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A bitcoin-based exchange-traded fund (ETF) has made it onto the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Released by a company called Pro Shares, this product became the target of many crypto-related news headlines in recent weeks, and it has caused many people to see the digital currency space in a whole new light: one of legitimacy and precedence. A Physical Bitcoin ETF Is Needed for the Space to Grow Sadly, this and other recently greenlit ETF products are based on bitcoin...

US regulators have banned the new bitcoin-based exchange-traded fund (ETF) submitted by Van Eck. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had until November 14 of this year to make an official decision, though it looks like regulators were not willing to take the entire time window they had open to them. They certified a “no” on November 12. The Van Eck ETF Is Ungraciously Kicked Aside The SEC has been one of the most closed-minded organizations to bitcoin and the...

The CFO of Coinbase – one of the biggest and most powerful digital currency exchanges in the world – unveiled some of her thoughts on the future of the crypto industry and where she thinks the company will go from here. How Coinbase Is Planning to Change Alesia Haas says that Coinbase now has a valuation of approximately $70 billion despite crypto transactions being down this quarter. Between quarter three and quarter four of 2021, monthly transactions fell from just...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may appear all lovey-dovey with the idea of a bitcoin-based exchange-traded fund (ETF) as of late given its approval of the recent Pro Shares product. Sadly, this would not necessarily be true, as the firm has recently announced it will be pushing another ETF decision into 2022. The SEC Has Delayed Another Decision Regarding a BTC ETF The new ETF comes by way of a company known as Valkyrie. The firm had placed its ETF...

Jim Cramer of “Mad Money” fame has reportedly sold off a good chunk of his Ethereum holdings in response to the new bitcoin-based exchange-traded fund (ETF) that has been available since the beginning of last week. Jim Cramer Sells Some of His Ethereum Cramer explained his reasons behind the sale in a recent interview, claiming that he doesn’t feel ETH or bitcoin have peaked yet. He is confident that both assets are going to continue to spike in the coming weeks and...

The price of bitcoin has skyrocketed in recent days, and the world’s number one digital currency by market cap has reached a new all-time high. At the time of writing, bitcoin is trading for roughly $66,000 per unit. Bitcoin Is Bigger and Better Than Ever The journey of bitcoin has been a long and arduous one. No doubt it has come with many hardships, but it has also seen many significant joys – just as it is today. At $66,000, bitcoin has never been higher. 2021 marks a...

A bitcoin-based exchange-traded fund (ETF) has finally made its way to the middle of North America. The United States has long awaited the introduction of a bitcoin ETF after many years have gone by of companies submitting applications only to have them rejected ungraciously. A Bitcoin ETF Has Made Its Way to the U.S. This new product is being offered by Pro Shares and is being traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). It trades under the ticker BITO, and investors...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is once again delaying its decision-making process regarding new bitcoin-based exchange-traded fund (ETF) applications. The SEC Cannot Seem to Make a Decision for Anything This has been going on for years now. The SEC does not seem capable of making a choice regarding such a product. It just delays, delays, and delays some more, and right when you think a final decision is going to be made, the agency puts things off again....

Bitcoin is recuperating from the recent losses it incurred thanks to China. The nation has become the biggest as of late to rock the crypto world by ending all bitcoin transactions and declaring the digital currency and all its counterparts illegal. Bitcoin Is Headed for the Stars However, it looks like bitcoin has survived the aftermath and after falling to about $42,000 per unit, the currency is trading once again above $43K. In addition, smaller coins – such as...

Fidelity Digital Assets – the cryptocurrency division of Fidelity Investments – has recently sent representatives of the firm to secretly meet with agents of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as a means of pushing its new crypto-based exchange-traded fund (ETF) further along the way. Fidelity Wants the SEC to Move Quickly Fidelity believes that the cryptocurrency industry is now large enough to push such a product, which has been making its way across SEC...