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UK Treasury Unveils Crypto Asset Regulatory Framework – Here’s What You Need to Know
31.10.2023
The UK government has issued a comprehensive response to its consultation on crypto asset regulation, unveiling a final regulatory framework based on input from businesses, experts, and significant market events, including the ongoing FTX court case. With these proposals, the UK government...
Coinshares Report Shows Rising Optimism in Digital Assets Drives Strongest Inflows Since July 2022
31.10.2023
While closing out October, the digital asset market has witnessed a significant rush in optimism, culminating in $326 million in fund inflows, marking the largest single-week gain in one and a half years, according to Coinshares latest digital asset fund flows report. Digital Asset Market Soars...
Crypto asset manager Valkyrie amends spot Bitcoin ETF filing
31.10.2023
With the latest spot BTC ETF amendments by Valkyrie and VanEck joining at least six others to make similar changes, five other spot Bitcoin ETF filings are yet to be amended
Web3 Wallet Backpack Launches Registered Crypto Business in Dubai
31.10.2023
Backpack , an all-in-one Web3 wallet, has become the latest to receive a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) license in Dubai. The approval will enable Backpack to launch a regulated cryptocurrency exchange service in the city. Per the company’s press release, Backpack Exchange is set...
Vanguard Has No Plans to Join Asset Management Rivals in Pursuing Bitcoin ETFs: CEO Tim Buckley
31.10.2023
Asset management firm Vanguard has revealed that it will not be joining its competitors in pursuing a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). While rivals like BlackRock and Fidelity have pending applications for Bitcoin ETFs, Vanguard CEO Tim Buckley stated in a recent interview with CNBC that...
SEC’s Spot Bitcoin ETF Approval Looking Like ‘a Done Deal’ in January, Says Bernstein
31.10.2023
Global asset management firm Alliancebernstein’s research arm expects the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to approve its first spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) in early January 2024. Noting that the regulator “has been actively responding with edits/comments on...
Crypto Exchange Listing and Delisting Announcements: October 30, 2023
30.10.2023
Here is our weekly collection of digital asset listing and delisting, trading pair-related announcements by crypto exchanges that we found last week and today.Have we missed something? Do you have information about new listings and/or delistings? Let us know here....
Digital Asset Investment Products Register Record $326M in Inflows, Led by Bitcoin and Solana
30.10.2023
Digital asset investment funds saw a record $326 million in net outflows last week, marking the largest single week of inflows since July 2022. According to a recent report by CoinShares, the surge in investor interest can be attributed to growing optimism surrounding the potential approval of...
DeFi Market Soars to $42 Billion, Rises by $6.2 Billion in Just Two Weeks – Is The Bull Market Here Again?
30.10.2023
The digital asset market has recorded several wins this month with Bitcoin (BTC) hitting a 16-month high and surging activities around decentralized finance (DeFI) applications. According to data from DefiLlama, the total value locked (TVL) on DeFi protocols has soared to $42 billion, marking...
Thailand’s KBank Acquires Satang Exchange, Signals Commitment to Crypto Market
30.10.2023
Thailand’s second-largest bank, signaling bullish fervor for blockchain after buying out one of the region’s local crypto exchanges through one of its subsidiaries. In a Monday filing, Kasikornbank – otherwise known as KBank – revealed that it has acquired a 97% stake...
Singapore’s Central Bank Joins Forces with Monetary Authorities in Japan, Switzerland, and the UK for Joint Digital Asset Pilots
30.10.2023
Singapore’s central bank has announced plans to collaborate with monetary authorities in Japan, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom for joint digital asset pilots. In a Monday press release, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced that it will collaborate with the Financial...
South African Crypto Platform Pins Hope on ‘Phased Asset Recovery’ Proposal
30.10.2023
A South African crypto investment platform has expressed hopes that an asset recovery proposal will result in users regaining access to funds blocked after its custody partner froze withdrawals. The crypto platform said it has also engaged regulators whom it hopes will help expedite resolution...
Bitcoin-Friendly El Salvador Poised to Become Financial Center of the Americas, Says VanEck Strategy Adviser
30.10.2023
Incoming investment capital and immigration will lead to a major economic shift that will turn El Salvador into a financial center, argued Gabor Gurbacs, strategy adviser of investment management giant VanEck. Gurbacs tweeted that, “I say often to portfolio managers and asset allocators that...
Singapore, Japan, UK, Swiss Regulators Plan Asset Tokenization Pilots
30.10.2023
Project Guardian seeks to advance digital asset tokenization pilots in fixed income, foreign exchange and asset management products
VanEck Files Amended Application for Bitcoin ETF with SEC
30.10.2023
New York-based asset management firm VanEck has taken a significant step towards launching a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) by submitting an amended application to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In a notable departure from the strategies followed by other...
Hackers Steal $4.4 Million From 25 Users of Lastpass Password Management App
29.10.2023
Digital assets worth approximately $4.4 million were reportedly stolen from more than 80 addresses belonging to 25 users of the password management app Lastpass. Crypto theft investigator Zachxbt has urged crypto asset holders using the password manager to consider removing their keys...
VanEck amends application for spot Bitcoin ETF
29.10.2023
VanEck joins the group of asset managers updating applications for a spot Bitcoin ETF in the United States
Vaneck Charts the Course of Solana’s Future With 2030 Valuation Study
29.10.2023
Vaneck, a leading digital asset manager, has recently unveiled a study on the network Solana, providing a wide spectrum of SOL valuation scenarios for the year 2030. Authored by Patrick Bush, the senior investment analyst, of digital assets, and Matthew Sigel, the head of digital assets research...
Spot Bitcoin ETF Approval: Cantor Fitzgerald Grows Confident – Here’s Why
29.10.2023
Analysts at financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald believe the long-awaited spot Bitcoin ( BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) is inching closer to reality. The company, known for its prime brokerage and investment banking services, has grown confident in the approval of applications from asset...
Bitcoin-friendly El Salvador can become the 'Singapore of the Americas': VanEck advisor
29.10.2023
VanEck strategy advisor Gabor Gurbacs expects a wave of new investment capital and immigration will push El Salvador’s economic growth in the coming years