The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) could approve all 12 pending spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) applications by Nov. 17. Beginning on Nov. 9, the SEC reportedly has a “window” to approve all 12 spot Bitcoin ETF filings, including Grayscale Investments conversion of its Grayscale Bitcoin Trust product. However, even if the SEC approves spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs…
The weeklong Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit began on Nov. 11 in San Francisco. The highlight of the event will surely be on the sidelines, when United States President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Ping meet on Nov. 15, but with the focus of the organization being on the regional economy, the finance ministers’ meeting is also of primary…
Solana’s native token (SOL) experienced a remarkable 58.6% surge in just five days, reaching an $64 high on Nov. 11. However, the subsequent two-day retracement of 11.3% to $54 has prompted investors to question whether this signals a fading bullish momentum or merely a temporary price adjustment. To put Solana‘s performance into context, let’s compare it to other leading altcoins.…
Following the recent news that the Solana-based NFT wallet app Backpack will launch a cryptocurrency exchange based in Dubai, the company has added former FTX general counsel Can Sun to lead the exchange. And now Backpack’s associated NFT project, Solana’s Mad Lads, has soared to an all-time high price. Sun will lead Trek Labs, according to The Wall Street Journal,…
The Blockchain Association, a United States-based cryptocurrency advocacy group, has submitted a comment letter mainly in opposition to tax regulations proposed by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). In a Nov. 13 letter, the Blockchain Association (BA) said proposed IRS rules introduced in August aimed at regulating the sale and exchange of digital assets by brokers exceeded the government body’s authority…
Cboe Digital today announced plans for margin Bitcoin and Ethereum futures. The move will mean the platform will become the first to offer both spot and leveraged derivatives trading in one place, Monday’s announcement said. A margined futures contract requires the buyer and seller to deposit an initial margin and maintain a minimum margin balance as long as the contract…
Cboe Digital has announced the launch date of Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) margin futures trading – Jan. 11, 2024. The regulated crypto-native exchange and clearinghouse will become the first in the United States to offer both spot and leveraged derivatives trading on a single platform, it said in a statement. Margin trading increases capital efficiency by allowing customers to…
Decentralized U.S. dollar stablecoin protocol Raft claims that despite multiple security audits, the firm still suffered a security exploit leading to the loss of $6.7 million last week. According to the project’s Nov. 13 post-mortem report, a few days prior, a hacker borrowed 6,000 Coinbase-wrapped staked Ether (cbETH) on decentralized finance protocol Aave, transferred the sum to Raft, and minted…
A Grok token—not THE token, since it’s not officially attached to Elon Musk’s recently launched AI service—hit a $160 million market capitalization just eight days after its debut. But as an 8-day-old meme coin that’s not actually issued by the AI chatbot that it shares a name with, it’s experiencing a lot of volatility. While this story was being written,…
Bitcoin (BTC) has risen more than 120% year-to-date, indicating that the crypto sentiment has improved significantly. Solid buying has resulted in a sharp increase in crypto wallets holding more than $1 million in Bitcoin this year from 23,795 on Jan. 1 to 81,925 currently, according to BitInfoCharts data. After the substantial rally, Bitcoin could face headwinds in the near term…
