Jamie Crawley

Jamie has been part of CoinDesk's news team since February 2021, focusing on breaking news, Bitcoin tech and protocols and crypto VC. He holds BTC, ETH and DOGE.

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Markets

ARK Buys $15.9M Worth of Its Own Bitcoin ETF

ARK sold a similar amount - $15.8 million - worth of shares in the ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO), the first ETF linked to the bitcoin futures market to list in the U.S.

Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood

Finance

Google Cloud Joins Flare Network as Validator, FLR Jumps 5%

Flare, which calls itself "the blockchain for data," gives developers access to decentralized data via its Oracle system

Google logo on the front of a building

Markets

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Backs Ether ETF

The asset management giant may now be looking to list an equivalent product for ether, the native token of the Ethereum blockchain, as part of its ongoing journey toward tokenization.

Larry Fink (Will Ess for Pixelmind.ai/CoinDesk)

Markets

Franklin Templeton's Bitcoin ETF Now the Cheapest After 10 Basis Point Reduction

After initially revealing their fees on Monday, several providers then reduced them spying the impending battle for market share that would ensue once the funds were approved

Sale (Justin Lim/Unsplash)

Finance

CoinShares Exercises Option to Buy Bitcoin ETF Provider Valkyrie to Add U.S. Arm

CoinShares said the decision is a direct result of the SEC's approval for spot bitcoin ETF listings.

Jean-Marie Mognetti, CEO CoinShares (CoinShares)

Markets

Grayscale Claims Bragging Rights for First Spot Bitcoin ETF to Begin Trading

Grayscale's conversion of its $27 billion bitcoin trust into an ETF was finally approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday

Grayscale ad in NYC (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Finance

Bitcoin ETF Listings Will Be Quick but Money Flows Could Take Months: 21Shares Co-Founder

Ophelia Snyder says it is impossible to conceptualize the changes in bitcoin trading volumes likely through ETF inflows.

Ophelia Snyder (right) with 21Shares co-founder Hany Rashwan

Web3

Hedera-Based Tune.FM Raises $20M for Artist-Friendly Web3 Music Platform

Tune.FM provides musicians with a platform to receive micropayments for streaming in its native JAM token (JAM).

Music (Pexels/Pixabay)

Markets

BlackRock, ARK 21Shares Follow Rivals in Cutting Bitcoin ETF Fees

The SEC is expected to approve multiple ETFs at the same time, meaning the different providers will tussle for market share using fee structure as one of the main weapons.

(Markus Spiske/Unsplash)

Policy

Crypto Exchange Upbit Gets Full Licensing in Singapore

Upbit said it is "poised to expand [its] range of offerings," having acquired a MPI license.

Singapore, view of Marina Bay with Gardens By The Bay manmade trees in the background (SoleneC1/Pixabay)