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SEC Delays Spot Bitcoin ETF Decision for All Applicants Including BlackRock, Fidelity The regulator has now announced delays for all six of the new ETF application. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk) The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has delayed until October making a decision on all of the spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) applications filed by applicants includingBlackRock,WisdomTree,Invesco Galaxy,Wise Origin,VanEck,BitwiseandValkyrie Digital Assetsearlier...
Analysts say the best-case scenario for crypto is that the Securities and Exchange Commission approves the batch of spot Bitcoin ETFs, but the agency may exercise its right to an appeal. Analysts say the best-case scenario for crypto is that the Securities and Exchange Commission approves the batch of spot Bitcoin ETFs, but the agency may exercise its right to...
The FTX founder's bond was revoked earlier this month, after a judge found he had violated his bail conditions on at least two occasions. Sam Bankman-Fried, middle, walks into court on Aug. 11, 2023. (Victor Chen/CoinDesk) Drive the Crypto Policy Conversation Forward Attorneys for Sam Bankman-Fried have filed a new motion to secure his "temporary release" or at least have...
FTX Taps Galaxy to Sell, Stake and Hedge Its Crypto Billions The bankrupt exchange wants to return funds to creditors in dollars without denting value. Bankrupt FTX wants to start staking, and to hedge BTC and ETH sales as it liquidates a $3 billion crypto holding. It’s looking to Mike Novogratz’s Galaxy empire to maximize value from the sales. Bankrupt...
Formerly known as Binance Coin, BNB sunk to as low as $204, its weakest level since late June 2022. BNB price over past week (CoinDesk) BNB dropped to $204 as the WSJ reported that Binance helped Russian users move money abroad. Mounting legal and regulatory scrutiny over the exchange and a large distressed BNB-secured loan has weighed on the token’s...
The chips will be used to set up an AI resource as a recent report said 20% of firms can’t get enough computing power for AI. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is set to spend 100 million pounds ($130 million) to buy thousands of computer chips to power artificial intelligence amid a global shortage and race for computing power. The...
A boring August has turned into a bloodbath. Two-thirds of leveraged funds' positions are short, one observer said, noting the bearish bias of sophisticated traders. BTC's price sank (CoinDesk) Bitcoin runs into selling pressure as rates go higher and Wall Street turns risk-averse. Leveraged funds are the most bearish in bitcoin futures since April 2022. Bitcoin (BTC) tumbled about 9%...
The service was rolled out in March last year, in an effort to make traditional financial companies “crypto-ready.” (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk) Crypto exchange Binance to shut down its buy-and-sell service Binance Connect, formerly known as Bifinity, justone year after its launch, the company said in a statement. The service will be disabled on Aug. 16 as the crypto exchange wants to...
Milei had been tabbed to finish no higher than third in Sunday’s preliminary election. Argentina presidential candidate Javier Milei (Getty images) Javier Milei, a libertarian candidate who has advocated for the elimination of the central bank and spoken favorably of Bitcoin (BTC), won the primary presidential election in Argentina. With 90% of thevote counted, Milei – of the "La Libertad...
The bankrupt exchange faced charges of offering U.S. investors access to unregistered securities. Bittrex (Shutterstock) Crypto exchange Bittrex settled charges of offering U.S. investors access to unregistered securities on Thursday, agreeing to pay a $24 million fine within two months of filing a liquidation plan for the exchange. The SEC sued Bittrex,which filed for bankruptcy in May,earlier this year, saying...