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Bitcoin ETFs in Japan: FSA Explains New Rules for Funds Investing in Cryptos
7.2.2020
Japan’s top financial regulator, the Financial Services Agency (FSA), has explained to news.Bitcoin.com its recently adopted rules regarding the creation and sale of cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Meanwhile, Japan now has a crypto index, launched by major Japanese companies....
A Stronger Foundation for Bitcoin ETF Applications
26.1.2020
Which Bitcoin ETF applications will and will not be approved in the near future and why?
WisdomTree Grows a Stablecoin Today to Nurture a Crypto ETF Tomorrow
19.1.2020
WisdomTree brings a unique combination of being enterprise level and having financial regulatory experience, which it is bringing to the stablecoin space — with, perhaps, to soon have the first SEC-regulated crypto ETF
Bitwise Withdraws Long-Standing Bitcoin ETF Application
15.1.2020
Bitwise withdraws its Bitcoin ETF proposal after an earlier rejection was put under review by the SEC
Bitwise Withdraws Bitcoin ETF Application With the SEC
15.1.2020
Bitwise's bitcoin ETF had already been rejected by the SEC, though that decision was under review
Robinhood Fractional Share Trading: Everything You Need to Know
14.1.2020
One of the stumbling blocks that keep people from investing in big companies is the exorbitantly high share price of the targeted organizations. Take, for instance, the large technology behemoths like Amazon or Apple, whose shares trade at a very high price and act as a deterrent for the small...
WisdomTree Mulls New Stablecoin as US Money Manager Drives Toward Crypto
14.1.2020
WisdomTree, an asset manager specializing in exchange-traded funds, is vying to become one of the first established U.S. financial firms to offer clients digital assets, including a so-called stablecoin whose value is closely linked to the U.S. dollar
$17M Funding Round in Startup to Bring Blockchain Tech Into ETFs
7.1.2020
Blockchain startup Securrency receives over $17 million in funding as investor WisdomTree looks to bring blockchain to the ETF world
Regulatory Roundup: China Blockchain ETF, France New Crypto Rules, Tokens Like Money in Russia
31.12.2019
In this roundup, we cover Russia’s supreme court recognizing tokens as assets like money and property, France’s new crypto regulatory framework, and several industry developments in China, including a blockchain ETF filing. We also cover Japan’s world conference for decentralized...
Application for China’s ‘First’ Blockchain ETF Filed With Regulator
30.12.2019
Securities regulators are considering an application for China’s potentially first blockchain-focused ETF
SEC Will Rule on Wilson Phoenix Bitcoin ETF Proposal By Feb. 2020
23.12.2019
The SEC has said it will rule on the Bitcoin and T-Bills ETF proposal from Wilshire Phoenix Fund by late February 2020
SEC Punts Decision on Wilshire Phoenix’s Bitcoin ETF Proposal to February
21.12.2019
The SEC will approve or reject Wilshire Phoenix's bitcoin and U.S. Treasury ETF proposal next year
SEC to Boost Access to Crypto Investments With Proposed New Accredited Investor Definition
19.12.2019
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed amending the definition of “accredited investor” — a move that will increase access to regulated cryptocurrency investments. A number of them are currently only available to accredited investors. Among other changes,...
SEC Approves Bitcoin Futures Fund
7.12.2019
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved an investment fund that will invest in bitcoin futures contracts. SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce calls this move “a bit of progress.” The SEC has also revealed why it decided to approve such a fund. Also read: Swiss Licensed...
US SEC Takes Another Look at Rejected Bitwise Bitcoin ETF Proposal
19.11.2019
The U.S. SEC is reviewing its decision to reject Bitwise’s Bitcoin ETF proposal
The SEC Does Not Want Crypto ETFs — What Will It Take to Get Approval?
5.11.2019
The number of firms seeking to launch the first BTC ETF is growing, but what will it take for the U.S. SEC to finally grant approval?
‘Smart Money Came In’ After First Bitcoin ETF Rejection — Analyst
1.11.2019
Winklevoss ETF denial was good for Bitcoin, according to one market analyst
Startup Aims to List Bitcoin Product on Frankfurt, Luxembourg Exchanges
29.10.2019
German startup Iconic has reportedly filed a prospectus to list a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund on the Luxembourg and Frankfurt stock exchanges
New Bitcoin ETF Proposal Filed With SEC by Gold Fund Veteran
23.10.2019
Kryptoin Investment Advisors applied with the SEC to launch a Bitcoin ETF
What to Make of the SEC’s Latest Bitcoin ETF Rejection
18.10.2019
The bitcoin market isn't mature enough to support an ETF, said the SEC in its latest rejection of the concept. So what now?