BlockFi Says It’s Taken Major Step Toward Emerging From Bankruptcy
BlockFi Says It's Taken Major Step Toward Emerging From Bankruptcy
Valkyrie Backs Off Ether Futures Purchases Until SEC ETF Approval Officially Effective
The asset manager Thursday said it had already begun purchasing ether futures contracts.
Circle Intervenes in Binance’s SEC Case, Argues Stablecoins Aren’t Securities
Stablecoins alone can’t be considered securities, argues the USDC issuer, supported by former commodities regulator Heath Tarbert.
U.S. House Bill Seeks Centralized Record of Off-Chain Crypto Transactions
It would be hard for a big exchange to repeat an FTX collapse if the firm’s internal flow of crypto assets was also reported to an outside repository that U.S. regulators could see. That’s the idea behind new legislation from Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) that would force exchanges to share the movement of digital assets … Read more
Sam Bankman-Fried Scoops Help CoinDesk Win Major Journalism Award
FTX, an industry titan, ended up in bankruptcy court nine days after a November 2022 scoop from CoinDesk’s Ian Allison.
Valkyrie Gets Approval to Start Buying ETH Futures For its Existing Bitcoin ETF
The fund’s new strategy to combine ether and bitcoin will be effective formally on Oct. 3.
Listed Bitcoin Miners Could be the Ultimate Bet for 2024: Matrixport
Investors could see outsized gains by buying a diversified portfolio of publicly listed mining companies, the report said.
SEC Begins Consideration of Franklin, Hashdex Crypto ETFs, Delays Decision on VanEck, ARK Ether ETFs
SEC recently extended deadlines for ARK, GlobalX spot bitcoin ETFs.
SEC’s Gensler Throws More Crypto Punches in Congressional Hearing
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler continued his combative stance against crypto “hucksters” in congressional testimony on Wednesday, declining to answer the industry’s most urgent questions while arguing that digital assets companies have been dangerously careless with customer assets.
U.S. Department of Justice Opposes Sam Bankman-Fried’s Latest Move for ‘Temporary Release’
The U.S. Department of Justice said in a Wednesday court filing that Sam Bankman-Fried’s latest move for a temporary release – even with severe restrictions – should be denied.