Nasdaq, the renowned stock exchange, has resubmitted its request for a rule change to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to allow the listing of a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) for the Valkyrie Bitcoin Fund. This recent filing on July 3 included a notable addition—a “surveillance-sharing agreement” with
After receiving feedback from authorities that their proposed exchange-traded fund for Bitcoin spot markets was inadequate, BlackRock has resubmitted a revised proposal. BlackRock has addressed one of the primary concerns the SEC has voiced when rejecting applications for Bitcoin spot ETFs in the past, saying it will be finalizing a
According to a recent report by on-chain data aggregator Glassnode, smaller Bitcoin wallets, often referred to as “shrimps,” have been actively accumulating Bitcoin in significant amounts. The report highlights that these shrimps, holding less than 1 BTC, have purchased over 33,400 Bitcoins on a monthly basis. The data further indicates
Four companies resubmitted their spot bitcoin ETF applications on Friday after it was reported that SEC was dissatisfied with the previous round of filings by several major financial institutions. These institutions included Blackrock, Wisdomtree, Valkyrie, Fidelity, Ark Investment, and Invesco. Information that the ETF registrations were “inadequate” was out on
Reports of the US SEC labeling financial titans’ registrations for spot Bitcoin ETFs as “inadequate” prompted US House Financial Services Committee Chairman Patrick McHenry to issue a warning to Chair Gary Gensler via Twitter. The crypto community has ridiculed the US SEC for approving a Bitcoin ETF based on leveraged
Bitcoin (BTC), the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, has experienced a significant drop, sending shockwaves through the crypto market. A report revealing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s comment on asset managers’ application for the launch of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds was the cause of this decline. On June 30,
KuCoin, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges, is implementing stricter identity verification procedures as part of its ongoing efforts to improve its KYC system. To better adhere to international Anti-Money Laundering standards, KuCoin stated on June 28 that it will be upgrading its Know Your Customer (KYC) system. After July
One of the prominent Bitcoin mining businesses, Riot Platforms, has spent $162.9M on 33,280 “next-generation” Bitcoin miners for its Texas data center. The purchase of the mining rigs from supplier MicroBT is well ahead of Bitcoin’s next halving cycle, which is expected to occur around the middle of 2024. The
Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) issued Bybit FinTech FZE, a subsidiary of the crypto exchange Bybit, a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) preparatory license on June 27. To serve a wider range of consumers in the United Arab Emirates, Bybit CEO Ben Zhou stated that the exchange is actively pursuing
Bitcoin Cash has experienced a significant surge in value after being listed on a new cryptocurrency exchange supported by notable traditional finance entities such as Citadel Securities, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. The newly deployed exchange, EDX Markets, initially introduced four crypto assets- Bitcoin, Ether, Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash. Since the
