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While Warren has expressed her dissatisfaction with the approval of the 11 BTC ETFs, some lawmakers in the US support the SEC’s decision. In a recent development, US Senator Elizabeth Warren, a key Democratic figure from Massachusetts and a Senate Banking Committee member, has strongly criticized the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for its recent approval of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). On January 10, 2024, the SEC authorized 11 asset managers in the US to offer...

Figures reported by BlackRock for Q4 2023 beat the expectations of analysts as the company also purchased Global Infrastructure Partners. Giant asset manager BlackRock Inc (NYSE: BLK) has announced earnings for Q4 2023, with figures beating Wall Street expectations. According to reports, BlackRock had profit of $0.15, and $9.66 per share for earnings adjusted for restructuring and amortization costs. Also, the total revenue for BlackRock Inc’s Q4 2023 was $4.63 billion, which met...

The legal battle between the SEC and Ripple stems from the SEC’s allegation that Ripple engaged in unregistered securities sales, specifically through institutional sales of XRP. In a recent filing dated January 11, 2024, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has requested specific documents from Ripple Labs Inc as part of the ongoing legal proceedings between the regulatory body and the blockchain payments company.  SEC’s Document Requests and Interrogatory The two main...

US-based customers may now access all 11 spot Bitcoin ETFs in both retirement and brokerage accounts through Robinhood Financial. Robinhood has stayed true to its word by listing all new spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on its platform. The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved spot Bitcoin ETFs on Wednesday, including funds from BlackRock, Grayscale, Fidelity, Invesco, Valkyrie, Bitwise, Hashdex, BZX, VanEck, WisdomTree, and Franklin Templeton. Shortly after the...

Seit Jahren hat die Bitcoin Community darauf gewartet, dass die US-Börsenaufsicht den ersten Bitcoin-ETF genehmigt. Jetzt geben die Aufseher endlich grünes Licht. Die Entscheidung wird wahrscheinlich dazu führen, dass der Grayscale Bitcoin Trust, der etwa 29 Milliarden Dollar der Kryptowährung hält, in einen börsengehandelten Fonds umgewandelt wird, und dass konkurrierende Fonds von Mainstream-Emittenten wie iShares von BlackRock und Fidelity...

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...

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,...

Jay Claton, the former chairman of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), believes the agency’s approval of a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) is inevitable. During an interview with CNBC, Clayton said nothing is left for the SEC to decide as the regulator is comfortable with the disclosures from ETFs’ applicants. “I think approval is inevitable. There’s nothing left to decide… Yeah, I do [believe that Bitcoin ETF approval is imminent]. I could be...

The digital asset investment products experienced inflows of $2.25 billion throughout the entire 2023. This places it as the third-best year based on data dating back to 2017, with 2020 recording $6.6 billion and 2021 reaching $10.7 billion, according to the latest report by CoinShares. As such, the inflows for 2023 were 2.7 times higher than those observed in 2022, marking a substantial rebound for the asset class. The majority of this recovery occurred in the final quarter,...

Crypto market participants are moving to the sidelines, leading to low activity in the derivatives market as the date for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) decision on spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETF) approaches. According to a weekly report from market intelligence platform CryptoQuant, the decline in derivatives market activity is due to the rising costs of opening long positions and the spike in profit-taking among investors. Sell Orders Dominate...