familiar with the situation.
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.
A line about approval by Q2 2024 didn’t calm fears. The suggestion that none of the ETF applications will be approved in January panicked the market.
The crypto market sell-off on Wednesday coincided with the release of a skeptical report by Matrixport analysts on the approval of a Bitcoin spot ETF.
We see a 98% chance of approval in the next couple of weeks and the high likelihood of a Bitcoin rally to follow.
The Global Financial Crisis reduced the depth of capital markets. Blockchain-based stablecoins can help fill the gap, say Christine Cai and Sefton Kincaid, of Cicada Partners.
The unpaid taxes and penalty pertain to the issuance of Wemix tokens from 2019 to 2022.
Circle's USDC stablecoin spiked down to as low as $0.74 on three occasions today following a marketwide sell-off spurred by a report casting doubt over whether a spot bitcoin ETF will be approved this month.
When viewed year-to-year, cryptocurrency investment products experienced more inflows in 2023, with BTC having over $1.9 billion, representing 86% of the total.
MixMob's Racer 1 lets players gamble on races or earn crypto for wins. An airdrop is coming, along with benefits for Solana Saga owners.
ENS, the governance token of the Ethereum Name Service project, surged after Ethereum cofounder Buterin posted on X that the service is "super important."
BlackRock is reportedly planning to acquire $10 million worth of BTC as initial funding for its potential spot Bitcoin ETF, still currently under review for approval from the SEC.
A report claiming that the SEC "will reject" the spot Bitcoin ETF is not what is behind the BTC price crash below $42,000, one lawyer says.
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A potential Bitcoin bull market awaits in 2024 after the previous year brought both joy and fear to crypto, teaching the valuable lesson, ‘To understand the present, you must understand the past.'
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Bitcoin has plummeted to as low as $40,700 from the intraday high of $45,600, according to data from CoinMarketCap.
"SEC Chair Gensler is not embracing crypto in the U.S., and it might even be a very long shot to expect that he would vote to approve bitcoin spot ETFs," Matrixport said.
Bitcoin slid 8% from a 20-month high on Wednesday as jitters around the anticipated approval of a spot BTC ETF began to enter the market.
The price of Bitcoin plunged by over 7% in the past 24 hours, erasing the past week's gains in a matter of minutes.
Goldbug Peter Schiff warned that spot Bitcoin ETF approval could collapse the BTC market, while Matrixpoint says SEC greenlight unlikely before Q2, despite general optimism.
MicroStrategy co-founder Michael Saylor plans to "acquire additional Bitcoin" for his personal holdings with some of the proceeds of the sale.