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Bitcoin’s price went on a rollercoaster throughout the past hour as the confusion surrounding the approval of a spot BTC ETF by the US SEC continues. Minutes ago, the agency published an order on its website that stated that the proposals for listing a spot Bitcoin ETF were approved. The order was accessible on this link from the official SEC website. The link itself was then removed, causing another wave of confusion throughout the crypto community. Recall that yesterday,...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

Ripple, the company behind the popular cryptocurrency XRP, is planning a $285 million share buyback from its earliest investors and employees, according to a Wednesday report from Reuters. The tender offer would value the company at $11.3 billion, and only allow investors to sell up to 6% of their stake, anonymous sources told the media outlet. Confirming the news, Ripple said it would spend $500 million on the buyback, covering both taxes and conversion costs on restricted...

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...

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,...

Ripple has recently faced heightened selling pressure, propelling the price below a crucial support region that includes the wedge’s lower boundary and the 100-day and 200-day moving averages. However, a completed pullback has recently emerged, confirming the validity of the breakout. By Shayan The Daily Chart The daily chart reveals a pronounced drop in Ripple’s price, breaching its multi-month sideways consolidation range. This occurrence initiated a substantial number of...

Solana price started a fresh increase from the $85.00 zone against the US Dollar. The price is now trading near $100.00 and the 55 simple moving average (4 hours). There was a break above a key bearish trend line with resistance at $92.90 on the 4-hour chart of the SOL/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair must clear $102 and $105 to continue higher in the near term. Solana price is trading above $90 against the US Dollar, like Bitcoin. SOL could start a...