The United States Securities and Exchange Commission is facing its first deadlines to decide on seven new Bitcoin (BTC) spot exchange-traded fund applications with the latest being Sept. 4 amid its defeat to Grayscale Investments in a U.S. federal appeals court. Investment firm Bitwise will learn if its ETF will win the SEC’s approval on
Rhode Island’s regulators have granted X (Twitter) a currency transmitter license marking a step forward for the company’s foray into the financial services sector. The license is legally required for companies conducting financial activities on behalf of users related to sending and receiving money — a definition that includes both fiat and crypto assets. The
Tether, the stablecoin issuer behind USDT, has reportedly added Britannia Bank & Trust, a private bank based in The Bahamas to process dollar transfers on its platform. It is understood Tether has instructed clients to send money to Britannia’s bank account over the last few months, according to an Aug. 29 report by Bloomberg, citing
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, one of the few cryptocurrency-friendly candidates running for president of the United States in 2024, has announced he will be suspending his campaign. In an Aug. 29 announcement on X (formerly Twitter), Suarez said that while running for U.S. president had been “one of the greatest honors of [his] life,” he
Leila Ismailova began her professional career at the age of 15 as a broadcasting star in Belarus, the Russian-neighboring Eastern European country that plays home to 9.3 million citizens. She continued in the role for 10 years, she says, before reaching what she felt was a “professional ceiling” and beginning a journey that led to
The crypto community received the decision it had been hoping for when the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Grayscale Investments’ Bitcoin spot ETF application. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rejection of the application was overturned. The decision was “a slaughterfest of the SEC arguments,” Cinneamhain Ventures founder Adam Cochran
Circle’s United States dollar stablecoin, USD Coin, will launch natively on the Base network “next week,” according to an Aug. 29 social media post from CEO Jeremy Allaire. The new version will replace the current USD Base Coin (USDbC) that most users rely on as a substitute. Native $USDC on @BuildOnBase. Coming next week. #StableSeptember.
A federal judge has overturned the United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s decision to deny an exchange-traded fund (ETF) offering from Grayscale Investments through its Bitcoin Trust, but many experts have pointed out the court ruling will not automatically lead to the first spot Bitcoin ETF in the country. In an Aug. 29 decision with the
News headlines have recently covered how China’s struggling economy poses significant risk to global growth. Economic activity and the flow of credit in the region are weakening and analysts are not convinced that the Chinese government’s interventions are a sufficient fix for what appear to be structural problems. For instance, industrial output in July increased
A trio of researchers from the University of Cincinnati recently developed a Crypto Literacy Scale (CLS) to help standardize and measure economic and financial knowledge as it relates to consumer and policy-maker understanding of cryptocurrencies and related technology. The team’s research paper, titled “Measuring Crypto Literacy,” details the gap between traditional financial literacy and crypto
On-chain data shows the Ethereum sharks and whales have continued to sell for four months now, a sign that the asset may not recover soon. Ethereum May Not Be In The Best Situation Right Now In a new insight post, the on-chain analytics firm Santiment has looked into how the various metrics related to Ethereum
The legal team representing the United States Securities and Exchange Commission in its civil case against Binance is requesting the court grant a motion to allow documents filed under seal. In an Aug. 28 filing in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the SEC petitioned a federal judge for leave to file documents
Bitcoin (BTC) neared two-week highs on Aug. 29 as news hit that digital asset manager Grayscale had won a lawsuit against United States regulators. BTC/USD 1-day chart. Source: TradingView SEC was “arbitrary and capricious” with Bitcoin ETF rejection Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView captured an instant BTC price reaction to the event, with
The CoinSwitch crypto exchange is the latest crypto trading platform in India that cut its workforce amid the prolonged cryptocurrency winter, the local news agency Moneycontrol reported on Aug. 28. The crypto exchange reportedly laid off 44 employees from its customer support division in August, citing redundancy in roles amid the bear market-triggered lack of
Nasdaq-listed Iris Energy has bought 248 state of the art Nvidia H100 GPUs for $10 million as it looks to explore opportunities in generative AI in addition to its core business focus on Bitcoin mining. The firm expects to receive delivery of the 248 GPUs in the coming months and plans to deploy the hardware
Pepecoin (PEPE), once an extremely profitable memecoin, has plunged by more than 80% four months after its record high. Now, technicals suggest that the memcoin could be at risk of even bigger losses in the coming weeks or months. Pepecoin faces rug pull allegations On Aug. 24, several rogue Pepecoin developers changed the number of
Bitcoin (BTC) may offer investors a rare chance to buy at a support zone with a “100% long hit rate,” new analysis says. In its latest update piece on Aug. 29, crypto asset manager Capriole Investments told investors to watch for a BTC price dip to $24,000. Capriole founder “very confident” in $23,000 BTC price
The XRP community has picked up on an argument by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in its long-running legal battle against Ripple Labs that its native token has no value. For one, they believe the regulator is trying to smear the token’s reputation with this argument. Is SEC Trying to Malign XRP? Pro-XRP
Bitcoin mining company Canaan announced its unaudited financial results for Q2 2023, showing growth in computing power sold and BTC mining revenues while it tackled a significant net loss of $110 million. up 31% on Q1. The NASDAQ-listed company outlined a variety of reasons influencing increased revenues and a significant headwind that included an inventory
The world’s largest crypto exchange Binance has removed Banco de Venezuela as a payment method on its peer-to-peer (P2P) trading service. This follows similar moves with sanctioned Russian banks last week, and is likely part of efforts to fall in line with international financial sanctions. According to Venezuelan users, Banco de Venezuela has vanished from