Grayscale wrote a letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Thursday calling for the agency to simultaneously approve any qualifying Bitcoin spot ETF applications, so as to not “pick winners and losers.” However, the firm also argued that Coinbase shouldn’t qualify as a surveillance partner to launch such a product, under the...Read More
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has reportedly put six spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) applications under review, marking the first step before officially approving or rejecting them. Finance giants, including BlackRock and Fidelity Digital Assets, have recently displayed ambitions to launch such ETFs, infusing enthusiasm in the crypto space and positively affecting...Read More
With a swath of Bitcoin spot ETF applications knocking at the regulators’ doorsteps, it’s only a matter of time before the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is forced to issue a decision on whether or not to approve them. Estimates show that the agency may approve the first application as early as August. First...Read More
The latest influx of Bitcoin (BTC) spot ETF applications in the United States is certainly generating hype, but some analysts are split on whether that excitement is warranted. While many claim approval will invite a new wave of investor capital into the asset, others think it may only amount to a sell-the-news event. The Bearish...Read More
The crypto market has recovered a lot of the losses sustained in 2022, with BTC rising by over 80% YTD and many altcoins performing even better. This led to questions and analysis within the community about whether the bear market is over and the industry is preparing for yet another bull cycle. Moreover, the BTC...Read More
Recent comments regarding Bitcoin exchanges from Gary Gensler – Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) – suggest that his agency may not be so eager to approve the recent wave of Bitcoin spot ETF applications in its mailbox. The chairman claimed that crypto trading platforms like Coinbase are structured in such a...Read More
Grayscale, the owner of the world’s largest Bitcoin fund, has grown even more frustrated with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) after the regulator approved a leveraged Bitcoin futures ETF last month. The firm has taken its complaint to the court, arguing that the approval strengthens its case that the SEC’s denial of its...Read More
The first Bitcoin ETF application was filed way back in 2013 by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss. However, the US regulators have not approved any such application to date. But now, they are seemingly under tremendous pressure, with some of the biggest players in traditional finance throwing their hats in the ring. Race for BTC ETF...Read More
The fate of Bitcoin’s price throughout the rest of the year largely lies in the answer to one question: Will a Bitcoin spot ETF be approved in the United States? Joe Carlasare – a commercial litigator supporting Bitcoin – tweeted on Monday that he gives such a product a 30-40% chance of launching inside of...Read More
On July 3, Nasdaq revealed that the world’s largest asset manager BlackRock had re-filed its application for a spot Bitcoin ETF. The details added included a “surveillance-sharing agreement” with U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase. The move has given a big boost to Coinbase shares and crypto markets, which have marched higher again today. JUST IN: BlackRock...Read More
In the past two weeks, there has been a series of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) applications from different traditional finance giants in the United States. The frenzy started after BlackRock, the world’s biggest asset manager with over $9 trillion in AUM, submitted its spot Bitcoin ETF filing with the United States Securities and Exchange...Read More
Several financial giants, including Fidelity, 21Shares, and WisdomTree, have changed their filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission in regard to their applications for Bitcoin Spot ETFs. This comes just hours after the US securities regulator reportedly warned that all recent filings for such products were “inadequate.” BlackRock splashed the waters two weeks ago when...Read More
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has reportedly issued a warning that the recent Bitcoin Spot ETF filings by financial giants, such as Fidelity and BlackRock, could lack comprehensive details. The agency has a long history of rejecting such products in the States, and its current war on crypto is likely not helping. BlackRock made...Read More
Fidelity Digital Assets – the $4.5 trillion asset manager’s crypto-arm – has resubmitted its filing to launch a Bitcoin Spot ETF in the United States. Parts of the filing are virtually identical to BlackRock and ARK Invest’s respective submissions earlier this month. Fidelity Tries Again According to a 19-b4 filing with the U.S. Securities and...Read More
Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest has amended its Bitcoin Spot ETF filing to include a new surveillance sharing agreement, taking cues from the filing presented by investment giant BlackRock earlier this month. The modification may give ARK a better chance of getting its product approved by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which has denied...Read More
