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Franklin Templeton Latest Firm to File for Spot Ethereum ETF
13.2.2024
Investment firm Franklin Templeton is the latest asset manager to file a spot Ethereum exchange-traded fund (ETF) application with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the United States. The filing was submitted on Monday. Coinbase Custody will be the Ether custodian and Bank of New York...
BlackRock’s Rick Rieder Hints at Expanded Bitcoin Exposure
12.2.2024
Asset manager BlackRock may boost its Bitcoin exposure in the future. That’s according to Rick Rieder, head of global allocation at BlackRock, who is responsible for about $2.4t in assets at the investment firm. In an upcoming episode of the Wall Street Journal’s Take On the Week podcast, Rieder...
Valkyrie Partners With Bitgo for Custodial Services and ‘Safekeeping of the Trust’s Bitcoin Holdings’
2.2.2024
On Feb. 1, 2024, Valkyrie Digital Assets, a cryptocurrency asset manager, revealed in a Form 8-K submission to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that it has selected Bitgo to provide custodial services for its spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). Bitgo to Safekeep the Bitcoin...
Markets Overly Confident Regarding Fed Rate Cuts, Risk Assets Could Decline: JPMorgan
31.1.2024
The U.S. Federal Reserve’s potential policy easing through interest rate cuts this year may not unfold as quickly and decisively as financial markets currently anticipate, according to JPMorgan Asset Management’s note published earlier this month. The asset manager remarked that essential...
Top Chinese Asset Manager Moves to Launch Bitcoin ETF in Hong Kong
29.1.2024
The Hong Kong subsidiary of Chinese asset management firm, Harvest Fund Management, applied for a spot Bitcoin ETF on Jan. 26. This marks the first submission of its kind in Hong Kong, Tencent News reported on Monday. The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) is said to be expediting approval...
SEC Delays Spot Ethereum ETF Decisions
27.1.2024
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has delayed its decisions on spot ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) proposed by Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager, and Grayscale Investments. Grayscale is seeking to convert its existing Ethereum Trust into a spot ETF. Spot...
US SEC Delays Decision on Grayscale’s Spot ETH ETF Application
26.1.2024
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) delayed its decision on an application by crypto asset manager Grayscale Investments to convert its Ethereum trust product into a spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) on Thursday, as per a Reuters reported. A day before the US regulator had delayed...
Bitwise Leads the Way as First US Bitcoin ETF to Publicly Disclose Wallet Address
25.1.2024
On Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, Bitwise, a leading digital asset manager, made a groundbreaking announcement as the first U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) to reveal its bitcoin wallet address. Emphasizing its commitment to transparency, Bitwise stated, “proud to walk the walk with...
ARK CEO Cathie Wood Calls Bitcoin The “Biggest Of All Crypto Ideas”
24.1.2024
Cathie Wood – CEO of tech-focused investment manager ARK Invest – says her conviction in Bitcoin (BTC) remains unshaken despite the asset’s recent “sell the news” market wipeout. Bitcoin climbed for four months in a row after Bitcoin asset manager Grayscale bested crypto-skeptical federal...
Blackrock and Fidelity ETFs Lead the Charge in Bitcoin Accumulation, Holding Over $2.6 Billion in Combined BTC Assets
22.1.2024
Recent data reveals that Blackrock, the globe’s leading asset manager boasting over nine trillion in assets under management (AUM), now possesses 33,430.56 bitcoin, valued at approximately $1.34 billion. Similarly, the financial powerhouse Fidelity has increased its bitcoin holdings, with...
Blackrock Seeks SEC Approval to Offer Options on Spot Bitcoin ETF — Ishares Bitcoin Trust Now Holds 28,622 BTC
21.1.2024
Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager, is seeking approval from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to offer options on its spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). The SEC has opened a comment period for a proposed rule change, filed by Nasdaq, to list and trade options...
JPMorgan CEO Advises Investors to Stay Away From Bitcoin — ‘My Personal Advice Is Don’t Get Involved’
19.1.2024
Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JPMorgan Chase, has advised investors to stay away from bitcoin. “My personal advice is don’t get involved,” he said. “But I don’t want to tell anyone what to do. It’s a free country.” The executive added that...
Leading Crypto Miners Riot, TeraWulf, CleanSpark Brace for 2024 Bitcoin Halving
16.1.2024
Leading cryptocurrency miners are bracing themselves for the challenges ahead as the mining industry prepares for a major transformation with the 2024 Bitcoin (BTC) halving event. Asset manager CoinShares analysis suggests that Riot (NASDAQ: RIOT), TeraWulf (NASDAQ: WULF), and CleanSpark...
Federal Reserve’s Rate Cut Could Spark Institutional Interest in DeFi and Stablecoins, Fidelity Predicts
15.1.2024
The United States Federal Reserve’s potential interest rate cut could reignite major institutional interest in decentralized finance (DeFi) and stablecoins, according to asset manager Fidelity. In their recently released 2024 Digital Assets Look Ahead report, Fidelity suggests that this...
Blackrock CEO Larry Fink on Bitcoin: I’m a Big Believer — Its Bigger Than Any Government
14.1.2024
Larry Fink, the CEO of Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager, says he has become “a big believer” in bitcoin, emphasizing that it is “bigger than any government.” Calling the cryptocurrency “digital gold,” the executive stressed: “Unlike gold, where we manufacture new gold, we’re almost...
Coinshares Expands US Footprint Through Strategic Takeover of Valkyrie and Its Array of ETFs
12.1.2024
On Friday, Coinshares International Limited, announced that the firm has acquired Valkyrie Funds LLC, the U.S.-based digital asset manager. The Saint Helier company said the decision comes after a direct result of Valkyrie’s spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) approval. Coinshares Amplifies...
Crypto Community Calls to Boycott Vanguard as $7.7 Trillion Asset Manager Blocks Spot Bitcoin ETFs
12.1.2024
Source: Vanguard Asset management giant Vanguard has opted not to allow the purchase of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on its platform, triggering the crypto community. According to a report from The Wall Street Journal on January 11, Vanguard stated that it will not offer the new spot...
US Spot Bitcoin ETFs Rack up $4.6 Billion in Trading Volume on Day 1 — Blackrock Debuts With $1 Billion
12.1.2024
U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) racked up $4.6 billion in total trading volume on their first day of trading. Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager, debuted with more than $1 billion in trading volume for its Ishares Bitcoin Trust. Grayscale’s spot bitcoin...
Bitcoin ETF Essential Facts: Prices, Winners, Losers, Tickers and Fees
11.1.2024
BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust took an early lead in trading volume as 11 spot bitcoin ETFs open their doors to the investing public. The nine trillion dollar asset manager attracted trading volume of $17.9 million in the first hour. Close behind it was ‘crypto native’ asset...
Jamie Dimon Insists Bitcoin Doesn’t Have Value as JPMorgan Teams up With Blackrock on Spot Bitcoin ETF
11.1.2024
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has insisted that bitcoin doesn’t have value, emphasizing that its use cases are sex trafficking, tax avoidance, money laundering, and terrorism financing. However, JPMorgan has teamed up with Blackrock to help the world’s largest asset manager grow...