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Crypto investments a financial back up for Facebook whistleblower
25.10.2021
Frances Haugen also received financial help from nonprofit organizations backed by Pierre Omidyar, the co-founder of eBay
Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon Is Suing the SEC
25.10.2021
Do Kwon, co-founder and CEO of Terraform Labs, the company that backs the Terra blockchain ecosystem, is suing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Kwon, who was served a subpoena while appearing at Messari’s Mainnet conference as a presenter, states this behavior was against...
YouTube channels hacked and rebranded for live-streaming crypto scams
24.10.2021
Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) attributes the attacks to a group of hackers recruited in a Russian-speaking forum, who sell the hacked YouTube channels to the highest bidder
Texas Ethics Commission seeks pro-crypto rule for political contributions
23.10.2021
If approved, cryptocurrency donations and contributions will need to be reported as in-kind contributions or as investments, not currency
Valkyrie’s Bitcoin Strategy ETF Debut Listing Drops Over 4% — Proshares ETF Slides 3.5%
23.10.2021
On Friday, the Valkyrie Bitcoin Strategy Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) launched on Nasdaq under the ticker BTF and dropped in value not too long after the ETF first came out of the gate. The second bitcoin ETF to launch in the United States followed bitcoin’s spot price movements on Friday,...
Crypto breaks Wall Street’s ETF barrier: A watershed moment or stopgap?
22.10.2021
With the Bitcoin ETFs, investors won’t have to deal with hot/cold storage decisions, crypto exchanges, fraud, etc. “Convenience does the magic here.”
Treasury official acknowledges most crypto transactions are 'legitimate' but still anticipates additional sanctions
21.10.2021
“The vast majority of digital assets are being used for legitimate purposes, but for those that are primarily in the business of furthering criminal enterprises, we plan to use our tools to go after them,” said Wally Adeyemo
Valkyrie Bitcoin futures ETF to launch on Nasdaq on Oct. 22
21.10.2021
Valkyrie’s Bitcoin futures ETF will go live on Nasdaq just a few days after ProShares debuted a similar product on NYSE
FTX crypto exchange raises $420M from 69 investors
21.10.2021
FTX's user base has grown by 48% while its average trade volume increased 75% since a funding round in July
Sanctioned Russian oligarch urges central bank to embrace Bitcoin
21.10.2021
The U.S. Treasury asked cryptocurrency companies to ensure compliance with sanctions last week
Ark Invest founder Cathie Wood passed on buying the first Bitcoin Futures ETF
21.10.2021
She cited an investigation into tax ramifications as one of Ark Invest’s reasons for withholding for now
Sony Patent Lets Viewers Vote and Pay to Boot Players From Games
20.10.2021
In 2020, Sony filed a patent for allowing livestream spectators and participants to remove players from a game. Yesterday, the United States Patent and Trademark Office approved the patent, which you can read in full here. Besides removing unskilled players, the system would allow spectators to...
Vaneck Bitcoin Futures ETF Gets Green Light from SEC — Fund to Join Proshares BTC ETF Listing on NYSE
20.10.2021
The wealth manager Vaneck will be launching its bitcoin futures exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the United States following the Proshares ETF listing that launched on Tuesday. According to the post-effective filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Vaneck bitcoin futures...
VanEck Bitcoin Strategy ETF will likely launch next week as crypto prices reach ATHs
20.10.2021
The asset manager could be the first to follow ProShares, which listed its Bitcoin Strategy ETF on the New York Stock Exchange on Monday
Bitcoin Smashes Through All-Time High Surpassing $66,000 per Unit
20.10.2021
The spot price of bitcoin smashed through the leading crypto asset’s all-time high (ATH) surpassing $66,000 per unit after the first bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) was launched in the United States. The last time bitcoin touched an ATH six months ago on April 14, 2021, the price tapped...
Proshares Bitcoin Strategy ETF Debut Captures Close to $1 Billion in Volume
20.10.2021
The first bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) launched in the United States and smashed records on Tuesday, capturing close to $1 billion in total volume. Eric Balchunas, the senior ETF analyst for Bloomberg said that the Proshares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO) definitely “defied...
SEC Chair Gary Gensler responds to concerns about first Bitcoin-linked ETF
19.10.2021
In the same interview, Proshares CEO Simeon Hyman opined that regulated futures traded in a 40-act ETF will open the opportunity to get BTC exposure to a lot of folks who may have been waiting on the sidelines
Powerful blockchain lobby group urges Washington not to overregulate stablecoins
19.10.2021
The stablecoin market is valued at over $130 billion and growing rapidly, putting federal regulators on high alert over systemic risk
Coinbase announces multiyear partnership with NBA and WNBA
19.10.2021
The deal comes as the NBA prepares to start its 2021-2022 season, marking the association’s 75th anniversary
Facebook pilots Novi crypto wallet with Coinbase, Paxos
19.10.2021
The social media giant still intends to launch Novi along with its Diem payment network once regulatory approval is granted