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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 the headlines a few weeks ago when it filed to launch a Bitcoin Spot ETF in the States, which, if approved, would be the first such...

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 Exchange Commission (SEC) on Thursday, the proposal would allow the Cboe BZX Exchange to list and trade shares of Fidelity’s Wise...

Asset management giant – BlackRock – believes that structural shifts like the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) have the potential to drive returns now and in the future. Its new report described the space as a “mega force” whose applications could disrupt entire industries. BlackRock found that S&P 500 gains have become increasingly concentrated in a handful of tech stocks, exceeding levels seen during the 2000s tech boom. The company believes that this “unusual”...

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 every flavor of the product thus far. ARK’s Crucial Change According to ARK’s modified 19b-4 filing, the proposal suggests that...

Ledger launched an institutional-grade trading network to meet the risk management and regulatory requirements of institutions. On June 28th, crypto custody company Ledger announced the launch of “Ledger Enterprise TRADELINK”, a custodial trading network for institutions aiming to revolutionize this segment. According to Ledger, the crypto wallet company has signed contracts with several partners to carry out its new project, which eliminates unnecessary complexities in the crypto market...

The SEC may prefer to give BlackRock the approval because of its reputation. According to some Bloomberg analysts, BlackRock has a 50% chance of getting approval for its spot Bitcoin Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). On the other hand, they also speculated that Grayscale has a 70% chance of winning its ongoing legal case against the regulator. Eric Balchunas made the comment about the two companies in a tweet after Elliott Stein, a senior...

The addition of a Bitcoin equities exchange-traded fund product to the Euronext Amsterdam stock exchange is fantastic news for Dutch investors. The highly anticipated Bitcoin Equities Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) product has made its debut on the Euronext Amsterdam stock exchange. This groundbreaking move brings Bitcoin into the realm of traditional financial markets, offering investors a regulated and easily accessible way to gain exposure to the world’s leading token. Earlier today, the...

The Bitcoin price rallied soon after the spot BTC ETF applications by WisdomTree and Invesco on Tuesday. Bitcoin extends its market dominance to 50% of the overall crypto market. Over the last 24 hours, the world’s largest cryptocurrency Bitcoin (BTC) has seen its price shoot by a staggering 8% moving closer to $29,000 levels. As of press time, BTC is trading at $28,884 with a market cap of $560 billion. The recent catalyst to the BTC price surge has been a flurry of applications for the...

There is a renewed hope that the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may finally approve a spot Bitcoin ETF. Grayscale’s Bitcoin Investment Trust (GBTC) is currently enjoying some attention from investors, and its trading volume is a testament to this fact. This follows after GBTC’s trading volume spiked by over 400% within the last week. As of June 14, the daily trading volume of GBTC was still standing at $16.1 million. However, in just 5 days, that volume surged massively to...

iShares, Bitwise, WisdomTree, and Invesco, have just submitted proposals for a Bitcoin ETF, signaling a significant advance in the crypto business.  Bitcoin (BTC), the leading cryptocurrency, has experienced a remarkable surge in recent days, with its price coming in at $28,887.88, up by 8.03% within a 24-hour period and by 11.44% over the last week. The revival in the price of Bitcoin has marked a significant pivot point for most altcoins which are now printing their multiweek high at the...