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VanEck, Bitwise Surge Ahead in Bitcoin ETF Race with $200 Million Commitment
9.1.2024
Source: Pixabay VanEck has committed $72.5 million in seed capital for its ETF. Bitwise has allocated $500,000. These figures come from S-1 documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Per the filings, Bitwise is offering a $200 million investment opportunity, with...
Shiba Inu (SHIB) Holders Migrating To New ICO Investment — Token May Follow Bitcoin’s 20000% ROI Yields
9.1.2024
Holders of the world’s second-largest memecoin by market capitalization, Shiba Inu (SHIB), are starting to invest in a new ICO that has nothing to do with their dog-gone Ecosystem. Mollars, a new crypto project designed to save users the costly fees related to cross-chain Bitcoin transactions,...
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”...
Cryptocurrency Institutional Funds Record $151 Million Inflows in First Week of 2024
8.1.2024
Source: Adobe / Luisa Digital assets investment funds recorded $151 million in inflows in the first week of 2024 as institutional investors drive adoption following anticipation of a spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETF approval by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). A new CoinShares Digital Asset Fund...
SEC Issues ‘Fear of Missing Out’ Warning Ahead of Spot Bitcoin ETF Decision
8.1.2024
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has warned investors about fear of missing out (FOMO). “Just because others might buy a particular investment, doesn’t mean it’s the right opportunity for you,” the SEC noted. “We’ve all seen the increased interest...
VanEck Commits to Donating 5% of BTC ETF Profits to Bitcoin Developers at Brink
6.1.2024
  Asset manager VanEck, a potential provider of a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), has revealed plans to donate a portion of the profits from the investment vehicle to Bitcoin core developers upon approval. In a post on X (formerly Twitter) on January 5, VanEck announced a 5% pledge...
Australia’s Security Regulator Faces Scrutiny Over Failure to Warn Citizens of the HyperVerse Crypto Scheme
5.1.2024
Source: AdobeStock / FiledIMAGE Australia’s Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones has expressed the intention to look into reasons why the country’s securities regulator failed to warn citizens of the potential danger posed by the HyperVerse crypto scheme. A recent Guardian report says Jones would...
BlackRock’s $10 Million BTC Purchase Set For Today As Bloomberg Expert Predicts Imminent SEC Approval For Bitcoin Spot ETFs
5.1.2024
Bitcoin ETF approval could be on the horizon as BlackRock plans a major BTC purchase and experts say the SEC is cornered into allowing regulated crypto funds. Image by Woraphon, Adobe Stock. Asset management firm BlackRock is set to purchase $10 million worth of Bitcoin on Friday, fueling...
First Mover Americas: Crypto ETPs Gained $2.2 Billion of Investment in 2023
5.1.2024
The latest price moves in bitcoin [BTC] and crypto markets in context for Jan. 5, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
Report: CEO of Collapsed Crypto Investment Scheme Hyperverse May Not Exist
5.1.2024
A probe into the affairs of the collapsed crypto fund Hyperverse has determined that its highly educated CEO may not exist. The investigation also found that before its collapse, Hyperverse and its CEO both enjoyed celebrity support. The CEO’s Records Do Not Exist An investigation into...
Bain and Company: Tokenization Can Unlock a $400B Yearly Alternative Investment Opportunity
5.1.2024
A report issued in December by Bain and Company and JPMorgan executives recognized the impact that tokenization can have in bringing alternative investments (such as private equity, private credit, real estate, and hedge funds) to individual investors. The document states that this can be a $400...
Crypto Investment Products Saw $2.2B of Inflows in 2023: CoinShares
4.1.2024
A mundane year of flows turned nicely higher in the final quarter of last year as excitement rose surrounding spot bitcoin ETFs
Binance Labs Invests in Memeland’s Native Ecosystem Token Memecoin (MEME)
4.1.2024
Source: Pixabay / Binance The investment arm and incubator of the cryptocurrency exchange Binance, Binance Labs, has invested in the Memecoin (MEME) token. According to an announcement on January 4, Binance Labs revealed that it has invested in the naive ecosystem token of Memeland, a project...
Tuttle Capital Files for Six Leveraged and Inverse Bitcoin ETFs with SEC
4.1.2024
Source: DALL·E Tuttle Capital Management has filed for six new Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). On Jan.3, Tuttle Capital filed three separate N1-A filings with the SEC. The company’s proposed Bitcoin ETFs are structured to offer leveraged...
SEC Will Approve Spot Bitcoin ETF to Maintain Regulatory Control Over Crypto Industry, Analyst Says
4.1.2024
Investment bank TD Cowen predicts the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will approve a spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) by the Jan. 10 deadline as a “political necessity.” The bank’s analyst believes that the SEC needs to “cement its role as a crypto...
Crypto Investment Products Record $243 Million Inflows in Final Week of 2023, Yearly Total Reaches $2.2 Billion – CoinShares
4.1.2024
Source: Adobe / Luisa Cryptocurrency investment products witnessed substantial inflows, totaling $243 million in the final week of 2023, contributing to a cumulative yearly inflow of $2.2 billion. According to CoinShares, Bitcoin (BTC) led the way with over $1.9 billion in inflows, accounting...
Goldman Sachs Set to Become Authorized Participant in BlackRock and Grayscale’s Bitcoin ETFs: Report
3.1.2024
Goldman Sachs is expected to be the latest financial institution to take on the role of authorized participant (AP) in two key Bitcoin ETFs, according to a new report. Traditional finance’s adoption of crypto The report, published by CoinDesk early Wednesday afternoon, claims insider sources...
“We Have Heard Nothing to Indicate Anything but Approval,” Senior ETF Analyst Says
3.1.2024
A senior ETF analyst has cast doubt on the accuracy of a new report published by crypto investment services provider Matrixport alleging the SEC may very well reject all spot Bitcoin ETF applications come January. “Massively out of consensus” “People tagging me like crazy on this “rejection”...
How BlackRock’s ETF Approval Alters the Landscape and Affects Cogwise, Which is Revolutionizing Stock and Cryptocurrency Trading
3.1.2024
The world of cryptocurrency has seen a surge in popularity over the past few years, with many investors turning to digital currencies as a way to diversify their portfolios. However, with the increasing number of cryptocurrencies on the market, it can be difficult to make informed investment...
MicroStrategy’s Michael Saylor to Sell $216 Million Company Shares for Bitcoin
3.1.2024
Source: DALL·E MicroStrategy co-founder Michael Saylor has planned to sell company shares worth $216 million for personal Bitcoin investment. According to a recent filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Saylor will be selling 310,000 stock option awards, originally granted...