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On August 11th, the approval process was further delayed when the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requested comments on the spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) application submitted by 21 Shares and Cathie Wood's ARK Invest. This marks the second postponement in the listing procedure for this ETF, the
Block Inc., a payments firm, announced a gross profit of $1.87 billion in the second quarter of 2023, marking a 27% increase compared to the same period last year. Of its total Q2 net revenue of $5.5 billion, $2.4 billion came from Bitcoin, according to the company.
A year after its initially scheduled debut, Jacobi Asset Management has officially introduced Europe's first spot Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) on Euronext Amsterdam. Listed under the ticker BCOIN, the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC) oversees the ETF. Fidelity Digital Assets renders custodial services, Flow Traders act as the
News • Bitcoin • Aug 15, 2023A year after its initially scheduled debut, Jacobi Asset Management has officially introduced Europe's first spot Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) on Euronext Amsterdam. Listed under the ticker BCOIN, the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC) oversees the ETF. Fidelity Digital Assets renders custodial services, Flow Traders act as the
News • Bitcoin • Aug 15, 2023On August 11th, the approval process was further delayed when the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requested comments on the spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) application submitted by 21 Shares and Cathie Wood's ARK Invest. This marks the second postponement in the listing procedure for this ETF, the
News • Bitcoin • Aug 11, 2023The Eighth Judicial District Court of Nevada has accepted a petition from the Nevada Financial Institutions Division (NFID) to put cryptocurrency custodian, Prime Trust, into receivership, pending a hearing. https://twitter.com/NevadaDBI/status/1681382351325253632 A July 14th court document from Nevada showed that a receiver for Prime Trust was
News • Business • Jul 18, 2023Alex Mashinsky, founder and ex-CEO of the now-bankrupt crypto lender, Celsius Network, was taken into custody and charged with fraud, as announced by a U.S. prosecutor in New York on July 13th. Additionally, three federal regulatory agencies launched lawsuits against both Mashinsky and his former company. Mashinsky is facing
News • Business • Jul 13, 2023The Wall Street Journal reports that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has expressed worries about the recent influx of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) applications, indicating that the submissions lack both clarity and thorough information. Echoing BlackRock's strategy, a variety of asset managers such as Fidelity Investments,
News • Bitcoin • Jun 30, 2023In a recent wave of increasing institutional interest in Bitcoin, Fidelity Investments has resubmitted a spot Bitcoin ETF application. This step follows similar filings by various prominent financial entities. On January 27th 2022, the SEC rejected Fidelity’s initial application for a Spot Bitcoin ETF after rejecting applications from First
News • Bitcoin • Jun 29, 2023After issuing a cease and desist order, the Financial Institutions Division of Nevada has once more taken action against the cryptocurrency custodian, Prime Trust. This time, they have sought to appoint a receiver. A receivership is a court-appointed tool aiding creditors in retrieving defaulted funds and helping companies avoid bankruptcy,
News • Business • Jun 27, 2023