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Spot Bitcoin ETFs May Boost Bitcoin Price to $200,000 in 2025, Standard Chartered Predicts
9.1.2024
Source: Standard Chartered Bank Standard Chartered Bank has predicted a significant surge in Bitcoin‘s value, reaching up to $200,000 in 2025 following potential spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) approvals. According to Standard Chartered Bank’s latest report led by Head of Crypto...
Ark Invest CEO Expects Spot Bitcoin ETFs to Attract ‘Substantial’ Institutional Flows, Pushing BTC ‘Much Higher’
9.1.2024
Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood expects spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to move the price of bitcoin “much higher.” The securities regulator is expected to make a decision on spot bitcoin ETFs by Wednesday. “We think that the SEC approval, should we and others get it, is...
SEC Expected to Approve ‘a Handful’ of Spot Bitcoin ETFs on Wednesday, Report
9.1.2024
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is expected to green-light “a handful” of spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on Wednesday, potentially unleashing a wave of trading this week. On Monday, 10 applicants submitted their final amendments, including Blackrock, which...
SEC Chair Gary Gensler Issues Crypto Warnings as Spot Bitcoin ETF Decision Looms
9.1.2024
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler has issued warnings about crypto investing amid soaring anticipation for potential spot bitcoin ETF approvals. The SEC chief stressed that crypto investors “should understand they may be deprived of key info”...
Bitcoin (BTC) Price Pumps Above $47,000 As ETF FOMO Explodes – Where Next Is It Headed Next?
8.1.2024
Bitcoin Blasts Higher / Source: Adobe The Bitcoin (BTC) price just vaulted above $47,000 for the first time since April 2022 as FOMO comes in ahead of the expected approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs by the US SEC later in the week. Bitcoin is up 7% on the day, taking its gains since the start...
Bitcoin ETFs: The Bear Case
8.1.2024
Bitcoin exchange traded funds may not actually be approved, due to the SEC’s long-held concerns about market manipulation. And, if they are, they could change the nature of Bitcoin itself, to the detriment of Satoshi Nakamoto’s original vision, say critics
Bitcoin ETFs: The Bull Case
8.1.2024
One train of thought says that SEC approval of spot bitcoin ETF will send the market flying. Here’s how that could play out. In a separate post, we review the bear case, where the market may not react with such optimism
Biggest Crypto Gainers Today on Uniswap – PNDC, BSSB, BIGTIME
8.1.2024
Uniswap. Source: Adobe / vladim_ka While crypto markets are enjoying a modest rally on Monday, PNDC, BSSB and BIGTIME are the biggest crypto gainers today on Uniswap. BTC is near $45,000 as investors await imminent expected approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs in the US. ETH, meanwhile, was last in...
10 Spot Bitcoin ETF Applicants Submit Final Amendments With SEC
8.1.2024
Ten spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) applicants have filed their final amended registration statements with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The amended filings reveal a fierce fee war among spot bitcoin ETF issuers. Grayscale charges the highest fee of 1.5% while Bitwise...
Chief of Better Markets stands against Bitcoin ETFs
8.1.2024
Bitcoin is inching closer to the mark of $45k. BTC was last exchanging hands at $44,104.29. This could be largely due to the speculation surrounding the approval of Bitcoin ETF applications by the SEC. Applications by the likes of BlackRock and Fidelity are expected to go through maximum by January...
Former Bitmex Chief Predicts 30% BTC Correction — Warns Spot Bitcoin ETFs Could Make It Worse
8.1.2024
Former Bitmex CEO Arthur Hayes is cautioning about a potential 30% correction in the bitcoin market. “The washout could be even more severe if the slate of U.S.-listed spot bitcoin ETFs has already commenced trading,” he warned. “I could easily see a 30% to 40% correction due to...
Blackrock Expects SEC to Approve Spot Bitcoin ETF This Wednesday
7.1.2024
Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager, reportedly expects its spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), the Ishares Bitcoin Trust, to be approved by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) this coming Wednesday. According to reports, the asset manager has lined up over...
New US Crypto Tax Law, SEC Still Processing BTC ETFs, Saylor Buys More BTC, and More — Week in Review
7.1.2024
The U.S. introduces stringent tax reporting laws for transactions over $10,000, while the SEC grapples with a backlog of paperwork for pending spot Bitcoin ETFs. Meanwhile, Michael Saylor sells Microstrategy shares to increase his bitcoin holdings, and CNBC’s Jim Cramer hails Bitcoin as...
Concerns Mount Over Potential SEC Rejection of Spot Bitcoin ETFs, Analyst Weighs In
7.1.2024
The possibility of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rejecting spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) became a concern after financial watchdog group Better Markets called on the securities regulator to reject spot bitcoin ETFs, warning that approvals will lead...
Blackrock Lines up $2 Billion for Spot Bitcoin ETF Launch, Sources Say
7.1.2024
Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager, has reportedly lined up more than $2 billion for its spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) within days of launch. Vaneck’s head of digital assets research and a Bloomberg ETF analyst have independently verified with their sources that Blackrock...
Watchdog Group Warns SEC: Reject Spot Bitcoin ETFs or Face ‘Financial Carnage’
6.1.2024
Financial watchdog group Better Markets has called on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to reject spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), warning that they “will inflict massive investor harm.” The organization features U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren’s...
11 Spot Bitcoin ETFs Inch Closer to Approval — Analyst Says It’s ‘Basically Done’
6.1.2024
Eleven spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are moving closer to approval by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Proposed rule changes to list and trade all 11 spot bitcoin ETFs on stock exchanges have been filed with the SEC. “It’s basically done,” an ETF analyst...
ETFs Are Tots Coming, ETFs Are Not Coming, ETFs Are ETFing and 20 Crypto Jokes
6.1.2024
  Source: AdobeStock / Monkey Business This is your weekly digest of top crypto news from Cryptonews.com, followed by a collection of 20 hand-picked crypto jokes. __________ This week in crypto: unsurprisingly, ETF discussions. While Tuttle Capital Management filed for six new Bitcoin ETFs...
Asset Manager Vaneck Pledges to Donate 5% of Spot Bitcoin ETF Profits to Bitcoin Core Developers for 10 Years
6.1.2024
Asset management firm Vaneck has pledged to donate 5% of its spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) profits to support Bitcoin Core developers for at least 10 years. The company is currently awaiting approval from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to launch its spot bitcoin ETF....
Experts Weigh in on Bitcoin ETF Approval As Sell-the-News Event
5.1.2024
As the SEC’s decision on bitcoin ETFs looms, market participants prepare for market impact. Analysts reflect on the possibility of a “buy the rumor, sell the news” situation. A Bitcoin ETF Approval Could Trigger Major Market Movements With the cryptocurrency community eagerly...