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SEC Punts Again on Spot Ether ETF Decision; Legal Battle Over Bitcoin Heats Up

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down some of the biggest headlines impacting the world of crypto today, including a decision for approving or denying a joint Ether ETF product being pushed back. A trial to sort out Craig Wright's claims to be Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto has begun in a U.K. court. And, interest in tokenization of real-world assets has sparked a massive jump in the price of Chainlink’s LINK token over the past 30 days.

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SEC Delays Another Ether ETF Application

A decision for approving or denying a joint Ether ETF product has been pushed back, in line with analyst expectations.

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'Consumer Protection' Is Needed for Crypto Industry, Sen. Lummis Says

Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) answers some rapid fire questions from CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie about guidelines needed in crypto, who the lawmaker has spoken to recently from the digital assets industry and her favorite crypto slang terminology.

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Spot Bitcoin ETFs Are Ready for 'Prime Time,' Sen. Cynthia Lummis Says

Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) reacts to the length of time it took for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to greenlight spot bitcoin ETFs in the U.S. "The foot dragging at the SEC might have led some to think or given credence to people who say that Bitcoin is backed by thin air. That is absolutely untrue," Lummis said.

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Sen. Lummis: My 'Instinct' Is SEC Chair Gary Gensler Understands Crypto as an Asset Class

On CoinDesk's "First Mover" show, host Jennifer Sanasie asked Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) if Gary Gensler should be replaced as the chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the wake of the long wait for spot bitcoin ETF approvals in the U.S. "My instinct is that Gensler understands this asset class. And I just am speculating, that his reticence is more political than it is a misalignment of understanding of the fundamentals," Lummis said.

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Sen. Cynthia Lummis Is 'Optimistic' About Stablecoin Legislation This Year

Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) joins "First Mover" to discuss the progress on crypto-related legislation in 2024, the aftermath of spot bitcoin ETFs being approved in the U.S. and why the lawmaker thinks a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in America is "unnecessary."

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How the Launch of Spot ETFs Could Dampen Bitcoin’s Volatility

The approval of a wave of bitcoin exchange-traded funds will lead to a more mature market structure, say Vivek Chauhan and David Lawant, of FalconX.

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Spot Bitcoin ETFs: What You Need to Know

In this week's edition of "Open Forum," viewers send CoinDesk questions on social media and host Jennifer Sanasie gets the answers after the highly-anticipated spot bitcoin ETF approvals took place in the U.S. ETF Think Tank research director Cinthia Murphy assisted CoinDesk with the answers to these inquiries.

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Ether Could Hit $4,000 With Likely Spot ETH ETF Approval in May: Standard Chartered

The British bank expects the SEC will treat spot ether ETF applications similarly to bitcoin ETFs and anticipates approvals on May 23.

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Bitcoin ETF Has Broken BTC's Pandemic-Era Price Correlation With Luxury Watches

Crypto prices have decoupled from prices for luxury watches, ending a prolonged positive correlation caused by unprecedented monetary stimulus.

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