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Bitwise Bitcoin ETF proposal has been withdrawn. The cryptocurrency asset management firm indicated that it had submitted a note to the U.S. SEC. Bitwise said that the withdrawal request is “consistent with the public interest and protection of investors”. This shows that the firm is studying the situation at this time. The global head of research told:“We did indeed withdraw the application. This is a procedural step, and we intend to refile our application at an appropriate time.”It also...

It appears that the cryptocurrency community won’t be seeing an SEC Bitcoin ETF yet again, as Bitwise has withdrawn its application which was filed in January 2019. According to the official note, the move is largely due to the public interest and pursuant to existing regulations.Bitwise Withdraws Bitcoin ETF ApplicationA lot of people from the cryptocurrency community seem to believe that a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund will send the cryptocurrency to new all-time highs.However, so far, all...

The Bitwise digital asset management is still very much interested in creating a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). On Wednesday, the firm sent a new letter to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), responding to the earlier published 112-page rejection letter it received from the SEC back in October.Published by the SEC on Friday, the new letter addressed the SEC’s manipulation fears. According to the SEC, one of the reasons the Bitcoin ETF could not be approved was the...

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has decided to postpone the Wilshire Phoenix’s Bitcoin ETF proposal. According to a document released by the commission, they will continue putting the proposal under review. By February 26th, 2020, the SEC will approve or disapprove the rule changes that will determine the status of the ETF. This decision essentially puts in limbo the status of the ETF. It also indicates the cold feet that the SEC has towards new Bitcoin and other...

The latest reports have revealed that the Bank of New York Mellon has officially joined the Marco Polo trade finance consortium. This consortium is known to run on R3’s Corda and BNY Mellon has become the 28th bank to join. The bank has been constantly investing in the blockchain space since 2015. As we highlighted previously, the investments have significantly increased in recent months.The $373-billion asset bank is reportedly evaluating Marco Polo’s technology intending to onboard clients...

Tom Lee has always been very adamant about bitcoin, but in a recent interview, he says that the space is way too small for a bitcoin-based exchange-traded fund (ETF) to work.Lee: Now Just Isn’t the TimeThere have been many attempts to get cryptocurrency ETFs approved over the past several years, but none have been successful. One of the ETF proposals that many believed would really pave the way for future bitcoin and blockchain-based products was the ETF application submitted by Van Eck Solid...

It looks like the love and hype surrounding a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) hasn’t dissipated completely. A gold fund company has gone crypto and is now developing a new bitcoin ETF that’s currency being reviewed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).Is Another Bitcoin ETF Heading Our Way?The company bringing the ETF proposal this time around is Kryptoin, a gold-based enterprise situated in Delaware. At the head of the operation is the Jason Toussaint, the former managing...

Fundstrat’s Tom Lee äußerte sich diese Woche zum Bitcoin-ETF. Seiner Meinung nach wird dieser erst zugelassen werden, wenn der BTC-Kurs mindestens 150.000 US-Dollar beträgt. Schauen wir auf den aktuellen BTC-Kurs könnte diese Marke noch Jahre entfernt sein.Bitcoin News: Bitcoin ETF erst ab 150.000 US-Dollar pro BTCDer Grund für Lee’s Meinung ist der große Unterschied zwischen der Marktkapitalisierung des BTC und der voraussichtlichen Marktnachfrage.Der BTC fluktuiert aktuell um eine...

The Bitwise proposal for a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) was recently knocked to the side by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This was bad news all by itself, but many analysts are seeing the rejection as a sign of how the industry will wind up.Bitwise Rejection Means a Lot to AnalystsSome view this not as just a simple rejection, but as a permanent barricade to blockchain and crypto-based products. They expect that a bitcoin ETF will have a very hard time getting approval...

It looks like we won’t be seeing a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) anytime soon. The latest (and allegedly final) attempt being made by Bitwise has outright been rejected by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which means there are no more proposals on the table waiting to get a “yes” or “no” vote.Bitwise Is Out of the LoopThe good news is that this hasn’t harmed bitcoin or Ethereum in the process, the two largest cryptocurrencies by market cap. While other smaller coins have...