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UBS Group’s Wealthy Clients Can Now Trade Some Crypto ETFs in Hong Kong: Bloomberg

In the past few days, Hong Kong has moved towards allowing retail investors to buy spot crypto Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) and primary dealing of tokenization. The move appears to be another step in Hong Kong’s recently accelerated ambitions to become a virtual asset hub. It implemented a new regulatory regime in June, accepting applications for crypto trading platform licenses, and granted the first set in August, allowing exchanges to serve retail customers. Source

Bloomberg Analysts Give Timeline To Spot ETF Approval

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Bitcoin has risen above $36,000 and is currently targeting $37,000 as Bloomberg analysts Eric Balchunas and James Seyffart have revived hopes that a Spot Bitcoin ETF could be approved this year. The analysts maintain their belief of a 90% chance that any of these funds get approved by January 2024.  An Approval Order “Could” Occur This November In a post shared on his X (formerly Twitter) platform, Seyffart highlighted a new research note that he and Balchunas had just worked on. From their research, they noted that there is a…

Hong Kong’s Securities Regulator Now Considering Spot Crypto ETFs: Bloomberg

In January, the SFC tightened regulations by restricting retail investors from accessing crypto spot ETFs, limiting them to professional investors with portfolios of at least 8 million HKD ($1 Million). Then, in October, the SFC updated its rule book to allow a broader range of investors to engage in spot-crypto and ETF investing, stipulating that they pass a knowledge test and meet net worth – though less than the professional investor threshold – requirements. Source

Blockchain adoption continues unabated — Bloomberg analyst

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Should the current rate of adoption continue, blockchain technology could have 100 million daily users by 2028, according to projections by Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Jamie Coutts.  On X (formerly Twitter), Coutts pointed out that blockchain adoption has been “unabated” throughout bull and bear markets over the past years. “Not having exposure to one of the largest structural trends of the next decade could be costly,” said the analyst. Daily active addresses exceed 5 million in the third quarter of 2023, up 14% from 2022, according to Coutts, while quarter-on-quarter growth…

Bloomberg Publishes New Documentary as Sam Bankman-Fried Prepares for His Stand in FTX Trial

As FTX disgraced founder Sam Bankman-Fried steps to defend himself in the court on Thursday, here’s what has transpired ever since the FTX bankruptcy. Sam Bankman-Fried will testify in defense of his actions leading up to the collapse of FTX and his entire digital asset empire. His legal team confirmed during a conference call with the judge on Wednesday that Bankman-Fried will take the stand at his fraud trial following the prosecution’s case. The 31-year-old FTX founder shall testify on Thursday afternoon unless there is a late change. Bloomberg has…

JPMorgan Handles $1B Daily Transactions In Digital Token JPM Coin: Bloomberg

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BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF now listed on Nasdaq trade clearing firm — Bloomberg analyst

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The iShares spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) proposed by investment firm BlackRock has been listed on the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), suggesting potential approval by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. In an Oct. 23 X (formerly Twitter) thread, Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas said the DTCC listing was “all part of the process” of bringing a crypto ETF to market. The iShares spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETF has a ticker symbol of IBTC for a possible listing on the Nasdaq stock exchange, which applied to list and…

Tether to publish reserve reports in real time in 2024: Bloomberg

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Tether Holdings, the issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin by market capitalization, Tether (USDT), is reportedly preparing to update the frequency of releasing its reserve data reports. Paolo Ardoino, Tether’s chief technical officer and upcoming CEO, disclosed that the firm plans to start publishing reserve data in real-time in 2024, Bloomberg reported on Oct. 20. Tether did not immediately respond to Cointelegraph’s request for comment. Related: Tether stablecoin loans rise in 2023 despite downsizing announcement in 2022 According to the Tether transparency page, the stablecoin issuer currently publishes and updates…