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Ripple lawyer urges fact-check of Gary Gensler’s speech, says SEC actions seen as ‘shady’

As Gary Gensler reiterates the United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) mandate through a speech, Ripple’s lawyer and various crypto community members responded, criticizing the SEC chair and arguing that the commissioner’s words contradict his actions.  On Nov. 16, SEC chairperson Gary Gensler shared a video of him conducting a speech at the 2023 Securities Enforcement Forum. In the speech, the incumbent SEC chair highlighted the words of the first SEC chairperson, Joseph P. Kennedy, saying that the government agency should be “partners of honest business and prosecutors of…

Ripple lawyer urges fact-check of Gary Gensler’s speech, says SEC actions seen as ‘shady’

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As Gary Gensler reiterated the United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s mandate in a speech, Ripple’s lawyer and various crypto community members responded, criticizing the SEC chair and arguing that the commissioner’s words contradict his actions. On Nov. 16, SEC Chair Gary Gensler shared a video of him conducting a speech at the 2023 Securities Enforcement Forum. In the speech, he highlighted the words of the first SEC chair, Joseph P. Kennedy, saying that the government agency should be “partners of honest business and prosecutors of dishonesty.” As Joseph P.…

BlackRock Files Ethereum Spot ETF With SEC

Per the S-1 filing submitted to the SEC, the iShares Ethereum Trust is designed to reflect the performance of the Ethereum. BlackRock Inc (NYSE: BLK), a top investment asset management firm, has filed for a spot Ethereum Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This comes only a week after it registered the ETF dubbed iShares Ethereum Trust with Delaware’s Division of Corporations, and almost six months after filing for Bitcoin equivalent, the iShares Bitcoin Trust. Notably, the iShares brand is associated with all…

Bitcoin Price Is Up Despite SEC Delay, Is The Spot ETF Decision Priced In Already?

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On Wednesday, the Bitcoin price rallied toward $38,000 amid expectations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) finally approving the first Spot BTC ETF. The regulator would end up exercising its right to delay its decision further, something that has usually been bearish for the price. However, the Bitcoin price continued to show strength, suggesting that a Spot Bitcoin ETF approval might be priced into the market already. SEC Delays Spot BTC ETFs The SEC announced on Wednesday that it had decided to further delay its decision on…

South Korea’s pension fund bags 280K Coinbase shares: SEC data

The National Pension Service (NPS), a public pension in South Korea and one of the world’s largest pension funds, bought just over 280,000 shares of the global cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase in the third quarter of this year, an investment that has gained 39% in value since the purchase. The NPS acquired 282,673 Coinbase (COIN) shares in the third quarter of 2023, according to a stock holdings report filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Nov. 15. The investment is worth $27.7 million based on Coinbase’s last…

SEC postpones Hashdex’s spot Bitcoin ETF application

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has delayed a decision on Hashdex’s application to launch a spot Bitcoin ETF in the U.S. The regulator’s website says that the SEC also postponed its decision on Grayscale’s application to launch a futures ETF on Ethereum (ETH). Through the application, Hashdex wants to transform its futures exchange-traded fund into a spot Bitcoin ETF. There is still no such tool in the US. Investors believe that its launch will attract institutional investors to the market. Therefore, applications for the tool have attracted the attention of…

New SEC Custody Rule Could Change How Financial Advisers Interact with Crypto Clients

In choosing a qualified custodian, bankruptcy protections are key. Bankruptcy-remote custody solutions — like Anchorage Digital Bank, a federally chartered bank — would still meet the SEC definition of a qualified custodian. The analysis is more nuanced with respect to state-chartered trusts, which may vary widely in compliance standards, bankruptcy protections, and key storage safety. Source

Bitcoin (BTC) Price Drops 4%, Ether (ETH) Price Declines 6% as Crypto ETF Momentum Stalls with SEC Likely Delay, Analyst Says

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“ETF speculation is front and center for now, but the store of value narrative still holds and will give the asset a resilient and increasing floor,” Noelle Acheson, author of the Crypto Is Macro Now newsletter, noted in an email to CoinDesk. “I very much doubt that the recent sell-off means the rally is done for now.” Original

BlackRock Takes The Fight To SEC With New Filing

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BlackRock and NASDAQ have outlined why the SEC needs to approve the investment company’s new spot Ethereum exchange-traded fund (ETF) filing. According to the filing with the SEC, approval of a Spot ETH ETP would represent a major win for the protection of U.S. investors in the crypto asset space.  If approved, the iShares Ethereum Trust would allow regular investors to trade Ether, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, as easily as stocks can be traded.  BlackRock And NASDAQ Lobbies SEC To Allow Spot ETH ETFs BlackRock, the world’s…