After years of rejections, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the first wave of Bitcoin spot ETFs for trade in the United States on an accelerated basis. Per a filing to the SEC’s website on Wednesday, all 11 Bitcoin ETF applicants have been approved for trade across national securities exchanges like the NYSE, Nasdaq, and CBOE. That includes funds provided by Grayscale, Bitwise, Hashdex, BlackRock, Valkyrie, Ark Invest/21Shares, Invesco/Galaxy,...
Read More »An Inside Job? Here’s What Analysts Think of SEC’s Fake Bitcoin ETF Approval Tweet
Analysts in the crypto community wonder if the false announcement on the spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETF) approval from the X account of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is an inside job. In a tweet, Gabor Gurbacs, the director of digital asset initiatives at investment management firm VanEck, also vying for a spot Bitcoin ETF, asked if the SEC intentionally orchestrated the event to stop or delay the widely anticipated product. SEC...
Read More »CBOE Confirms Multiple Bitcoin ETPs Will Begin Trading Tomorrow
The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) has issued notifications confirming that several highly anticipated Bitcoin spot ETPs will begin trading at 9:30 am ET on Thursday. Confirmed ETPs include the VanEck Bitcoin Trust (HODL), the Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (FBTC) and the ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF (ARKB), according to the CBOE’s website. Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas has clarified that this does not mean the ETFs have been approved by the Securities and...
Read More »Spot Ripple (XRP) and Ethereum (ETH) ETFs? Valkyrie Investment Chief Thinks So
Steve McClurg, co-founder and chief investment officer of Valkyrie Funds, has suggested the potential approval of Ethereum or XRP exchange-traded funds (ETFs) following the expected launch of spot Bitcoin ETFs in a recent Bloomberg interview. The prediction comes from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which is reportedly likely to approve Valkyrie’s Bitcoin ETF, whereby trading is anticipated to commence as early as Thursday. XRP And Ethereum Spot ETFs on the...
Read More »Le feuilleton de la semaine
Petit résumé des événements de la semaine : Mardi 9 janvier à 22h12 : Le compte X officiel de la Securities and Exchange Commission annonce que tous les ETFs Spot Bitcoin ont été approuvés. 22h26 : Gary Gensler, président de la SEC publie à son tour sur X et annonce que le compte de la SEC a été piraté et qu’aucun ETF Spot n’a été approuvé. 23h05 : La SEC lance une investigation interne....
Read More »Fundstrat Predicts Bitcoin Could Hit $500k Within Five Years
Market research boutique Fundstrat envisions Bitcoin (BTC) reaching $500,000 per coin within the next five years – in large part due to expected Bitcoin spot ETF approvals. “I think in five years, something around half a million would be potentially achievable,” said Fundstrat’s Tom Lee in an interview with CNBC on Wednesday. How Meaningful Is A Bitcoin ETF? Lee stood by his prior predictions that Bitcoin could reach above $100,000 and possibly tap $150,000 within 2024...
Read More »Bitcoin meetup à Paris
Bitcoin meetup au restaurant L’Invitée qui accepte les paiements en bitcoins. Où ? – L’Invitée, 8 rue Thénard à Paris Quand ? – Jeudi 11 janvier à partir de 19h00 En savoir plus : https://t.me/+iSHiaA62T0w2MzQ0
Read More »These Firms Cut Proposed Spot Bitcoin ETF Fees Amid Industry Competition
Several firms have recently reduced their proposed fees, as revealed in the latest versions of their S-1 forms submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. This is in response to the ongoing industry competition, amplified by the anticipation surrounding the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) decision on spot Bitcoin ETFs. Spot Bitcoin ETF Fee Wars Escalate As the SEC deadline approaches, various applicants, including Valkyrie, WisdomTree, BlackRock,...
Read More »Bitcoin meetup à Strasbourg
Meetup Elsass Bitcoin à Strasbourg. Où ? – A la Caupona Taverne, 109 Grand’Rue à Strasbourg Quand ? – Mercredi 10 janvier 2024 à partir de 20h00 Inscription : https://t.me/+tCVz3Z4dTkhjMzZk
Read More »Bitcoin meetup à Bordeaux
Meetup au coworking Le Node, 12 rue des Faussets à Bordeaux, organisé par @BitcoinBordeaux jeudi 18 janvier 2024 à partir de 19h00. Pour le meetup du 18 Janvier nous aurons donc 4 « Lightning talk », des présentations rapides sur différents sujets. Le but étant d’évoquer plusieurs thèmes et quand même laisser du temps pour boire un verre ensuite. Voici nos 4 speakers ainsi que les 4 sujets qui...
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