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A Bitcoin ETF Is Long Past Due, Crypto Lobbyists Say in New Report
12.9.2022
The crypto industry is baring its teeth in long-fought battle over spot exchange-traded funds, getting set to issue a report critical of how the Securities and Exchange Commission has handled itself
Still waiting: SEC delays VanEck's third Bitcoin spot ETF application
26.8.2022
The wait for a first Bitcoin spot exchange-traded fund continues as the U.S. SEC buys more time to make a decision on VanEck's proposed BTC ETF
10 Traditional Companies that are Moving into Crypto Despite Market Downturn
20.8.2022
Big traditional companies have continued to embrace crypto in a variety of ways over the past year, despite the current market downturn.
To keep you up to date on who is doing what to secure their slice of the crypto economy, we have gathered a list of 10 traditional companies that have recently...
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...
Twitter vs. Elon Musk, Digital Euro's Phase 2, New Investments + More News
13.7.2022
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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.”
This Is Low Long Grayscale vs. SEC Battle Over Bitcoin ETF Might Last
11.7.2022
A major legal battle between digital asset giant Grayscale Investments and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over the rejected application to convert the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC), the world's largest BTC fund, to a spot exchange-trading fund (ETF) might last even two years...
Grayscale legal officer says Bitcoin ETF litigation could take two years
11.7.2022
Grayscale argues that the differences between futures and spot Bitcoin ETFs have no correlation to approvals because prices are based on the same spot Bitcoin markets
Unpacking the Latest Bitcoin ETF Rejections
8.7.2022
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rejected more spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund applications. It’s worth unpacking the agency’s reasoning, even as new applications are filed
Short Bitcoin ETF Sees Higher Trading Volume Last Week as Longs Liquidated
7.7.2022
The recently-launched short Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) BITI saw higher trading volumes last week compared to its launch week. The peak in volume so far happened as liquidations of leveraged bitcoin long positions reached its highest in close to two weeks....
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Pressure on SEC Chair Rises as Even WSJ Accuses Gensler of ‘Holding Investors Hostage’ with Bitcoin ETF Stance
7.7.2022
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler is “taking investors hostage” with his insistence to deny spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded products (ETPs) and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to launch in the US, the influential Wall Street Journal said in its editorial piece....
WSJ editorial slams SEC's 'bewildering' Bitcoin ETF denials
7.7.2022
The editorial board has drawn attention to a two-pronged approach employed by SEC's Gensler which makes it practically impossible to get a spot Bitcoin product approved
World's first short Bitcoin ETF sees exposure explode 300% in days
6.7.2022
Since launching last month, the ProShares Short Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITI) has eclipsed others in inflows
Study: AUM of Crypto Investment Products at Record Lows in June, Trust Products Garner Lowest Total Since December 2020
2.7.2022
The latest data from Cryptocompare shows that assets under management (AUM) of crypto investment products reached record lows during the month of June. The data also shows 21 Shares Short Bitcoin ETP as the only digital investment product that registered a positive 30-day return (30.8%) as of June...
Grayscale 'GBTC Discount' Widens After SEC Bitcoin ETF Rejection
1.7.2022
The discount between the share price of the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust and the equivalent value of its underlying bitcoin has widened to 31% from 28.4% on Thursday – a sign of waning optimism after the SEC rejected a proposal to convert the investment vehicle into an exchange-traded fund
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...
Grayscale legal challenge to SEC sparks response from the community
30.6.2022
From accusing the SEC of suppressing Bitcoin to suggesting alternatives, the community showed varied responses to Grayscale’s legal challenge against the SEC
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