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Cryptocurrency ETFs: SEC Wants to Facilitate Tokenized Products
17.10.2020
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) wants to facilitate tokenized exchange-traded funds (ETFs), according to chairman Jay Clayton. The agency is collaborating with other U.S. regulators to determine how to regulate different crypto products. SEC Open to Tokenization of ETFs...
Canadian Firm 3iQ’s Bitcoin Fund Listed on Gibraltar Stock Exchange
30.9.2020
The Gibraltar Stock Exchange said Tuesday that it listed a new bitcoin fund belonging to 3iQ Corp, a Canadian investment fund manager that focuses on new technologies and crypto assets. The announcement follows GSX Group’s recent launch of what it calls the Grid, “a venue to create...
Commissioner Peirce wants to see the SEC approve a Bitcoin ETF
24.9.2020
At least one leader at the SEC is in favor of seeing a Bitcoin ETF approved in the US
Cryptocurrency ETF by Nasdaq and Hashdex Approved to List on Bermuda Stock Exchange
24.9.2020
A cryptocurrency exchange-traded fund (ETF) by Nasdaq and Brazilian fund manager Hashdex has reportedly been approved to trade on the Bermuda Stock Exchange. Hashdex says the new cryptocurrency investment product tracks the Nasdaq Crypto Index. Hashdex Says ETF Will Track Nasdaq Crypto Index...
Brazilian fund manager and Nasdaq to launch world's first Bitcoin ETF
22.9.2020
Brazil’s Hashdex is teaming up with Nasdaq to bring the world’s first Bitcoin ETF to the Bermuda Stock Exchange
Leading Stock Exchanges in Switzerland, Germany, Austria Now List Bitcoin ETP
1.9.2020
A bitcoin exchange-traded product by 21Shares is now listed on leading stock exchanges in three countries: Switzerland, Germany, and Austria. The company offers 11 cryptocurrency exchange-traded investment products in total. Growing Number of Stock Exchanges List Bitcoin Products Zug-based 21Shares...
New SEC Filing Shows Fidelity Preparing to Launch Bitcoin Fund
27.8.2020
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has published a new filing for a bitcoin fund, submitted by Fidelity Investments’ head of strategy and planning. Bitcoin Index Fund Filed With SEC The SEC published Wednesday a Notice of Exempt Offering of Securities (Form D) filing for a...
Grayscale Says Bitcoin ETF Only a Matter of Time
17.7.2020
Grayscale’s managing director talks inevitability of a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund, or ETF
SEC Leadership Shuffle Makes Bitcoin ETF 'More Likely,' Novogratz Says
23.6.2020
Mike Novogratz. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, ConsenSysMedia
A potential leadership shuffle at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) would make a bitcoin-backed exchange traded fund (ETF) “more likely” to be approved, says crypto entrepreneur Mike Novogratz.
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Jay Clayton Leaves SEC: Crypto Industry Hopeful for Bitcoin ETF Approval
21.6.2020
Chairman Jay Clayton is geared to leave the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) after President Donald Trump nominates him to serve as the next U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York. With his departure, the cryptocurrency industry is hopeful that the SEC will finally approve...
Wisdomtree Files ETF With 5% Bitcoin Exposure Amid SEC Resistance
18.6.2020
Wisdomtree has filed for a commodity fund with 5% exposure to bitcoin, in a fresh attempt to bring an exchange-traded fund (ETF) backed by the benchmark cryptocurrency to the market. According to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the fund is targeting to invest mainly...
WisdomTree Proposes ETF With 5% Bitcoin Exposure Despite SEC’s Long-Standing Blockade
17.6.2020
WisdomTree is seeking to launch an exchange-traded fund that invests in part in the growing bitcoin futures market
Wilshire Phoenix Files Publicly-Traded Bitcoin Trust to Challenge Grayscale’s $3.4 Billion Dominance
15.6.2020
Wilshire Phoenix has filed to launch a publicly-traded trust called Bitcoin Commodity Trust (BCT) – putting the firm in direct competition with Grayscale Investments’ $3.4 billion bitcoin trust (GBTC). According to the June 12 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission...
SEC Comm: A Bitcoin ETF Could Help Fairly Price Grayscale’s GBTC
28.5.2020
The SEC commissioner Hester Peirce believes that a Bitcoin ETF could help price more fairly Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust (GBTC)
Leading Australian Regulated Micro-Investing App Adds Bitcoin Option for Investors
28.5.2020
Popular demand for cryptocurrency has prompted Australia’s leading micro-investing platform Raiz (formerly Acorns) to add a bitcoin investment option. Individual investors can round up their spare change and regularly invest in a bitcoin investment portfolio. Leading Australian...
Bitcoin Advocates Cry Foul as US Fed Buying ETFs for the First Time
12.5.2020
Yet another unprecedented move from the U.S. central bank to shore up the fiat economy means that it is violating its own charter, critics warn
SEC Commissioner Sees Increasing Demand for Cryptocurrency
1.5.2020
Crypto-friendly commissioner with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Hester Peirce, said there is an increase in demand for cryptocurrency as investors seek to diversify their portfolios. The commissioner has been an avid proponent of the SEC approving bitcoin exchange-traded funds...
The Bitcoin Fund Completes IPO, Now Trading on Canada’s Leading Stock Exchange
10.4.2020
The Bitcoin Fund, managed by 3iq, has completed an initial public offering and has begun trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX). It has been a long road for 3iq and The Bitcoin Fund since their filing was first rejected. After a hearing, a commissioner with the Ontario Securities Commission...
400 Kraken Survey Respondents Predict Bitcoin Price Will Surpass $22K in 2020
29.3.2020
San Francisco-based exchange Kraken conducted a poll that stems from the responses of 400 “VIP” cryptocurrency traders. Despite the current economic climate, surveyed participants indicate they still believe the cryptoconomy is in a “bull market.” Moreover, Kraken’s...
Bitwise Looks to Retail Market for Its Crypto Index Fund
27.3.2020
Bitwise is hoping to draw a retail market for its Bitwise 10 Index Fund, which it intends to list on a regulated alternative trading system later this year