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7RCC Applies for an ESG-focused Spot Bitcoin ETF
19.12.2023
Source: iStock/pichet_w Asset manager 7RCC has formally submitted a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) application focused on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). As detailed in the proposal filed on December 18, the ETF...
Blackrock Meets With SEC 4 Times to Discuss Spot Bitcoin ETF Application
17.12.2023
Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager, has met with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the fourth time recently to discuss its spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) application. SEC Chairman Gary Gensler said this week that the securities regulator is “taking...
SEC’s Dialogue With Wall Street Behemoth BlackRock Regarding Spot Bitcoin ETF Application Continues – Approvals Coming in January?
15.12.2023
BlackRock Office Officials from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) met with three employees of BlackRock on Thursday to discuss the asset manager’s application to set up a spot Bitcoin Exchange Traded Fund (ETF), as per a memorandum released by the SEC on Friday. Blackrock met with...
SEC Delays Decision on Invesco Galaxy’s Ethereum ETF Until February 2024
14.12.2023
Source: DALL·E The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has postponed its decision on Invesco Galaxy’s spot Ethereum exchange-traded fund (ETF) application, new decision to be made in 2024. According to the SEC’s latest filing, the decision, initially expected by December 23, 2023...
Financial Giant Fidelity Discusses Spot Bitcoin ETF Application With SEC
11.12.2023
Financial services giant Fidelity recently met with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding its spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) application. Like Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager, Fidelity appears to be pushing to use the in-kind creation model for...
Bitwise updates its Spot Bitcoin ETF application
5.12.2023
Bitwise has revised its Spot Bitcoin ETF application. Other firms have also followed the route set by BlackRock. The crux of the matter is enabling creators in kind along with cash. The SEC is keen to delink the product from the volatility of the market. However, potential issuers are expressing...
Blackrock Proposes ‘Revised In-Kind Model’ for Spot Bitcoin ETF to Resolve SEC’s Concerns
1.12.2023
Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager, has held another meeting with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to discuss its spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) application. The firm has proposed a “revised in-kind” model for its spot bitcoin ETF that...
SEC Calls for Comments on Fidelity’s Spot Ether ETF Application
30.11.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is soliciting comments from the public regarding Fidelity’s potential spot Ether exchange-traded fund (ETF). Fidelity’s argument According to a notice filed Thursday, Cboe BZK Exchange is looking to list and trade shares of Fidelity’s Ethereum...
Crypto Regulation News Weekly Digest: CZ’s Guilty Plea and Grayscale’s Bitcoin ETF Prospectus
29.11.2023
Crypto regulation evolves through CZ plea deal, Grayscale Bitcoin ETF application, Singapore bans, and Lagarde’s personal experience. Image by Titiwoot Weerawong, Vecteezy Last week brought several major developments on the crypto regulation front. Binance founder Changpeng Zhao pleaded...
Coinbase’s Custody Success: A Major Player in Nearly Every U.S. Bitcoin ETF Application
29.11.2023
Source: Adobe / prima91 Over a dozen asset managers have applied to launch a Bitcoin spot ETF in the United States this year – and Coinbase is poised to serve as custodian for virtually all of them. The firm’s custody arm, Coinbase Custody, is listed as a custodian in the S-1 registration forms...
Bitcoin Price Reaches 18-Month High of $38,200 While Bitcoin ETF Token Surges Past $1.57m as FOMO Picks Up
24.11.2023
Friday, November 24, 2023 – The Bitcoin price smashed through $38,000 door after BlackRock met with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to talk about its ETF application as the odds on approval rise and new cryptocurrency the Bitcoin ETF Token raises north of $1.5 million. The Bitcoin...
Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest and 21Shares Amend Bitcoin Spot ETF Application
20.11.2023
Image Source: iStock Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest has made a recent amendment to its spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) application in collaboration with 21Shares. The amended filing, dated November 20, offers insights into the proposed spot Bitcoin ETF, focusing on critical aspects such...
ARK, 21Shares update spot Bitcoin ETF application as next SEC deadline looms
20.11.2023
The latest update is the third amendment to the Bitcoin ETF prospectus by ARK and 21Shares after the firms first filed for a spot Bitcoin ETF in April 2023
BlackRock Files Spot Ether ETF Application
16.11.2023
The world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock, formally filed an application for a spot Ethereum exchange-traded fund on Wednesday, November 15th. A 2% increase Filing an S-1 form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), BlackRock has labeled the exchange-traded fund iShares...
First Mover Americas: SEC Delays Decision on Hashdex’s ETF Application
16.11.2023
The latest price moves in bitcoin [BTC] and crypto markets in context for Nov. 16, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
SEC Delays Decision on HashDex Bitcoin Spot ETF Application, Grayscale Ether Futures Filing
15.11.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is delaying any decision on efforts by Hashdex and Grayscale to convert existing investment products into exchange-traded funds, according to a set of filings on Wednesday
Grayscale ‘Constructively Engaging’ With SEC on Spot Bitcoin ETF, Says CEO
11.11.2023
Crypto asset manager Grayscale Investments is “constructively engaging” with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding its application to convert its flagship bitcoin trust into a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), says CEO Michael Sonnenshein. The executive...
Major Market-Makers in Talks to Provide Liquidity to BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF If Approved – Here’s Why That Matters for the BTC Price
31.10.2023
Some of the global financial industry’s largest market-makers might jump in to provide liquidity for BlackRock if the firm’s spot Bitcoin Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) application is approved by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), reported CoinDesk on Tuesday citing a personal...
SEC Chair Gensler Keeps Quiet on Bitcoin ETF Plans After Grayscale Ruling – Here’s the Latest
26.10.2023
Despite tremendous pressure to approve a spot Bitcoin ETF for trading on public markets, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairman Gary Gensler refuses to discuss his agency’s next steps. On Monday, the SEC received an order from the Court of Appeals to review Grayscale’s...
Hashdex sits down with SEC over spot Bitcoin ETF application
25.10.2023
Asset manager Hashdex recently met with the U.S. SEC to address the regulator's concerns over its application for a spot Bitcoin ETF