A closer look at the role that International Securities Identification Numbers may take in the harmonization of standards for identifying digital assets. Institutional interest in digital assets has been growing. The Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s volume of Bitcoin (BTC) options hit a high of $40 million on May 13, 2020. The world’s largest digital currency asset […]
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The SEC has rejected an ETF with only a 25% BTC component before, but how about just 5%? WisdomTree may be testing the agency’s limits. Many investment firms have launched crypto exchange-traded funds, but so far, none has found favor with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Firms keep trying, though, and this past […]
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Regulators are warming up to crypto around the world as they embrace innovation for economic recovery. Editor’s note: The week has been remarkably active for policy, possibly as a result of economies showing signs of heading slowly back to normal. While crisis remains, it seems like everyone has gotten numb to crisis mode. Recent news […]
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Most major cryptocurrencies are stuck in a range suggesting a balance between supply and demand. Kraken crypto exchange CEO Jesse Powell has said that a large number of both retail and institutional investors have opened accounts with them. This shows that all types of investors are concerned about the current economic condition, hence they have […]
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A French firm has claimed that its new crypto fundraising vehicle, the ‘Believers Reward Offering,’ or BRO, will supersede ICOs and save businesses from economic crisis. France-based crypto asset issuance platform Tozex claims to have created a new vehicle for crypto financing that can offer firms a way out of the tough economic times due […]
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A New York-based asset manager has filed for an ETF that will invest up to 5% of its capital into Bitcoin futures contracts despite focusing on energy, agriculture and metals. WisdomTree Investments, a New York-based exchange-traded fund (ETF) provider, has filed for an ETF that would invest up to 5% of its portfolio in cash-settled […]
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Wilshire tells Cointelegraph how its publicly listed Bitcoin fund will differ from other U.S. competition. The founder of investment firm Wilshire Phoenix, William Herrmann, said his firm’s recently filed U.S. Bitcoin fund notably differs from anything else currently on the U.S. market, based on its Bitcoin price sourcing and involved third parties. In an email […]
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Investment firm ETC Group plans to list a Bitcoin ETP on Germany’s Xetra digital stock exchange in late June. London-based ETC Group will list the first crypto exchange-traded product on Germany’s Xetra digital stock exchange this month. Traders in the UK, Italy and Austria will also be able to deal in shares of the new […]
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VanEck’s Gabor Gurbacs said U.S. regulators have not treated Bitcoin fairly in their exchange-traded fund denials. Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, have faced unfair pushback from U.S. regulators, according to VanEck director and digital asset specialist Gabor Gurbacs. “There’s a persistent double standard against Bitcoin and digital assets, which I think is wrong,” Gurbacs […]
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Hester Peirce, affectionately known as ‘Crypto Mom’, looks set to serve in the US Securities and Exchange Commission until 2025. President Trump has nominated Hester Peirce to be a member of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a second term ending in 2025. Pierce has been affectionately dubbed ‘Crypto Mom’ for being one […]
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