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Bitcoin Spikes After Bloomberg Reports SEC Won’t Block Futures ETF

Bitcoin rallied Friday following reports that a bitcoin futures ETF is likely to clear the U.S. SEC. Omer Ozden, CEO of New York-based merchant bank RockTree Capital, discusses his crypto markets analysis and outlook. Plus, his take on the impact of China’s crypto crackdown on trading in Asia.

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Could the SEC Approve the First US Bitcoin Futures ETFs Next Week?

The U.S. Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) is reviewing around 40 bitcoin ETF filings with multiple decision deadlines on futures-linked products hitting next week. Under federal law, ETFs are cleared for approval if the regulator allows a mandated deadline to pass.

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Bitwise CIO on Impact of Bitcoin Futures ETFs on Markets

The U.S. Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) is reportedly going to allow some of the bitcoin futures ETF filings under review to launch. Matt Hougan of Bitwise, an asset management firm with ETF applications pending, discusses the implications and significance of this expected milestone for the crypto industry.

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Bitcoin Futures ETF SEC Decisions Are Imminent

Joshua Lim, head of Derivatives Trading at Genesis Global Trading, discusses the possible factors impacting bitcoin's trajectory, particularly the bitcoin futures ETF applications awaiting SEC responses from ProShares, Invesco, VanEck, and Galaxy Digital. Genesis is a sister company of CoinDesk, owned by the Digital Currency Group.

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Volt Equity CEO on BTCR, First SEC-Approved Bitcoin-Focused ETF

The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved the Volt Crypto Industry Revolution and Tech ETF, the first bitcoin-focused exchange-traded fund (BTCR) that tracks the performance of publicly listed companies that either hold a majority of their net assets in bitcoin or make a majority of their profits through mining or building mining equipment. Volt Equity CEO Tad Park provides insights into BTCR, the U.S. bitcoin ETF regulatory landscape and wider crypto markets analysis.

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SEC Chair Gary Gensler: A Ban on Crypto Would Be ‘Up to Congress’

Responding to whether the SEC had any plans to follow China’s lead in banning cryptocurrency in favor of a prospective central bank digital currency (CBDC), SEC Chair Gary Gensler said Tuesday, “No, that would be up to Congress,” suggesting the agency has no plans to ban crypto.

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US Lawmaker Proposes Safe Harbor Bill, Echoing SEC Commissioner Peirce

"The Hash" hosts discuss the specifics, reactions, and possible outcome of Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.), the ranking member on the House Financial Services Committee, unveiling a safe harbor bill Tuesday called the “Clarity for Digital Tokens Act of 2021.″ The provision would effectively codify SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce’s Token Safe Harbor proposal, which aims to create a pathway for crypto startups to launch token sales to fund their projects without fear of SEC enforcement.

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SEC Subpoenas USDC Stablecoin Backer Circle

Circle, a key supporter of the USDC stablecoin, revealed in a regulatory filing that it received an “investigative subpoena” from the SEC’s Enforcement Division in July, potentially about the assets backing USDC. “The Hash” team discusses the latest escalation by SEC Chairman Gary Gensler’s signaling federal scrutiny of crypto is on the rise.

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SEC Delays Decision on 4 Bitcoin ETFs

The U.S Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has delayed its decision on four proposals for bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) from ​Global X, Kryptoin, Valkyrie, and WisdomTree by 45 to 60 days. This comes as SEC Chairman Gary Gensler suggested bitcoin futures ETFs are most likely to gain regulatory approval.

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