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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
Regulatory Scrutiny Increasing as Crypto Becomes Financial Stability Risk – Report
6.7.2022
There has been a sharp increase in regulations targeting the crypto space, with regulatory bodies mainly in North America and Europe aiming for everything from non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to stablecoins and ordinary cryptocurrencies, found a global RegTech (regulatory technology) firm CUBE.
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MiCa, AMLA and EU’s 'wild west' problem: Law Decoded, June 27-July 4
5.7.2022
The Markets in Crypto-Assets passed the Tripartite negotiations, while the European Union anticipates a new body for AML regulation
Jed McCaleb’s Ripple Stash Down to 81 Million — Co-Founder’s XRP Cache Likely to Dry Up This Year
3.7.2022
After selling billions of xrp tokens since 2014, the former Ripple Labs executive Jed McCaleb only has 81.53 million xrp left to sell. In mid-February 2021, it was expected that McCaleb’s stash would run dry that year in May. However, the selling took much longer, but today’s data...
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
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...
First Mover Americas: BTC Down 40% in June, SEC Rejects Grayscale’s BTC ETF Application
30.6.2022
The latest price moves in bitcoin ($BTC) and crypto markets in context, for June 30, 2022
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
Messari Research: DCG’s Barry Silbert Wins from SEC ETF stalemate, but Investors Lose.
30.6.2022
Grayscale's product is broken. The SEC clearly won't let them fix it thanks to obstinance by the SEC’s leadership, writes Messari’s Ryan Selkis
Major Bitcoin ETF Legal Battle Begins as Grayscale Sues SEC
30.6.2022
One of the biggest bitcoin (BTC) and crypto investment companies, US-based Grayscale Investments, sued US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) after it rejected its application to convert the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC), the world's largest BTC fund, to a spot exchange-trading fund...
Grayscale Sues SEC Over Bitcoin ETF Application Rejection
30.6.2022
Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnenshein tweeted that his company filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission shortly after the regulator rejected an application to convert the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust to an exchange-traded fund
SEC Rejects Grayscale’s Spot Bitcoin ETF Application
30.6.2022
Grayscale has said it was prepared for “all possible post-ruling scenarios.”
Microstrategy Buys More Bitcoin After SEC Says BTC Is a Commodity — Company Now Hodls 129,699 Bitcoins
30.6.2022
Microstrategy has purchased more bitcoin amid a heavy market sell-off. The announcement followed a clarification by the chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, stating that bitcoin is a commodity. Microstrategy Buys the Dip The Nasdaq-listed software company...
MicroStrategy scoops up 480 Bitcoin amid market slump
29.6.2022
The business intelligence firm has now amassed 129,699 BTC at an average price of $30,644, according to CEO Michael Saylor
Surprise twist as BlockFi receives Money Services License in Iowa
29.6.2022
Despite a significant fine from Iowa’s regulator just two weeks earlier, BlockFi has scored itself a license in the state
SEC’s Gensler Reiterates Bitcoin Alone Is a Commodity. Is He Right?
28.6.2022
Not the best week for crypto lending: Law Decoded, June 20-27
28.6.2022
The Celsium failure continues to draw attention to the lending issues from regulators and community
Regulatory Fog Remains as SEC Chief Doesn't Mention Ethereum as a Commodity, Does Not Say Bitcoin is the Only One Either
28.6.2022
Ethereum (ETH) advocates have reacted after the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler refrained from labeling the coin a commodity – and instead chose to name bitcoin (BTC) among the tokens the SEC chiefs before him deemed a non-security. He, however...