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Cathie Wood's ARK Invest Files for First Spot Ether ETF

The Ark 21Shares Ethereum ETF is the first attempt to list such a fund in the U.S. that directly invests in ETH, the second largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization.

Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood (Marco Bello/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk)

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FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried Heads to Court; SEC Extends Review of Cathie Wood's Spot Bitcoin ETF

“CoinDesk Daily” host Jennifer Sanasie dives into today’s hottest stories in crypto, as the SEC pushes its review of the Ark 21Shares bitcoin ETF application. Sources tell CoinDesk beleaguered crypto custodian Prime Trust could face layoffs. A new report reveals the potential impact of PayPal's stablecoin debut. And, FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried heads to court, as a judge could decide if he should be sent back to jail ahead of his trial.

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SEC Delays Decision on Ark 21Shares Bitcoin ETF Application

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) extended its review of the Ark 21Shares bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) application, as it continues to look at over a dozen applications from traditional finance heavyweights like BlackRock and Fidelity. "The Hash" panel discusses the latest in the U.S. spot bitcoin ETF race.

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21Shares Introduces Exchange-Traded Product for Liquid Staking Platform Lido DAO

While the product offers investors single asset exposure to the liquid staking leader, the Switzerland-based firm classified it as a class 7 risk, the highest level.

Hany Rashwan and Ophelia Snyder, co-founders of 21Shares parent 21.co (21.co)

Finance

21Shares Closes 6 Crypto Exchange-Traded Products

The firm, however, told CoinDesk it had its second-strongest January on record overall.

21.co co-founders Hany Rashwan and Ophelia Snyder (21.co)

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SEC Rejects Ark 21Shares Spot Bitcoin ETF; Tesla’s Q4 Bitcoin Strategy

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rejected a joint effort by Ark Investment Management and 21Shares to list a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) for the second time. Plus, the latest on electric car maker Tesla (TSLA) not buying or selling any bitcoin (BTC) in the fourth quarter.

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SEC Rejects Ark 21Shares Spot Bitcoin ETF for Second Time

The U.S. markets regular has rejected a score of ETF applications for products that invest directly in bitcoin while approving a number of funds tracking the BTC futures market.

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Crypto Investment Product Firm 21Shares Launches Bitcoin ETP in Middle East

21Shares’ physical bitcoin exchange-traded product will list on the Nasdaq Dubai.

Skyscrapers in Dubai (Kent Tupas/Unsplash)

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Crypto Investment-Product Firm 21.co Hires Former Goldman Alum as Chief Technology Officer

David Josse led Goldman Sachs’ business intelligence and engineering efforts for the bank’s Marcus product.

David Josse, 21.co's new CTO (21.co)

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Crypto Investment-Product Firm 21Shares' Parent Raises $25M, Pushing Valuation to $2B

The newly formed 21.co launched as the parent company of ETP issuer 21Shares and technology platform Onyx.

21.co co-founders Hany Rashwan and Ophelia Snyder (21.co)

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