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The SEC Still Doesn’t Like Spot Bitcoin ETFs

The latest rejection shows how far the bitcoin ETF war has left to go.

SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Finance

Marathon Receives SEC Subpoena Related to 2020 Hardin Data Center Agreement; Shares Tumble

The bitcoin miner’s shares plummeted 27% on Monday, significantly underperforming other crypto miners.

Bitcoin Climbs Above $60K After Report SEC Won’t Block Futures ETF

Finance

SEC Rejects VanEck’s Spot Bitcoin ETF Proposal

The decision did not come as a surprise given SEC chair Gary Gensler’s preference for a bitcoin futures ETF.

Bitcoin Climbs Above $60K After Report SEC Won’t Block Futures ETF

Policy

SEC Stops Wyoming-Based DAO From Registering 2 Digital Tokens

The agency is alleging that American CryptoFed filed a “materially deficient and misleading registration form.”

Wyoming's Capitol building

Finance

Crypto Lender Nexo Makes Strategic Investment in SEC-Licensed Broker-Dealer

The firm’s investment into Texture Capital may be aimed at limiting regulatory scrutiny when it seeks to expand in the U.S.

Nexo co-founder Antoni Trenchev speaks at Consensus 2019. (CoinDesk archives)

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Ether Hits Fresh Record High, Surging Past $4650

Following the latest announcement from the Federal Reserve to start tapering bond purchases later this month, ether has jumped to a new all-time high, surpassing $4,650. CoinDesk's Galen Moore discusses his assessment of ETH, the correlation between bitcoin's 90-day daily returns and the S&P 500, and Direxion withdrawing its SEC application to launch a short bitcoin futures ETF.

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US Lawmakers Call for Bitcoin Spot ETF in Letter to SEC Chair Gensler

Congressmen Tom Emmer and Darren Soto questioned why the SEC is uncomfortable with a spot bitcoin ETF when it already allows the trading of bitcoin futures ETFs.

Pro-Crypto Advocate Rep. Darren Soto on Infrastructure Bill: 'Ignorance Is Our Greatest Foe and Not Necessarily Partisanship'

Policy

Direxion Withdraws Application for Short Bitcoin Futures ETF

The fund would have maintained short exposure to bitcoin futures contracts issued by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

SEC Delays Decision on 4 Bitcoin ETFs

Policy

SEC Delays Decision on Valkyrie Bitcoin ETF Until Next Year

The new date for a decision is Jan. 7, 2022.

SEC Delays Decision on 4 Bitcoin ETFs

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Could the SEC Approve Grayscale’s Bitcoin Spot ETF Next Year?

Grayscale Investments filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to convert its Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) into a bitcoin spot ETF, but could it get greenlit this year? Grayscale Global Head of ETFs Dave LaValle shares his insights into the U.S. regulatory landscape and the industry implications of the potential SEC approval on a physically-backed bitcoin ETF. Plus, his views on stablecoins.

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