The Brazilian Securities Commission (CVM) has authorized the first exchange-traded fund (ETF) in Latin America that tracks the performance of Ethereum (ETH), according to the local media outlet Exame. On Tuesday, …
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Chicago’s First Midwest Bank increases Bitcoin exposure via Grayscale Bitcoin Trust
A division of Chicago’s First Midwest Bank increased its Bitcoin exposure last month, a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission shows. First Midwest is not alone in investing in Bitcoin via …
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SEC to delay decision on WisdomTree’s proposed Bitcoin ETF
The Securities and Exchange Commission last week delayed its decision on whether Cboe bZx will be able to list WisdomTree’s proposed bitcoin ETF. On May 26, the SEC announced that it would …
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US Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Gary Gensler says the regulator will “aggressively and consistently” enforce crypto rules
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler said on Thursday that the SEC needs to do whatever it can to ensure that bad actors in the cryptocurrency sector aren’t playing with …
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Teucrium Files For Bitcoin (BTC) Futures ETF With SEC
Exchange-traded fund (ETF) provider Teucrium has submitted a filing for a Bitcoin Futures ETF with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The filing shows that the firm would like to provide a “cost-effective …
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US Bitcoin ETF Approval To Spur Global BTC Buying Activity
The chief executive of crypto intelligence firm CryptoQuant believes that a wall of money will likely enter the crypto markets as soon as a US exchange traded fund (ETF) is …
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SEC Chairman Hints At Strengthening Regulatory Oversight For US Cryptocurrency Exchanges
Recently confirmed U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission chair Gary Gensler punted to congress on providing more regulatory oversight to the crypto space, but also said the commission would act within …
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New SEC Chief Gary Gensler May Be Biden’s Gift To Crypto Industry
In what has been a turbulent few months for digital currencies, Joe Biden’s inauguration as the 46th president of the United States has brought a potentially valuable gift to the …
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SEC Commissioner Hester Pierce says Bitcoin has passed the point of potential ban
Hester Peirce, Commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), says that it will be a fool’s errand for the United States government to ban Bitcoin. In an interview …
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Ethereum (ETH) Could Still Be Classified as Security, According to SEC
During a recent conference with Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn, Dugan Bliss, senior trial counsel at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, said that the agency hasn’t taken an official position on the …
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