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The Case for a Bitcoin ETF

Dave Weisberger of CoinRoutes lays out why he believes that the SEC is wrong to deny a bitcoin ETF.

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Finance

The Surprising Reason Why Blockstack May File for an IPO

Blockstack is currently evaluating how it will conduct its next token offering for general miners. An IPO is one of four options.

Stacks founder Muneeb Ali

Finance

Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust Seeks SEC Reporting Company Status

Grayscale Investments has filed to register its bitcoin trust as an SEC reporting company, potentially the first crypto vehicle to attain such status.

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Finance

The SEC Is Reviewing the Bitwise Bitcoin ETF Rejection

The agency’s five commissioners will review a staff decision to reject the rule-change proposal for a bitcoin ETF made last month.

Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan

Markets

Kik Suffers Setbacks With 'Void for Vagueness' Defense in SEC Case

Kik has hit a brick wall with its ambitious "void for vagueness" defense in a case brought by the SEC over its $100 million initial coin offering.

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Telegram Refutes All SEC Allegations, Asks Court to Dismiss in New Filing

Messaging app firm Telegram has made a new plea to a U.S. court to drop an action brought by the SEC alleging its token is a security.

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Harbor Now Has Both Broker-Dealer and Transfer Agent Licenses in the US

Security token startup Harbor has been granted a transfer agent license by the SEC, a month after getting the green light from the CFTC.

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SEC, CFTC Charge XBT Corp. With Selling Unregistered Swaps for Bitcoin

The SEC and CFTC have settled charges with XBT Corp. after alleging the company sold unregistered security-based swaps for bitcoin.

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Markets

Bitmain Seeking US IPO With Confidential SEC Filing: Report

The bitcoin mining giant is said to have confidentially filed for an IPO in the U.S.

Bitmain co-founder Jihan Wu (CoinDesk archives)

Markets

SEC Blasts Kik's 'Void for Vagueness' Defense of 2017 ICO

Kik wants to depose top SEC officials, and expose that they were making it up as they went. But the SEC is having none of it.

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