Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao has expressed his optimism for decentralized finance (DeFi) following a recent court ruling on an investor suit against the decentralized crypto exchange (DEX) Uniswap. Last week, Judge Katherine Polk Failla of the Southern District of New York dismissed the case that sought to make Uniswap (UNI) accountable for the financial losses […]
Jay Clayton, former chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), believes that the approval of a spot Bitcoin ETF is “inevitable” despite delays on seven applications. A spot Bitcoin ETF is an exchange-traded fund that invests directly in Bitcoin, allowing investors to trade shares of the fund on stock exchanges. The SEC has […]
Ripple Labs has announced its intention to file a cross-appeal if the SEC’s request for an interim appeal is granted in the ongoing legal battle between Ripple and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Ripple’s Chief Legal Officer Stuart Alderoty has encouraged the crypto community to delve into the details of Ripple’s opposition filing.At […]
The hopes for a spot in Bitcoin Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) in the United States were recently given a boost after the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled in favor of Grayscale Investment and against the SEC. According to a prediction issued by JPMorgan analysts, the United States Securities and Exchanges […]
Jay Clayton, former Chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), believes that the regulator will soon approve the launch of a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). The SEC recently decided to delay the applications of BlackRock and other finance giants who wanted to introduce such a product. Clayton believes that the decision could […]
John E. Deaton, a lawyer, recently shared his insights on the negative impact of the ongoing SEC lawsuit against Ripple on the adoption of XRP. Deaton experienced this first-hand when he attempted to make a payment over the Internet and noticed that the payment processor BitPay, which initially had supported XRP, stopped processing XRP transactions […]
The SEC has been rejecting the simplest products like a Bitcoin ETF, pushing demand for crypto offshore and unregulated players. Richard Gardener, CEO of tech infrastructure firm Modulus, believes futures ETFs have long been seen as more palatable for regulators and that the decision over a spot ETF is a matter of when not if. […]
Ron DeSantis, one of the US Presidential candidates, recently unveiled a “Declaration of Economic Independence”, outlining some of the biggest financial challenges that America currently faces. He pledged to let the cryptocurrency industry thrive and not allow the launch of a central bank digital currency (CBC). DeSantis has been one of the most vocal crypto […]
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may be forced to approve spot bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded-fund (ETF) applications from several asset managers after a federal court said the regulator must review its rejection of Grayscale’s attempt to convert the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) into an ETF, according to a report from JPMorgan (JPM) on Friday. The […]
Bitcoin price is closing in at $26k once again after dropping to $25,400 last Friday. The coin saw quite a bit of volatility in the final days of August, first skyrocketing to $28k on August 29 after Grayscale’s court victory over the SEC, only to crash again on August 31. Analysts believe that Bitcoin is […]
