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SEC Likely to Approve Spot Bitcoin ETF in Next Few Months: JPMorgan

Approval is likely before Jan. 10, which is the final deadline for the Ark 21Shares applications, the report said.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has postponed spot bitcoin ETF responses for two applicants.  (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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SEC Scores Default Win Against Thor Token Company and Founder David Chin

Default judgements typically occur when the opposing party fails to take certain action, either failing to attend a trial or meet certain deadlines for filing documents.

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SEC Drops Charges Against Ripple CEO Garlinghouse, Chairman Larsen

The regulator had included them as defendants in its securities violation case revolving around XRP transactions, and the agency now says it's just pursuing the central Ripple case.

SEC Chair Gary Gensler and Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse (Kevin Dietsch/Getty and Scott Moore/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

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Do Kwon’s SEC Case May Hinge on Role of Jump Trading, Court Documents Show

Kwon has been accused of misleading investors about the terraUSD stablecoin, whose 2022 collapse ricocheted around the crypto world.

Do Kwon, whose TerraUSD and Luna tokens collapsed in 2022, fueling the crypto winter (Terra)

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Why Binance, Coinbase, Ripple and Other Crypto Firms Cite the ‘Major Questions’ Doctrine During Legal Imbroglios

A controversial legal doctrine meant to curb overzealous regulators has become the pièce de résistance in several of the crypto industry's arguments against SEC encroachment.

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Spot Bitcoin ETF Approval Will Be 'Critical' For BTC's Upside Move: Market Strategist

Bitcoin (BTC) is trading around $28,200 after a false report about the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approving the first spot bitcoin ETF pushed the price of the world's largest crypto by market cap to $30,000 Monday. Path Trading Partners co-founder and chief market strategist Bob Iaccino discusses his crypto markets analysis and the implications of a spot bitcoin ETF approval in the U.S.

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Bitcoin's Price Jumps as SEC Won't Continue Its Court Dispute With Grayscale

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) won’t appeal a courtroom loss against Grayscale, a person familiar with the matter said Friday, boosting the odds the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) can be turned into a more-appealing ETF. The Crypto Trader author Glen Goodman shares his crypto markets analysis. Grayscale and CoinDesk are both owned by DCG.

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Grayscale 'GBTC Discount' Narrows to Near 2-Year Low as SEC Misses ETF Appeal Window

The narrowing of the discount likely represents increased likelihood that Grayscale will be able to convert its close-ended bitcoin trust into a spot-based exchange-traded fund.

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SEC Deadline on Grayscale's Bitcoin ETF Dispute Approaching at Midnight

The agency has hours left to seek an appeal of the court order to erase its rejection of Grayscale’s trust-to-ETF conversion application.

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Crypto Traders Eye SEC Deadline to Challenge Grayscale Court Decision

Friday is the deadline for the SEC to challenge Grayscale's legal victory, after a court ruled the regulator must review its rejection of Grayscale's attempt to convert GBTC into an exchange-traded fund (ETF). 21.co co-founder and CEO Hany Rashwan discusses his crypto markets analysis and the outlook for a spot bitcoin ETF approval. Grayscale and CoinDesk are both owned by DCG.

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