The company behind the world’s largest Bitcoin fund has a 70% chance of overcoming the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in a major crypto industry lawsuit, according to Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Legal Analyst Elliot Z. Stein. Given the circumstances, the firm’s analysts assign a 50% likelihood to a Bitcoin spot ETF being approved in...Read More
Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) – the largest bank in the region – has reportedly allowed customers to buy and sell Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs, becoming the first local financial institution to do so. It also launched an educational program that investors need to read before hopping on the cryptocurrency bandwagon. As revealed...Read More
Cameron Winklevoss – Co-Founder and President of crypto exchange Gemini – thinks the “great accumulation of bitcoin has begun.” He believes the asset will go on a massive uptrend once a BTC Spot ETF receives approval in the United States. As such, he labeled it as “the most obvious and best trade of this decade.”...Read More
Invesco – an American investment company with over $1.4 trillion of assets under management – reactivated its attempts to launch a Bitcoin Spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the United States. WisdomTree – another US finance giant – submitted a similar application to the SEC. The latest efforts come a few days after the world’s largest...Read More
Cryptocurrency asset manager Grayscale Investments announced the launch of The Grayscale Funds Trust. The new entity will allow the firm to manage many of its publicly traded financial products in-house. Bullish on Crypto’s Future In addition, Grayscale has filed a registration statement with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for three new crypto-focused...Read More
The Switzerland-based crypto ETP issuer – 21Shares – will reportedly terminate five of its funds and delist another one due to low interest from investors. Arielle Pennington – Head of Global Communications – claimed the firm will keep offering its other products that enjoy a solid level of demand. Scraping Some ETPs As revealed by Bloomberg,...Read More
At the center of the Grayscale-SEC drama is Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) – the world’s largest Bitcoin fund – which has for two years been trading at a steep discount to the crypto-asset it holds. This has caused much pain in the market. But on the days leading up to the much-anticipated fight, the GBTC...Read More
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rejected the joint effort of Ark Investment Management and 21Shares to list a spot Bitcoin ETF on the Cboe BZX Exchange. The agency dismissed another application filed by the partners in the spring of 2022. As indicated in a recent filing, the American financial regulator did not...Read More
Samsung investment arm’s subsidiary – Samsung Asset Management Hong Kong (SAMHK) – outlined plans to list Samsung Bitcoin Futures Active ETF on the Hong Kong stock market starting January 13. According to the official announcement, the fund in question is a sub-fund of Samsung ETFs Trust III, an umbrella unit trust established under Hong Kong...Read More
Two exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that track US-listed cryptocurrency futures will reportedly debut on the Hong Kong stock exchange this Friday (December 16). The products will have bitcoin and ether as underlying assets and will become the first futures ETFs listed in Asia. Crypto ETFs Amid the Recent Turmoil According to a Reuters coverage, the ETFs...Read More
Over a year after the first Bitcoin futures ETF went live in the States, Bitwise has filed to launch its own such product. This comes despite the ongoing bear market, which has seen prices decline and investor interest evaporate. Citing a filing with the US regulators, the Bloomberg report informed that Bitwise’s product would be...Read More
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) extended its final decision on whether to approve the launch of ARK 21Shares’ spot BTC ETF to January 27, 2023. The Commission stated it needs more time to consider the pros and cons of the ETF. Two More Months Ark Invest wanted to introduce a spot Bitcoin...Read More
As per the data compiled from Morningstar Direct for FT, the Bitcoin Strategy fund (BITO) launched in October 2021 by ProShares lost money on an “unprecedented scale.” The ETF has attracted consistent inflows throughout the past year, with only two withdrawals. However, data suggested net inflows of $1.8 billion in its debut year, while its...Read More
The Switzerland-based fintech company – 21Shares AG – unveiled a Bitcoin exchange-traded product on Nasdaq Dubai, making it the first physically-backed BTC ETP in the Middle East. The firm has recently been on a listing spree, introducing Bitcoin and Ethereum ETNs on Nasdaq Stockholm, crypto ETPs on Euronext Paris and Amsterdam, and more. The Latest...Read More
Grayscale stated that the SEC’s application of its “significant market test” is deeply flawed and does not protect investors against potential fraud and manipulation in the underlying BTC markets. The SEC is notorious for turning down dozens of spot Bitcoin ETF applications over the past several years from major players including WisdomTree and Ark21Shares. Grayscale,...Read More
