SEC Rejects 9 Bitcoin ETF Proposals

May 11, 2020 at 20:43 UTCUpdated May 11, 2020 at 20:48 UTCCredit: CoinDesk Bitcoin Price IndexMarket Wrap: Where Does Bitcoin Go After the Halving?Bitcoin’s long-anticipated halving event took place Monday afternoon New York time. Now what?At the time it took place (19:23 UTC or 3:30 p.m. ET), bitcoin was trading below its 10-day and 50-day…

news The world’s third largest blockchain by total value, ethereum, is about to upgrade its code. Named Constantinople, the system-wide upgrade, or hard fork, is set to enact several tech improvements, most designed to increase usability and improve smart contract design, should users of the network decide to upgrade to the new software when it’s…

Apr 23, 2020 at 17:46 UTCUpdated Apr 23, 2020 at 18:06 UTCHarry Halpin, Nym Technologies. Credit: Christine Kim for CoinDeskRoad to Consensus: Harry Halpin Talks Holistic Privacy, Mixnets and COVID-19 (of Course)Harry Halpin is a speaker at Consensus: Distributed, our free and virtual event that starts on May 11. A philosopher of the web and all-around…

May 12, 2020 at 08:00 UTCIBM is upgrading its enterprise blockchain solution to provide clients with a new decentralized governance option that will allow transaction parties to propose and amend smart contract parameters.The blue-chip IT firm said last week that the IBM Blockchain Platform would carry over the changes in Hyperledger Fabric 2.0 – its…

Plans by prediction market Kalshi to let users bet on which party will control the chambers of Congress have been turned down by regulators at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).The regulator said the contracts would involve unlawful gaming and activity and would be "contrary to the public interest" after KalshiEx LLC made a submission

The round is the stock trading app's largest raise ever.Feb 1, 2021 at 6:09 p.m. UTCUpdated Feb 1, 2021 at 6:26 p.m. UTCRobinhood Raises $3.4B Amid Growth SurgeRobinhood has raised $3.4 billion total from investors since Jan. 29, infusing the stock trading app with record-setting finances as it races to scale amid recent market tumult.Existing…

Bitcoin hovers near $66,000, with the CoinDesk20 Index signaling broader market weakness.Crypto futures rates and open interest have decreased, signaling a potential end to a two-month rally.Bitcoin (BTC) held on to losses during the Asian trading hours on Tuesday, trading at around $66,000, as traders digested resurgent Treasury yields and the possibility that the Fed

Oct 14, 2020 at 11:38 UTCBank of Russia published several regulation proposals clarifying how it will be regulating the digital assets in the country. Russia has already passed a law about the issuance of digital securities, which includes cryptocurrencies. Most notable, the Russian central bank wants to limit the amount of digital assets non-qualified investors…

Bitcoin outflows from the ARK 21Shares ETF surpassed those of Grayscale's Bitcoin Trust for the first time on Tuesday, with ARKB losing $88 million versus GBTC's $81 million.The sector's net inflows were $40 million, with BlackRock's IBIT and Fidelity's FBTC leading growth.1:02:43Why Financial Advisors Are So Excited About a Spot Bitcoin ETF08:48Binance Processes Nearly $1B