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Bitcoin Rebounds Above $44K as Spot BTC ETF Approval Looks Increasingly Likely

Reports swirled Thursday that the SEC was giving final comments to issuers and may approve multiple spot-based bitcoin ETF applications very soon.

Bitcoin price today (CoinDesk)

Finance

Amid Bitcoin ETF Race, Wall Street Giants Dot Their Bureaucratic I's as Likely SEC Action Looms

BlackRock, Fidelity and Invesco want all their ducks in a row should the SEC grant approvals early in the new year.

Gary Gensler's SEC must now decide what to do about multiple applications for BTC and ETH ETFs (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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How Stablecoins Could Expand Into Payments Next Year

A recent Bitwise report titled, “The Year Ahead: 10 Crypto Predictions for 2024,” reveals the asset manager expects the crypto bull market will return and the use of stablecoins will rapidly expand into payments and remittances. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents "The Chart of the Day."

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Bitcoin ETF Ad War Officially Underway With Bitwise Campaign

The short video advertisement featured the actor best known for portraying the "Most Interesting Man in the World."

Actor Jonathan Goldsmith (C Flanigan/Getty Images)

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Bitcoin Breaks Past $44K; Elon Musk Says His AI Startup Is 'Not Raising Money Right Now'

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest crypto stories of the day, including bitcoin's (BTC) latest price action after the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization edged over $44,000. Elon Musk posted on X (formerly Twitter) that his artificial intelligence startup xAI was not "raising money". Plus, Blackrock and Bitwise both filed amended S1 forms with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday.

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Finance

BlackRock, Bitwise File Updated Applications for Spot Bitcoin ETF

BlackRock’s amended filing included clarifications on topics such as the Trust’s structure and potential regulatory impacts on it.

BlackRock HQ

Policy

FTX Wants to Sell $744M Worth of Grayscale, Bitwise Assets

Apart from using an investment adviser, the debtors have proposed setting up a pricing committee in which all stakeholders are represented.

(CoinDesk)

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Spot Bitcoin ETF Launch Could Bring Up to $100B in Inflows Over Next 5 Years: Analyst

Bitcoin (BTC) is holding above $34,000 after a hawkish decision from the Bank of Japan. Bitwise crypto analyst Ryan Rasmussen shares his quarterly review of the crypto markets and the potential impact of a spot bitcoin ETF approval on the markets.  "A spot bitcoin ETF could bring in as much as $50 billion to $100 billion in inflows over the next five years. That definitely could have an outsize impact on the price of bitcoin," Rasmussen said.

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What the U.S. August Jobs Report Means for Crypto

The U.S. added 187,000 jobs in August versus expectations for 170,000. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate for August was 3.8% versus forecasts for 3.5%. Bitwise Crypto Analyst Ryan Rasmussen discusses the data and the implications for the crypto markets. Plus, his take on the outlook for a spot bitcoin ETF in the United States.

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