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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...
Spot Bitcoin ETF Issuers in Fee War Ahead of Possible SEC Approval
9.1.2024
Source: Pixabay Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) fee war has commenced before the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has even approved the product. Spot Bitcoin ETF fees are as follows: Ark is charging: 0.25%, Bitwise fees: 0.24%, BlackRock iShares is keeping its fees high...
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...
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...
Fidelity Follows BlackRock, Files For Spot Ethereum ETF – Where Next for Ether (ETH)?
18.11.2023
Fidelity Investments Office / Source: Adobe Asset management giant Fidelity just filed a 19b-4 with the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) to set up a spot Ethereum exchange-traded fund (ETF) called the Fidelity Ethereum Trust, just one day after BlackRock filed to set up the iShares Ethereum...
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...
Delaware State DOJ Might Investigate the BlackRock Hoax XRP ETF Filing
15.11.2023
Source: Pixabay Delaware authorities have referred the false Blackrock Ripple (XRP) exchange-traded fund (ETF) case to the State’s Department of Justice (DOJ). A fake XRP ETF was submitted Monday under the name of a BlackRock managing director, appearing on the corporation’s website. Dubbed...
BlackRock argues SEC has no grounds to treat crypto futures and spot ETFs differently
11.11.2023
BlackRock questioned the SEC's preference for the 1940 Act that oversees futures ETFs, and argued that it lacks relevancy to both crypto-spot and futures ETFs
Blackrock Files to Launch Ethereum Trust ETF on Nasdaq, Eyes Spot Crypto Market Entry
10.11.2023
In a significant development for cryptocurrency investment vehicles, Blackrock Inc., through its subsidiary Ishares Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC, has filed a 19b-4 form with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to list shares of the Ishares Ethereum Trust on the Nasdaq. Blackrock Dives...
Ethereum price hits 6-month high amid BlackRock spot ETF buzz, but where’s the retail demand?
10.11.2023
ETH price finally polevaulted the $2,000 resistance, but will retail demand and network use support the current bullish momentum?
Blackrock Registers Ishares Ethereum Trust With Delaware’s Division of Corporations
9.11.2023
Blackrock may be taking steps toward obtaining approval from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a spot ethereum exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the near future. This comes on the heels of the company’s application for an Ishares Ethereum Trust with the Delaware Division...
BlackRock iShares Ethereum Trust registered in Delaware
9.11.2023
The new corporate entity could signal an upcoming SEC filing
ETH Soars Above $2K as BlackRock iShares Ethereum Trust Registered as Corporate Entity in Delaware
9.11.2023
BlackRock declined to comment on the filing
Breaking: BlackRock Registers iShares Ethereum Trust in Delaware – Is a Spot ETH ETF Coming?
9.11.2023
Ethereum Logo Shooting Higher on a Rocket / Source: Adobe The price of Ether (ETH), the cryptocurrency that powers the Ethereum blockchain, is shooting higher on Thursday in wake of the news that US asset management giant BlackRock just registered the iShares Ethereum Trust in Delaware. BlackRock...
BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF now listed on the DTCC
25.10.2023
BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF is now added to the DTCC’s eligibility file. A DTCC spokesperson recently confirmed the news with an official statement. The statement read that it is routine practice for the DTCC to add securities to its NSCC security eligibility file. This is done before...
BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin ETF mysteriously disappears — then reappears — on DTCC site
25.10.2023
BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF listing staged a sudden reappearance on the DTCC’s website after disappearing for a few hours
Bitcoin Dips 3% in Minutes as DTCC Removes BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust Ticker From List – Are Spot BTC ETF Approvals At Risk?
24.10.2023
The Bitcoin (BTC) price is selling off as FUD (fear, uncertainty and doubt) spreads around the market that spot Bitcoin Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) approvals might not be as close as previously though.
BTC dipped 3% from around $34,500 to around $33,500 in minutes following the removal...
Bitcoin ETF hype fails to shake bearish $20K BTC price targets
24.10.2023
Bitcoin may have hit 17-month highs, but the ETF launch could end up a "sell the news event" and engender fresh BTC price downside, one theory argues
Wipe Out — Fake SEC Approval Report Erases $71M in Bitcoin Short Positions
16.10.2023
In the wake of fabricated news asserting the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) green-lit Blackrock’s Ishares spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund, short positions worth $78.92 million were cleared out. This sum represented 57% of the overall $136.29 million in short positions erased...