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Markets

Gary Gensler Voted to Approve Bitcoin ETFs, Despite Public Criticism

Three out of five committee members approved the various filings that gave the green light for the first-ever spot bitcoin ETFs to be offered in the U.S.

Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman SEC Gary Gensler (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk, modified)

Markets

Bitcoin ETF Frenzy Brings Windfall Volume to Decentralized Predictions Platform Polymarket

Polymarket saw betting contracts worth more than $5.7 million change hands on Wednesday.

Bitcoin ETF frenzy drives volume growth on prediction markets. (Obsahovka/Pixabay)

Markets

Bitcoin ETFs Secure Approval Exactly 15 Years After Hal Finney’s Iconic ‘Running Bitcoin’ Tweet

Finney, who died in August 2014, was also the first person besides Bitcoin’s pseudonymous creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, to download and run Bitcoin’s software.

(Hal Finney)

Opinion

Bitcoin ETFs Approved: The Industry Reacts

In a milestone for crypto adoption, the SEC today gave the green light to the trading of Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). CoinDesk rounded up reaction from across the crypto industry to the news.

SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Markets

Bitcoin Tops $47K, Ether and Grayscale's GBTC Jump After SEC Approves Spot Bitcoin ETFs

Now, attention turns to how much demand these investment vehicles will attract.

Bitcoin price on January 10 (CoinDesk)

Tech

Protocol Village: EOS Network Ventures Invests $2.4M in NoahArk Tech Group

The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Jan. 4-10.

Scene from Protocol Village at Consensus 2023 in Austin, Texas.

Tech

Bitcoin ETF Chaos Memorialized on Blockchain, With Nod to 'Chancellor on the Brink' Reference

Jokester pays $2.97 to record the one-liner "SEC Chairman on the brink of second ETF approval" on the blockchain.

Screen grab from Bitcoin transaction showing the line embedded using the OP_RETURN function, "SEC Chairman on the brink of second ETF approval." (Mempool.space)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Ether, Lido DAO, Arbitrum Gain on Possibility of ETH ETF

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Jan. 10, 2024.

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