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World’s Largest Asset Manager Blackrock Launches Bitcoin Private Trust Citing ‘Substantial Interest’ From Clients
12.8.2022
The world’s largest asset manager, Blackrock, has launched a spot bitcoin private trust. “Despite the steep downturn in the digital asset market, we are still seeing substantial interest from some institutional clients,” said Blackrock. Blackrock Launches Bitcoin Trust...
BlackRock announces the launch of a new private spot Bitcoin trust
11.8.2022
The move comes one week after its partnership with Coinbase to provide institutional clients with crypto trading access
3 Bills Introduced in US to Make CFTC Primary Regulator of Crypto Spot Markets
8.8.2022
Three different bills have been introduced in the U.S. this year to empower the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to be the primary regulator of the crypto spot markets. Lawmakers Want CFTC to Be Primary Regulator of Crypto Spot Markets Three bills have been introduced in Congress so...
How to Spot the Next Celsius Before It’s Too Late
7.8.2022
It’s every crypto investor’s worst nightmare, depositing money with a platform that later goes bust, making it all but impossible to recover funds. It’s also bad enough investing in the native token of any such platform, the collapse of which will send that token plummeting to Earth like a lead...
US Senators Introduce Bill to Give CFTC Exclusive Jurisdiction Over Digital Commodities Spot Market
5.8.2022
U.S. senators have introduced the “Digital Commodities Consumer Protection Act of 2022” to empower the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) “with exclusive jurisdiction over the digital commodities spot market.” Digital Commodities Consumer Protection Act U.S....
Direct Blockchain Scrutiny Can Spot Financial Hacks, but Not Easily, German Study Says
27.7.2022
Officials can cut out the middleman by directly examining public ledgers, a report published by the BaFin financial regulator said – but at a cost
Texas a Bitcoin ‘hot spot’ even as heat waves affect crypto miners
26.7.2022
Extreme heat won’t stop miners from setting up operations in Texas, but more sustainable practices may be required
Huobi Becomes Latest Crypto Exchange to Receive Provisional Approval From Dubai Regulator
24.7.2022
Huobi recently became the latest cryptocurrency exchange platform to be granted provisional approval by the Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority, a statement from the company has said. The provisional approval allows Huobi to offer virtual asset exchange products and services...
Bybit Announces Xana ($XETA) to Go Live For Spot Trading
20.7.2022
Bybit took to Twitter to announce that it was taking Xana or $XETA live for Spot Trading on July 20, 2022. $XETA is the primary native taken of the Xana ecosystem. Xana is a blockchain infrastructure based on EVM and custom-built specifically for the metaverse. Bybit was founded in 2018 with...
Bitcoin ETFs and Open Interest From BTC Futures, Options Follow Crypto Economy’s Spot Market Decline
15.7.2022
Roughly 247 days ago, the total bitcoin futures open interest across 12 different cryptocurrency derivatives trading platforms was $26.73 billion and over the last eight months, bitcoin futures open interest has dropped 60% down to $10.69 billion. Further, the bitcoin exchange-traded funds BITO...
Germany and the US share the top spot in the global crypto rankings: report
15.7.2022
The U.S. climb the rankings to join Germany at the summit as progressive regulations and institutional adoption drive cryptocurrency use in both countries
SEC extends window to decide on ARK 21Shares spot Bitcoin ETF to August
12.7.2022
J. Matthew DeLesDernier, assistant secretary for the SEC, said it had extended to allow for “sufficient time to consider the proposed rule change and the issues raised therein.”
Satoshi Nakamoto Dropped From the World’s 20th Richest Billionaire to the 79th in 8 Months
7.7.2022
In mid-November 2021, Bitcoin’s inventor Satoshi Nakamoto was one of the wealthiest individuals on the planet, with more than $69 billion in bitcoin, and was among the top 20 on the Forbes 2021 Billionaires list. Seven months have passed since then, and Bitcoin’s unknown creator...
Ethereum 2.0 stakers face a 36.5% larger loss than ETH spot investors — report
7.7.2022
The Ether losses risk becoming steeper due to unfavorable technical and macroeconomic indicators
Not giving up: VanEck refiles with SEC for spot Bitcoin ETF
1.7.2022
VanEck believes nothing should prevent the SEC from approving a pure Bitcoin ETF after the regulator greenlighted Bitcoin futures ETFs in 2021
VanEck Files New Application for Spot Bitcoin ETF
1.7.2022
The application comes about eight months after the SEC rejected the investment firm’s last application
Grayscale Files Lawsuit Against SEC Over Spot Bitcoin ETF Rejection
30.6.2022
Grayscale Investments, the world’s largest digital currency asset manager, has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) challenging the securities regulator’s decision to reject its application to convert the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust to a spot bitcoin...
New spot Bitcoin ETF launched at Euronext Amsterdam Exchange
30.6.2022
The Jacobi Bitcoin ETF will start trading on the Euronext Amsterdam Exchange under the ticker BCOIN in July
BREAKING: Grayscale launches legal challenge to Bitcoin spot ETF rejection
30.6.2022
A similar decision was also made on Wednesday regarding Bitwise’s Bitcoin exchange-traded product (ETP) citing the same reasons
SEC Rejects Grayscale’s Spot Bitcoin ETF Application
30.6.2022
Grayscale has said it was prepared for “all possible post-ruling scenarios.”