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Posted by | January 17, 2024
$89,500,000,000 Asset Manager To Shut Down Bitcoin Futures Exchange-Traded Fund Days After Approval of Spot ETFs

A financial services giant with nearly $90 billion in assets under its management is shutting down its futures Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) just days after the U.S. Securities and...

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Posted by | January 17, 2024
Tether Protests UN Accusations of USDT Being Used in Crime, Argues Blockchains Are Impractical for Illicit Use

Tether is pushing back against recent accusations from a United Nations agency that its stablecoin, USDT, is used extensively for money laundering and fraud in Asia. In a new report,...

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Posted by | January 15, 2024
Gary Gensler Says FBI and Homeland Security Investigating Hack of SEC’s X Account

The Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) says that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Homeland Security are looking into last week’s hack of the regulatory...

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Posted by | January 14, 2024
Terraform Labs Founder Do Kwon Asks US Judge To Postpone SEC Trial Amid Extradition Delays: Report

Disgraced Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon is reportedly asking a judge to delay the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) trial to March so he can make an appearance. In...

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Posted by | January 13, 2024
Genesis Global Trading Ordered To Pay $8,000,000 Fine by New York Financial Regulator Over Compliance Violations

A New York financial regulator is ordering crypto firm Genesis Global Trading to pay an $8 million fine after it was found to be in violation of the law. In...

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Posted by | January 13, 2024
More US Senators Demand Answers From the SEC After Tuesday’s Bitcoin ETF-Related Social Media Hack

More US senators are demanding answers from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding Tuesday’s high-profile social media fiasco related to the approval of Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds (ETF)....

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Posted by | January 12, 2024
CoinShares International Acquires Valkyrie Funds After Approval of the Firm’s US Spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETF

CoinShares International is purchasing digital asset manager Valkyrie Funds after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the firm’s US spot market Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund. In a new...

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Posted by | January 12, 2024
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Says SEC’s Spot Bitcoin ETF Approvals Will Attract New Pools of Capital to Crypto

The chief executive of Coinbase is weighing in on the impacts of the approved spot market Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds. In a new interview on CNBC Squawk Box, Coinbase CEO...

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Posted by | January 11, 2024
Bitcoin (BTC) Reaches $49,000 As Spot ETFs Kick Off Trading in the US After SEC Approval

Bitcoin (BTC) is skyrocketing after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved a slew of bids to create spot market BTC exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The highly anticipated move by...

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Posted by | January 10, 2024
Crypto.com, Bybit and Other Centralized Exchanges See Trading Volume Skyrocket in December: Report

New data reveals that prominent centralized exchange (CEX) platforms, including Crypto.com and Bybit, saw their trading volumes surge in December. According to blockchain reporter Colin Wu, in December, the overall...

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