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Finance

Ex-Valkyrie CEO Leah Wald to Take Reins of Crypto Investment Firm Cypherpunk

Cypherpunk recently bought SOL tokens and has investment in Animoca Brands.

Former Valkyrie CEO Leah Wald to take the reins of Cypherpunk (Cypherpunk)

Markets

Bitcoin ETF Provider Valkyrie Adds BitGo as Second Custodian in Risk Mitigation Move

The digital asset investment firm has become the first of the ETF providers to diversify custody of its coins by tapping BitGo's expertise in addition to Coinbase

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Videos

5 Questions With Valkyrie CEO Leah Wald

Valkyrie CEO Leah Wald answers five rapid-fire questions from CoinDesk on spot bitcoin ETF approval, SEC's hacked X account and more.

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Videos

Valkyrie CEO on Spot Bitcoin ETF Approval, Could a Spot Ether ETF Be next?

Valkyrie could be trading a spot bitcoin ETF as early as tomorrow if the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) green-lights the product. Valkyrie CEO, Leah Wald joins "First Mover" to discuss the mood at the asset management firm and her outlook on the ETF approval.

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Valkyrie CEO on Ether ETF Outlook

Valkyrie CEO Leah Wald discusses her outlook on the possibility of ether ETF products if the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approves spot bitcoin ETFs. "I hope that the SEC starts feeling more comfortable after the spot products start trading," Wald said. "However, I think that we have a lot of work to do to ensure that they also understand the Ethereum network."

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Policy

Final Bitcoin ETF Application Filings Get Posted by Major U.S. Exchanges

Releasing them suggests they’re confident the SEC will approve the first U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs soon.

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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)

Finance

BlackRock, Valkyrie Name Authorized Participants Including JPMorgan for Bitcoin ETF

BlackRock will use J.P. Morgan and Jane Street as their authorized participants. Valkyrie has also named Jane Street in addition to Cantor Fitzgerald.

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Finance

CoinShares Secures Option to Buy Valkyrie's ETF Unit

A takeover would give the company a foothold in the U.S. as investors get optimistic that crypto ETFs will win SEC approval.

Jean-Marie Mognetti, CEO CoinShares (CoinShares)

Videos

Valkyrie Backs Off Ether Futures Purchases Until SEC ETF Approval Officially Effective

Valkyrie said it will not purchase ether (ETH) futures until the SEC's approval is officially effective. ETF Think Tank Research Director Cinthia Murphy discusses why the approval of an ether futures ETFs was an "inevitable move" and how this might shape the future of crypto ETFs in the U.S. 

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