SEC Wrong to Deny Grayscale Spot Bitcoin ETF Proposal: US Court

[ad_1] The US securities regulator was wrong to reject an application from Grayscale Investments to create a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund, a federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday, in a landmark victory that could pave the way for the first product of its kind. A three-judge panel of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals … Read more

Coinbase Secures US Cryptocurrency Futures Trading Approval: All Details

[ad_1] Coinbase Global said on Wednesday it had secured approval to offer cryptocurrency futures to US retail customers, scoring a major regulatory win even as it battles a lawsuit from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The move will allow Coinbase to offer bitcoin and ether futures directly to eligible US customers. Until now, only … Read more

US SEC Set to Adopt New Cyber Rule, Unveils Brokerage AI Proposal

[ad_1] Wall Street’s top regulator on Wednesday was poised to adopt new rules requiring publicly traded companies to disclose hacking incidents, a measure officials said was being taken to help the investing public contend with the mounting cost and frequency of cyber attacks. The five-member US Securities and Exchange Commission was also set to issue … Read more

XRP Leads Crypto Market With 78 Percent Rise as Issuer Ripple Wins SEC Lawsuit

[ad_1] XRP has become the unlikely white knight of crypto, thwarting its regulatory foes and dragging the market out of the doldrums. The price of XRP popped 78 percent after a U.S. judge ruled on July 13 that issuer Ripple Labs’ sales of the token on public exchanges didn’t violate securities law, and it’s still … Read more

US SEC Developing Rules to Govern Use of AI on Trading Platforms

[ad_1] Wall Street’s top regulator is developing rules to govern the use of artificial intelligence on trading platforms, which poses a risk of conflicts of interest, the agency chief said in a speech on Monday. The US Securities and Exchange Commission will also need “new thinking” to confront challenges to financial stability presented by the … Read more

Nasdaq Refiles BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF Application With SEC: Details

[ad_1] Nasdaq refiled an application with the U.S. securities regulator to list an exchange-traded fund by BlackRock that will reflect the price of bitcoin to add additional details, according to a filing made public on Monday. The refreshed filing, submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Thursday, said that Coinbase Global will … Read more

Fidelity Expected to File New Spot Bitcoin ETF With US SEC: Report

[ad_1] Asset manager Fidelity is expected to file with the U.S. securities regulator for a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund, joining other big money managers seeking to launch bitcoin ETFs, the Block reported on Tuesday citing a source familiar with the matter. In the past two weeks, BlackRock, WisdomTree, Invesco, VanEck, and Bitwise have filed new … Read more

Coinbase Launched Unusual Legal Offensive Months Before US SEC Crackdown

[ad_1] Months before cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase became the biggest target of the US crackdown on digital assets, the company launched an unusual legal offensive, recruiting top lawyers to try to shape court rulings in other cases. Before the US Securities and Exchange Commission sued Coinbase on June 6, the company had weighed in on two … Read more