Bloomberg analyst James Seyffart reported that the crypto futures ETF would be listed with the ticker symbol BITO, possibly as early as Oct. 18. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission has accepted the registration request for ProSharesâ Bitcoin Strategy ETF, with the shares to be listed on the New York Stock Exchangeâs Arca.According to… More
Nasdaqâs vice president of listing qualifications, Eun Ah Choi, said shares of Valkyrie’s Bitcoin ETF had been certified for listing on the exchange. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, may soon approve an application from crypto-asset manager Valkyrie for a Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund, or ETF, with the shares to be listed… More
The Bank of Russia also wants to slow down transactions to crypto exchanges to prevent âemotionalâ crypto purchases. Anatoly Aksakov, chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on Financial Markets, argued that Russia needs to adopt new laws to protect retail investors from the potential losses of investing in crypto, local news agency Interfax reported on… More
The fund tracks the performance of the 10 largest cryptocurrencies from SIX Swiss Exchangeâs Crypto Market Index 10. Cryptocurrency adoption continues gaining momentum in Switzerland as local financial authorities grant more regulatory approvals for crypto investment instruments.The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has approved the Crypto Market Index Fund as the âfirst crypto fund… More
Older Australian crypto investors outweigh the new generation in initial investment, but the younger crowd is more active in daily trading. The average portfolio size on Australian cryptocurrency exchange BTC Markets has grown from $577.65 (795.5 Australian dollars) to $2,069.16 (2849.5 AUD) in the financial year 2021, signaling a 258.2% increase in portfolio holdings, according… More
Unlike Russia, Ukraine has passed laws that will ease the adoption of cryptocurrencies within the country. The legal status of cryptocurrencies remains a mixed bag of regulatory positions, depending on the jurisdiction being considered. While some countries move toward blanket prohibitions or stringent regulations, others elect to go with a more open approach to crypto.For… More
Etherâs impressive YTD gains have largely been overshadowed by the profits accrued by other smart contract-enabled projects. Thereâs no denying that the last couple of years have seen the altcoin sector blossom and have a major impact on the crypto market at large. In fact, a quick look at data available on Google Trends shows… More
Germany joins countries such as France, Luxembourg, Spain and Portugal by greenlighting the Bitcoin-based EXOeu token. German financial regulators have approved a security token offering (STO) based on a Bitcoin (BTC) sidechain.Germanyâs Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) has greenlighted the EXOeu token by game publisher Exordium, making local retail investors eligible to participate in the sale… More
Brevan Howard also hired former CMT Digital CEO Colleen Sullivan to lead private and venture investments in crypto. Brevan Howard, a United Kingdom-based hedge fund, plans to “significantly expand” its cryptocurrency and digital assets, according to a new report from Reuters.Chief Executive Aron Landy, who has been at Brevan’s helm since its co-founder and long-time crypto backer… More
El Salvador is looking to attract foreign investment by adopting major tax breaks on Bitcoin trading. The government of El Salvador will reportedly exempt investors from paying a capital gains tax and an income tax on Bitcoin (BTC), according to a presidential legal counsel.Javier Argueta, a legal adviser to President Nayib Bukele, is looking to… More
Notorious Bitcoin bull and MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor himself hasnât dumped any company stock since 2012. Virginia-based enterprise software company MicroStrategy has captured the attention of crypto and financial news outlets alike with its CEOâs atypical strategy of going all-in on Bitcoin, beginning in 2020, with some reporters quipping that the company has since morphed… More
South African authorities are the latest to warn against using Binance, saying the exchange is not authorized to operate in the country. South Africaâs Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) has warned the countryâs public against dealing with crypto exchange platform Binance.In a statement issued on Friday, the FSCA stated that Binance Group, an âinternational companyâ… More
Russian investors now look at digital financial assets as an investment tool rather than just a âhype product,â AFD head Evgeny Masharov said. Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) are getting increasingly popular with Russian investors, apparently displacing traditional investment products, according to a new survey.Russiaâs Association of Forex Dealers (AFD), a local self-regulatory organization focused on… More
The prominent crypto mogul highlighted the rapid adoption of nonfungible tokens as a potential cause for investor caution. In an interview with CNBCâs Street Signs Asia released Tuesday, Sam Bankman-Fried expressed optimistic caution surrounding the pace of nonfungible tokensâ (NFT) growth over the last year, warning investors that they could become vulnerable to the volatile… More
Blockstream has secured $210 million in fresh investment from a U.K. private equity firm and crypto exchange Bitfinexâs operator. Canada-based Bitcoin (BTC) infrastructure firm Blockstream, co-founded by cryptographer and cypherpunk Adam Back, has hit unicorn status with its latest valuation at $3.2 billion.The company, which focuses on various Bitcoin-related areas â including operating as a mining… More
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