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Bitcoin Futures ETF SEC Decisions Are Imminent

Joshua Lim, head of Derivatives Trading at Genesis Global Trading, discusses the possible factors impacting bitcoin's trajectory, particularly the bitcoin futures ETF applications awaiting SEC responses from ProShares, Invesco, VanEck, and Galaxy Digital. Genesis is a sister company of CoinDesk, owned by the Digital Currency Group.

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Declines as Indicator Shows Rally Could Lose Steam

Comments from J.P. Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon contributed to a sour mood across crypto markets.

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Volt Equity CEO on BTCR, First SEC-Approved Bitcoin-Focused ETF

The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved the Volt Crypto Industry Revolution and Tech ETF, the first bitcoin-focused exchange-traded fund (BTCR) that tracks the performance of publicly listed companies that either hold a majority of their net assets in bitcoin or make a majority of their profits through mining or building mining equipment. Volt Equity CEO Tad Park provides insights into BTCR, the U.S. bitcoin ETF regulatory landscape and wider crypto markets analysis.

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Policy

SEC Approves Volt Equity’s Crypto Stock ETF

The fund, which will not hold cryptocurrencies directly, will be listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker BTCR.

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BlockFi Files for Bitcoin Futures ETF

The fund would only invest in bitcoin futures contracts traded on the CME.

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US Wants to Regulate Stablecoins First

Signs point to stablecoin issuers being more integrated into the banking sector. That could be a good thing.

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Gensler’s Crypto Testimony: 6 Key Takeaways

The SEC chairman laid out his stance on crypto regulation during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Tuesday. CoinDesk breaks it down.

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Policy

SEC Chair Gensler: A Ban on Crypto Would Be ‘Up to Congress’

In a Tuesday hearing, Gensler told the House Committee on Financial Services that the SEC has no plans to ban crypto.

SEC Chairman Gary Gensler (left) told Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) that his agency needs more authority to properly regulate the crypto market.

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SEC Chair Gary Gensler: A Ban on Crypto Would Be ‘Up to Congress’

Responding to whether the SEC had any plans to follow China’s lead in banning cryptocurrency in favor of a prospective central bank digital currency (CBDC), SEC Chair Gary Gensler said Tuesday, “No, that would be up to Congress,” suggesting the agency has no plans to ban crypto.

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Finance

SEC Subpoenas USDC Stablecoin Backer Circle

Circle said it is “fully cooperating” with the investigation but has declined to elaborate on its scope.

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