The SEC Will Decide on 9 Bitcoin ETFs in the Next 2 Months

BlackRock (BLK) filing for a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) last month brought renewed optimism into the crypto market, pushing bitcoin (BTC) and related investment vehicles higher.Still, traders in the perpetual futures market tied to bitcoin remain risk averse, unwilling to take on high leverage.Data tracked by Glassnode and Blockware Solutions show the ratio of…

NEWS Bitstamp, one of the oldest cryptocurrency exchanges, is upgrading its tech arsenal in a bid to attract institutional investors. The exchange announced Tuesday that it’s implementing the Irisium Surveillance platform to monitor for suspicious activity and market manipulation. Following Bitstamp’s recent partnership with Cinnober, a tech provider for mainstream financial markets and a partial…

The Bank of China’s investment banking arm BOCI issued tokenized securities on Ethereum in Hong Kong, according to a Monday press release.BOCI offered CNH 200 million ($28 million) of structured notes, with Swiss banking giant UBS underwriting the issuance and placing with clients in Asia Pacific.This was the first time a Chinese financial institution issued…

A big change in how U.S. companies are now supposed to account for bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies they own could make businesses more willing to buy them, according to a Wall Street research shop and one of corporate America's biggest bitcoin boosters.Currently, accounting rules only let companies record increases in the value of their

This article originally appeared in First Mover , CoinDesk’s daily newsletter, putting the latest moves in crypto markets in context. Subscribe to get it in your inbox every day . Latest Prices (CoinDesk) Top Stories Bitcoin (BTC) struggled to stay above $65,000, after falling below $64,000 during Wednesday's American trading hours . After briefly retaking

Venture capital and investment firms poured $201.4 million into crypto projects last week with eleven companies announcing funding rounds. The largest rounds belonged to a $54 million raise for metaverse startup Futureverse and a $40 million Series A round for RISC Zero, a provider of zero-knowledge proof tools for developers.Infrastructure projects continued to show resilience…

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A spokesman for Revolut said the company wants to expand its crypto offerings, taking a compliance-first approach to become a safe harbor for the entire crypto community. Revolut, which snagged a U.K. banking license in recent months, would join other entrants to the stablecoin sector including PayPal, Ripple and BitGo. 00:54 How Blackbird Brings Dining

Memecoins like PUPS, DOG•GO•TO•THE•MOON, and BILLION•DOLLAR•CAT are becoming popular beta bets for Bitcoin's growth. The Runes protocol, which facilitates the creation of fungible tokens directly on Bitcoin using its UTXO model, has overtaken BRC-20 in market capitalization. Memecoins serve as a speculative asset during times of low volatility in other crypto sectors. 17:55 Are Memecoins