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SEC Kicks the Bitcoin ETF Down the Road Again, Legal NFT Battle + More News
1.10.2021
f="https://www.sec.gov/rules/sro/nasdaq/2021/34-93172.pdf">citing the requirement for additional time to decide whether to accept the 19b-4 applications. The approval of the ETFs — Global X Bitcoin Trust, Valkyrie XBTO Bitcoin Futures Fund, WisdomTree Bitcoin Trust, and Kryptoin Bitcoin ETF - ha
SEC registrants seek DeFi and physically-backed Bitcoin ETF approval
22.9.2021
Amplify ETFs, Invesco and Galaxy submitted registrations to the U.S. SEC for Bitcoin and DeFi-based ETF offerings
SIX Swiss Exchange Receives Regulatory Approval to Launch Digital Asset Bourse
11.9.2021
Switzerland’s stock exchange SIX has won regulatory approval to launch its long-awaited bourse for digital assets. This authorization enables the exchange “to go live with a fully regulated, integrated trading, settlement, and custody infrastructure based on distributed ledger...
Swiss Exchange SIX granted approval to launch crypto marketplace
10.9.2021
The Switzerland financial authority has today given the green-light for the launch of a digital asset marketplace utilising DLT
Denied for Credit Card Even With a Good Credit Score? Here’s What You Can Do
2.9.2021
Achieving a good Credit Score is a goal that almost every financially ambitious individual is striving for. From naive students to financially experienced professionals and everyone in between, everyone wants to boost this magical number a little bit more. However, there’s one thing that even...
3 reasons why a Bitcoin ETF approval will be a game changer for BTC price
31.8.2021
A Bitcoin ETF approval will open the door for more conservative investors and this could have an irreversible impact on BTC price
Here's how Bitcoin options traders might prepare for a BTC ETF approval
31.8.2021
Bloomberg analysts expect a BTC ETF approval in the next few months, and clever options traders might use this strategy to profit from the possibility
Citigroup Files to Trade Bitcoin Futures, Says Clients Are ‘Increasingly Interested’ in Cryptocurrency
25.8.2021
Citigroup is reportedly awaiting regulatory approval to start offering bitcoin futures trading to its clients. “We are presently considering products such as futures for some of our institutional clients, as these operate under strong regulatory frameworks,” said Citigroup. Citigroup...
Approval for Non-futures-based Bitcoin ETF ‘Still a Year off’ – Expert
19.8.2021
A senior analyst in the exchange-traded fund (ETF) space thinks that a bitcoin (BTC) offering is on its way this year – but has suggested that it will be of the kind not favored by the crypto space. And as for the elusive “right kind” of bitcoin ETF? Well, we may have to wait another 12 months...
Mi Store Portugal Reveals Crypto Acceptance, Xiaomi Says ‘Decision Was Made Without Knowledge or Approval’
15.8.2021
On August 5, the Mi Store in Portugal announced that it was accepting cryptocurrencies including bitcoin, ethereum, tether, and dash. At the time, the Mi Store Portugal said it was working with the blockchain payments company Utrust in order to be more “inclusive.” However, the Mi Store...
Southeast Asia’s Largest Bank DBS Expands Crypto Business to Meet ‘Growing Demand’
13.8.2021
DBS, Southeast Asia’s largest bank, has announced a series of milestones for its crypto business. Its brokerage arm has obtained preliminary approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), Singapore’s central bank, and its crypto exchange will start operating 24-7 to meet...
DBS wins regulatory approval in Singapore for crypto payment services
12.8.2021
Starting next Monday, DBS Bank’s crypto exchange will start operating, allowing institutional investors to trade Bitcoin
Approval incoming? Valkyrie becomes fourth firm to apply for BTC futures ETF
12.8.2021
Asset managers apear hopeful the SEC will be more open to Bitcoin ETFs tied to futures contracts than those focused on the spot markets
Singapore to License Digital Payment Providers, Approves Crypto Exchange
8.8.2021
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has notified several providers of digital payment services that they will be licensed to operate in the city-state. The move, which comes after the approval of a crypto exchange for a license, secures Singapore’s status as Asia’s crypto...
‘Wrong Kind’ of Bitcoin ETF Head for US Approval as Futures Bids Made
6.8.2021
Bitcoiners have been waiting for American regulators to green-light a bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) for what seems like ages. And although it looks like they are finally close to a breakthrough, it turns out that after all the fuss, they might end up with the wrong kind of BTC ETF after...
Singapore grants first regulatory in-principle approval to crypto exchange
3.8.2021
Independent Reserve gets the first in-principle approval that gives hope to around 170 crypto exchange applicants waiting to receive an official operating license in Singapore
Okcoin secures regulatory approval in Malta and the Netherlands
29.7.2021
CEO Hong Fang said Okcoin was focused on Europe as part of the firm's global growth plans
Report: Tweaks to South African Tax Filing System to Result in Decreased Crypto Arbitrage
17.7.2021
Reports from South Africa suggest that tax authorities have plugged a loophole on the online tax filing system that enabled crypto arbitrage traders to make several purchases on overseas cryptocurrency platforms using just one approval. As a consequence of these tweaks, crypto arbitrage traders...
Visa to Approve Cryptocurrency Card by Australian Startup
15.7.2021
Visa is reportedly set to approve Australian crypto startup Cryptospend’s issuance of debit cards for spending bitcoin and several other cryptocurrencies. “We have a lot of demand for the card,” the company claims. Global card giant Visa is expected to announce later this week...
Bank of Ghana Deputy Governor Says ‘Central Bank Digital Currency Is Fiat Money,’ Reveals Pilot Phase Will Start September
12.7.2021
Ghana’s proposed central bank digital currency is similar to fiat cash and therefore financial institutions, as well as fintech start-ups, can still create value based on it, a Bank of Ghana (BOG) official has said. Still, the official, Maxwell Opoku-Afari, the BOG’s deputy governor...