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Cathie Wood and Mike Novogratz Are Both Bullish on Spot Bitcoin ETF Approvals
8.8.2023
Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood and Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz are both optimistic about the imminent approval of a spot bitcoin ETF
Cathie Wood says SEC will endorse Bitcoin ETFs
8.8.2023
Cathie Wood, who is the CEO and CIO of ARK Investment Management, is of the opinion that the Securities and Exchange Commission will endorse various spot-bitcoin ETFs together. This is contrary to her earlier understanding that her company would be the first to receive the go-ahead for...
BlackRock’s misguided effort to create ‘Crypto for Dummies’
8.8.2023
Crypto doesn’t need BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF. It undermines the basic tenets of cryptocurrency — from banking the unbanked to reducing global oppression
Cathie Wood predicts SEC simultaneously allowing multiple spot crypto ETFs: Report
7.8.2023
ARK Investment Management is one of many firms looking for ways to offer U.S. investors exposure to crypto through exchange-traded funds
Report: US ETFs Signal Renewed Bitcoin Interest; BTC’s Limited ‘Hot Supply’ Eyes Bull Market
6.8.2023
As interest in bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) heats up, a new report from blockchain analytics firm Glassnode examines how much bitcoin is actually available for purchase. The report, titled “How Many Bitcoin Are For Sale?” published on June 26, 2023, looks at exchange flows...
Global X Refiles Spot-Bitcoin ETF Application, Naming Coinbase as ‘Surveillance-Sharing’ Partner
4.8.2023
The filing comes around the same time the firm requested permission to offer a bitcoin-future ETF
Ether ETF applications flood the SEC as ProShares files the 11th
4.8.2023
ProShares has filed for an equal weight Bitcoin and Ether ETF, marking the 11th Ether ETF application in less than seven days
Michael Saylor Says Bitcoin ETFs Will Be the ‘Super Tanker’ for His MicroStrategy ‘Sports Car’
3.8.2023
MicroStrategy (MSTR) CEO Michael Saylor said his software company will continue to be the go-to company for investors to gain exposure to bitcoin (BTC) without directly buying it, even if a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) is rolled out
MicroStrategy to stay on Bitcoin course even if spot ETFs approved: Saylor
3.8.2023
Michael Saylor compared his firm to a “sportscar” whereas a spot ETF will be like a “supertanker” when it came to giving investors Bitcoin exposure
ETF Analysts: Spot Bitcoin ETF Approval Odds at 65% Amid Pressure From Blackrock
3.8.2023
According to James Seyffart and Eric Balchunas, two analysts specializing in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) at Bloomberg, the likelihood of a spot bitcoin ETF debut in the U.S. has surged to 65%. These analysts attribute this increase to “pressure from Blackrock and possibly Democrats,”...
TradFi Giant Direxion Joins Crypto ETF Race by Filing for Combined Bitcoin and Ether Futures Fund
2.8.2023
The move comes the same week that six other companies filed to launch ether futures ETFs
Six Asset Managers File Fresh SEC Applications to Launch Ethereum Futures ETFs in the US
2.8.2023
Six prominent asset managers have filed fresh applications to the US securities and exchange commission (SEC), for the approval of Ethereum (ETH) futures exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The filings come weeks after the regulator accepted spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETF applications in a span of...
Bitcoin ETF Approval Odds Just Got Better: Bloomberg Analysts
2.8.2023
“The odds of a spot Bitcoin ETF launching this year are up to 65%, in our eyes, after a flurry of developments,” analysts James Seyffart and Eric Balchunas wrote. They previously assigned a 50% probability
First Mover Americas: Race for Ether ETFs Kicks Off With 6 Asset Managers Filing
2.8.2023
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for August 2, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
Ether ETFs pending - Grayscale, VanEck and others file SEC applications
2.8.2023
A handful of United States asset managers have filed fresh applications to launch Ethereum Futures ETFs
Race for Ether Futures ETFs Kicks Off With 6 Firms Filing SEC Applications
2.8.2023
As many as six entities have filed applications with the U.S. Securities and Exchange (SEC) for Ethereum Futures exchange-traded funds (ETFs) as of filing time on August 2, 2023
Pro Trader Peter Brandt Says Bitcoin Halving ‘Will Be a Non-Event’
1.8.2023
Veteran trader Peter Brandt has said the upcoming bitcoin halving in 2024 and the “inevitable” approval of a Bitcoin ETF by the U.S. are likely to be non-events. Brandt claimed that while the top cryptocurrency’s correlation to other markets is a non-starter, bitcoin’s...
Grayscale urges SEC to approve all Bitcoin ETFs simultaneously
28.7.2023
Grayscale's ETF was previously knocked back by the SEC and it wants it and competing ETFs approved together so none have an advantage
Grayscale Urges Equal Treatment for All Spot Bitcoin ETF's in Letter to SEC
28.7.2023
If the SEC decides to change course and approve one or more of of the current spot bitcoin ETF applications, “it must do so in a fair and orderly manner,” the statement said
Ripple ruling and crypto ETFs 'drove a lot of urgency' among lawmakers, reportedly says Coinbase CEO
24.7.2023
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong reportedly said Representatives Maxine Waters and Patrick McHenry were both considering a legislative path forward on regulating digital assets