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SEC Approves In-Kind Redemptions for All Spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs
29.7.2025
The decision allows authorized participants to create and redeem ETF shares directly in BTC or ETH, rather than having to use cash
Man Pleads Guilty in Fake SEC Bitcoin ETF Approval Announcement Case
11.2.2025
Eric Council pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft and access device fraud charges, acknowledging his involvement in the attack that caused a surge in bitcoin prices due to a fake SEC announcement of a bitcoin ETF approval. Man Pleads Guilty to ID Theft and Sim Swapping to Fake SEC Bitcoin...
Alleged SEC hacker allowed to travel for the holidays
18.12.2024
A federal judge has given Eric Council Jr., who pleaded not guilty to compromising the SEC's X account, permission to travel to North Carolina between Dec. 23 and Dec. 29
Alleged SEC hacker allowed to travel for the holidays
18.12.2024
A federal judge has given Eric Council Jr., who pleaded not guilty to compromising the SEC’s X account, permission to travel to North Carolina between Dec. 23 and 29
Hacker behind fake Bitcoin ETF tweet pleads not guilty
25.10.2024
Reports from the courtroom suggested that prosecutors would offer a deal for Eric Council Jr., who allegedly helped compromise the SEC’s X account
Hacker behind fake Bitcoin ETF X post pleads not guilty
25.10.2024
Reports from the courtroom suggested that prosecutors would offer a deal for Eric Council Jr., who allegedly helped compromise the SEC’s X account
FBI Arrests Alleged SEC Hacker Linked to Fake Tweet Saying Bitcoin ETFs Were Approved
17.10.2024
Investment managers eye ‘extraordinary upside' from BTC options debut
23.9.2024
They could potentially spark "explosively recursive" price upside for Bitcoin, according to one investment manager.
Investment managers eye ‘extraordinary upside’ from BTC options debut
23.9.2024
They could potentially spark an "explosively recursive” price upside for Bitcoin, according to one investment manager.
Grayscale’s GBTC ‘spin-off’ Bitcoin Mini Trust goes live on NYSE Arca
31.7.2024
After launching its spot Bitcoin ETF in January 2024, Grayscale now diversifies its offering with a “spin-off” spot Bitcoin ETP
House overturns SEC’s anti-crypto guidance, Biden to veto: Law Decoded
13.5.2024
U.S. President Joe Biden may block the U.S. House of Representatives’ decision
JPMorgan reports holding shares of several spot Bitcoin ETFs
10.5.2024
The largest bank in the U.S. with $2.6 trillion in assets reported to the SEC that it had purchased roughly $760,000 worth of shares of Bitcoin ETFs
SEC Says Other Systems Secure After X Account Hack
13.1.2024
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said its systems and devices were not breached by the party responsible for tweeting out a fake bitcoin ETF approval announcement earlier this week
Bitcoin ETFs Enable the ‘Mass Marketing’ of a Worthless Asset to Main Street Americans, Says Better Markets
12.1.2024
An independent nonprofit organization said the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s approval of spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds has enabled the “mass marketing of a known worthless, volatile, and fraud-filled financial product to Main Street Americans.” The organization...
Veteran Trader Peter Brandt Labels Bitcoin ETF a ‘Classic Buy the Rumor, Sell the News Event’
10.1.2024
According to the veteran trader Peter Brandt, the current bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETF) hype which has seen the “average guy on the street” clamoring to get may be a signal to experienced traders that it is time to sell them what they own. Brandt also characterized the expected...
Bitcoin ETF Chaos Memorialized on Blockchain, With Nod to 'Chancellors on the Brink' Reference
10.1.2024
Jokester pays $2.97 to record the one-liner "SEC Chairman on the brink of second ETF approval" on the blockchain
SEC Has Not Approved Bitcoin ETFs, but Its Hacked X Account Briefly Said Otherwise
9.1.2024
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has not approved any spot bitcoin ETF applications as of Tuesday afternoon, despite a tweet from the regulator's X (formerly Twitter) account saying they had been, the agency's chair said
Bitcoin Spot ETF Proposals to Be Rejected by SEC: Matrixport
3.1.2024
"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
Valkyrie Anticipates Approval of Spot Bitcoin ETF by SEC This Month
3.11.2023
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may finally approve the long-awaited spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) as early as this month, according to Valkyrie’s chief investment officer, Steven McClurg. Bitcoin’s price has rallied over the past few months in anticipation of...
Gary Gensler’s Bitcoin ETF position is ‘inconsistent’… says Gary Gensler
30.10.2023
During a panel at the 2019 MIT Bitcoin Expo, Gensler called out the securities regulator for its ‘inconsistent’ approach to spot Bitcoin ETF approvals