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SEC wants Binance guilt admission added to own case

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Binance Holdings and its former CEO Changpeng Zhao have reacted to a move by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The SEC has filed to include Binance’s admission of guilt to the Department of Justice (DOJ) in its own legal proceedings. In the filing submitted to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Binance insisted the SEC’s attempt to include the $4.3 billion guilty plea and settlement agreement with the DOJ in the continuing case was procedurally incorrect and should not be allowed. The ongoing Binance-SEC legal case…

BlackRock revises spot Bitcoin ETF application after meeting with SEC

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BlackRock has made structural changes to its application to launch a spot Bitcoin ETF in the U.S. According to the updated filing, Wall Street banks can now create new shares in the fund based on fiat, not just cryptocurrencies. To do this, they need to obtain the status of an authorized participant (AP). Source: BlackRock ETF filing The changes open the way to ETFs for regulated U.S. banks that cannot hold cryptocurrency. They will be able to interact with the BlackRock Bitcoin fund as an AP. Fiat shares of the fund can…

SEC serves suit to evasive Richard Heart in Finland, but not in person

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The United States Securities and Exchange Commission said it served its lawsuit to HEX founder Richard Schueler — aka Richard Heart — at his house in Finland’s capital of Helsinki. In a Dec. 11 New York District Court filing, the SEC said it served Heart through substitute service on Oct. 31 — an alternative for when a suit can’t be personally delivered to the defendant typically due to difficulties in locating them. The process server said they made several failed attempts over nearly seven weeks starting Sept. 13 to personally…

SEC met with Franklin Templeton over spot Bitcoin ETF

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Discussions between the SEC and Franklin Templeton emerged as crypto proponents stayed bullish on spot Bitcoin ETFs amid market dips. The $1.5 trillion asset manager reportedly met with the U.S. Securities and Exchange (SEC) on Dec. 8 for further discourse on the firm’s bid for a spot Bitcoin ETF, a product many potential issuers hope to bring to America’s market. JUST IN: 🇺🇸 SEC held a meeting with $1.5 trillion Franklin Templeton about its spot #Bitcoin ETF 👀 — Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine) December 12, 2023 The details of the meeting…

SEC, BlackRock, and Fidelity Iron Out Details for Potential Bitcoin ETF

As the SEC engages in detailed discussions with investment giants like BlackRock and Fidelity, the potential approval of a spot Bitcoin ETF seems to be moving closer to reality. The crypto market is abuzz following recent revelation that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) engaged in discussions with major investment firms BlackRock Inc (NYSE: BLK) and Fidelity Investments, to iron out technical details for a potential spot Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF). Spot Bitcoin ETF and the Redemption Process Vivian Fang, a finance professor at Indiana University, noted that the SEC…

SEC in hot seat for Ark Investment BTC ETF final deadline

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission must either greenlight or turn down Ark Investment’s spot bitcoin (BTC) ETF application by Jan. 10, 2024. The Florida-based asset management firm reportedly has the second-nearest application expiry date, with Grayscale’s final deadline set for Jan. 1, 2024. Ark updated its S-1 filings with the financial watchdog on Dec. 2, 2023, according to recent records. The financial regulator initially postponed the verdict, seeking public opinion on the vulnerabilities of spot BTC ETFs, off the back of rejecting several applications. Gary Gensler and the SEC…

Fidelity and SEC meet to discuss spot Bitcoin ETF application

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The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently met with Fidelity to seek additional clarity on its spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) application. According to a filing published on December 7, two Cboe BZX Exchange representatives, along with six personnel from the SEC and nine individuals from Fidelity, discussed the workings of the Wise Origin Bitcoin Trust in a meeting.  “The discussion concerned Cboe BZX’s proposed rule change to list and trade shares of the Wise Origin Bitcoin Trust under Cboe BZX Rule 14.11(e)(4). Fidelity also provided the…

Fidelity’s FBTC Spot Bitcoin ETF Inches Closer to SEC Approval on DTCC List

As the growing anticipation for a spot Bitcoin ETF approval continues to propel BTC prices higher, Jurrien Timmer, Fidelity’s director of global macro, believes the crypto asset could surge to over $1 billion in 2038. Fidelity Investments achieves a significant milestone as its spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), known as FBTC, makes its appearance on the active and pre-launch list of the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). The move places the financial services company at the forefront of the race for the first spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETF approval in…

Vivek Ramaswamy slams Gary Gensler, SEC over ineffective crypto rules

Bitcoin and crypto were on the agenda during the Republican presidential debate, with one contender chastising regulators for not doing enough and allowing FTX to happen. GOP candidate Vivek Ramaswamy pushed back on the narrative that Bitcoin (BTC) and digital assets bootstrap criminal activity by facilitating unchecked money transfers through decentralized networks.  Ramaswamy said that Bitcoin offered an alternative to America’s broken financial architecture” and that his policies would bolster economic freedom in the United States. When asked if legitimizing the burgeoning crypto industry would not also incentivize illegal activity,…