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Blackrock Pushes to Use In-Kind Creation Method for Spot Bitcoin ETF: Report
25.11.2023
Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager, has reportedly pushed for using the in-kind creation method for its bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), diverging from the cash creation model favored by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). According to reports, Blackrock and other spot...
Congressman Calls for Gensler’s Removal After SEC Sues a Crypto Exchange Twice in 10 Months
23.11.2023
A U.S. lawmaker has urged Congress to pass his bill that would fire U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler. This call followed the securities regulator filing a second lawsuit against crypto exchange Kraken this year after the exchange paid $30 million to settle...
Analyst: BlackRock is Holding Meetings With the SEC About its Bitcoin ETF – Here’s What We Know
22.11.2023
BlackRock Office Blackrock held a meeting with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday to discuss the structure of its upcoming Bitcoin ETF, according to a memo from the regulator. The meeting’s attendees included 8 members from the SEC’s Division of Trading and Markets,...
SEC Meets with Grayscale to Discuss Spot Bitcoin ETF Listing
22.11.2023
Source: Grayscale The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has recently held discussions with Grayscale about converting the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) into its spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). A memorandum published by the SEC indicates that officials from the agency’s...
SEC Identifies 16 Crypto Tokens as Securities in Kraken Lawsuit
22.11.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has identified 16 crypto tokens as securities in its lawsuit against cryptocurrency exchange Kraken. Some of the alleged crypto securities were the same as those highlighted in the SEC’s lawsuits against Coinbase and Binance. Kraken’s...
Kraken Faces SEC Charges for Unlawful Crypto Trading Operations
21.11.2023
Image Source: CNBC The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has added Kraken – a San-Francisco-based crypto exchange – to its hitlist of industry giants charged with a litany of securities law violations and internal control failures. In a lawsuit filed in a San Francisco court on Monday...
Kraken Co-Founder Jesse Powell Blasts SEC as ‘Top Decel,’ Says Crypto Should Exit US
21.11.2023
Kraken co-founder Jesse Powell strongly criticizes SEC after lawsuit, says crypto should leave the US. Image by IB Photography, Adobe Stock. Kraken co-founder Jesse Powell did not mince words recently when he criticized the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for suing...
SEC Sues Kraken: Crypto Exchange Plans to ‘Vigorously Defend’ Its Position in Court
21.11.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has sued cryptocurrency exchange Kraken for the second time this year, alleging that the crypto trading platform operates as an unregistered securities exchange, broker, dealer, and clearing agency. Kraken disagreed with the securities...
SEC Accuses Kraken of Operating Unregistered Platform, Kraken Responds
21.11.2023
Source: Kraken The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has initiated legal proceedings against the cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, claiming it has been operating an unregistered securities trading platform. The SEC filed the lawsuit in North District of California against the parent firms...
SEC Chair Gensler Slammed for Stating SEC Doesn’t Prosecute Honest Business
19.11.2023
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler was slammed by the crypto community for stating: “We are not prosecutors of honest business, nor defenders of crookedness.” Many crypto advocates pushed back against Gensler, arguing that the SEC under his leadership has taken...
SEC Postpones Verdict on Global X Spot Bitcoin ETF, Cites Market Manipulation Concerns and Need for Public Insight
18.11.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has postponed its decision on the Global X Bitcoin Trust’s application to list a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). The delay, announced on November 17, 2023, marks a continued period of uncertainty in the spot bitcoin ETF space. Global...
South Korea’s National Pension Service Dives Into Crypto With $20M Coinbase Investment
17.11.2023
Regulatory filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reveal that the National Pension Service of South Korea acquired 282,673 Coinbase Global shares in 2023’s third quarter. This transaction, valued at approximately $20 million, marks the pension fund’s inaugural...
Vivek Ramaswamy Reveals Crypto Policy Framework — Plans to Roll Back Most of SEC Crypto Regulations
17.11.2023
U.S. presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has unveiled his “Three Freedoms of Crypto” policy framework. He stated that as President, he will ensure that innovative sectors, including crypto, are “liberated from the shackles of the unconstitutional shadow government.” He expects to rescind most...
Blackrock Officially Submits Ethereum ETF Proposal to US Securities Regulator
16.11.2023
Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager, has taken a significant step by officially filing its Ethereum Trust S-1 form with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This move is to introduce a spot ethereum exchange-traded fund (ETF) on Nasdaq. This development comes on...
SEC Postpones Decision on Hashdex Spot Bitcoin ETF and Grayscale Ether ETF
16.11.2023
Source: Hashdex The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has postponed its decision on the approval of Hashdex Bitcoin ETF and Grayscale Ethereum Futures Trust ETF. The SEC published a document that addresses to the deferral of Hashdex’s filing. Hashdex previously filed to convert its current...
Coinbase Expects Spot Bitcoin ETFs to Add Billions to Crypto Market — Says SEC Approval Possible by Year-End
16.11.2023
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase says spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) could add billions of dollars to the total crypto market cap. Coinbase also believes that the chances of one or more spot bitcoin ETFs being approved by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) before the...
SEC Announces ‘Highly Productive’ Year for Crypto Enforcement Actions
16.11.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has published its latest enforcement results relating to crypto assets. “Fiscal year 2023 was another highly productive and impactful year for the SEC’s enforcement efforts relating to crypto asset securities,” the regulator described....
US SEC to Decide on Two Spot Bitcoin ETFs by Nov. 17
15.11.2023
Source: Pixabay / tombark The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is scheduled to announce its decisions on two Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) by Nov.17, according to Bloomberg Intelligence. Okay, we're nearing in on deadline dates for 3 spot #Bitcoin ETF applications. I want to...
Kevin O’Leary Warns Spot Bitcoin ETF Approval Could Be 18 Months Away
15.11.2023
Shark Tank investor Kevin O’Leary, aka Mr. Wonderful, has cautioned that it could take another year and a half for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to approve a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). He emphasized that we will not see a spot bitcoin ETF in the U.S. until...
Blackrock Outlines Why SEC ‘Must’ Approve Spot Ethereum ETFs
14.11.2023
The world’s largest asset manager, Blackrock, has outlined why the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) “must” approve spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Nasdaq, which has filed with the SEC to list and trade shares of Blackrock’s spot ether...