New SEC Nominees May Change Bitcoin ETF Calculations

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$24 Million SEC Penalty: Block.one Spent More On A Domain Name

Block. one may have raised something in the order of $4 billion in its ICO, allegedly falling afoul of SEC regulations on the sale of an unregistered security: but who cares? EOS fans will be delighted to know that the dApp platform’s chief architects agreed to a settlement with the SEC today that sees them pay […] The post $24 Million SEC Penalty: Block.

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Это может быть знаком того, что SEC наконец-то одобрит BTC-ETF

Несмотря на ожидания того, что Комиссия по ценным бумагам и биржам (SEC) одобрит первый BTC-ETF, в недавнем пресс-релизе регулятор сообщил о том, что временно приостановил торговлю Bitcoin Tracker One («CXBTF») и Ether Tracker One («CETHF»).

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US SEC Suspends ETNs For Bitcoin And Ethereum

The Ethereum and Bitcoin exchange-traded notes, which was designed as a way for traders to get into digital currencies in the US, have now been suspended by the United States SEcurities and Exchanges Commission (SEC).

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SEC приостановила торговлю биткойн-нотами (ETN)

SEC издала приказ о временной приостановке торгов активно рекламируемым в США инвестиционным инструментом, который был выпущен на американский биржевой рынок — публично торгуемой биржевой биткойн-нотой (ETN).

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SEC приостановила торговлю ETN в США

Комиссия по ценным бумагам и биржам США (SEC) запретила торговлю биржевыми нотами (ETN) Bitcoin Tracker One и Ether Tracker One, представленными компанией XBT Provider AB, в период с 9 по 20 сентября.

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SEC приостановила торговлю криптовалютными ETN от компании XBT Provider

Комиссия по ценным бумагам и биржам США (SEC) приостановила торговлю на американском рынке двумя криптовалютными биржевыми нотами, привязанными к доллару. Речь идет о Bitcoin Tracker One (CXBTF) и Ether Tracker One (CETHF), предлагаемых компанией XBT Provider.

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SEC Temporarily Suspends Bitcoin and Ether Exchange Traded Note (ETN) Trading

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has temporarily halted trading in exchange-traded notes (ETN) Bitcoin Tracker One (CXBTF) and Ether Tracker One (CETHF). Temporary Suspension With an official release issued September 9, the SEC announced the temporary suspension of exchange-traded notes dubbed Bitcoin Tracker One and Ether Tacker One.

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SEC приостановила торговлю привязанными к USD биржевыми нотами от XBT Provider

Комиссия по ценным бумагам и биржам США (SEC) распорядилась приостановить торговлю привязанными к доллару криптовалютными биржевыми нотами (ETN) Bitcoin Tracker One («CXBTF») и Ether Tracker One («CETHF») от компании XBT Provider AB на американском рынке.

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SEC Suspends Trading of XBT Provider’s Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Product

The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission has suspended the trading of two XBT Provider products: Bitcoin Tracker One and Ether Tracker One. The agency attributes “a lack of current, consistent and accurate information” which leads to “confusion amongst market participants” as the reason.

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Abra CEO Believes Bitcoin ETF Eminent, SEC Just Needs the Right Suitor

Bill Barhydt, founder of bitcoin wallet app Abra, said the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) would approve a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) within a year once the financial regulator feels comfortable with the caliber of the applicants.

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Exec Says Bitcoin ETF Proposals Need to Fit the SEC’s Mold

Bitcoin ETF proposals are being shot down left and right. One industry insider claims that applicants need to focus on matching the SEC’s tastes and preferences. Bill Barhydt, the top executive of Abra, a Bitcoin start-up, spoke with CNBC‘s Squawk Box Europe on Tuesday.

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SEC Rejects 9 ETF Proposals From Direxion, ProShares and GraniteShares

The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission has rejected applications from three applicants for nine Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The agency disapproved five leveraged and inverse ETFs from Direxion, one from GraniteShares, and another two from ProShares which would have tracked Bitcoin futures contracts.

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Canada Delays Regulation of Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain Companies

The Canadian government has postponed the release of its final regulations for cryptocurrency and blockchain companies. The final published regulations were due this fall, but the government now says they won’t be published in the Canada Gazette until late 2019.

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Bitcoin ETFs Will ‘Remain Rejected’ Despite SEC Review, Says Analyst

Bitcoin exchange-traded funds will “remain rejected” despite US regulators ordering a review into why it rejected one of them, a market analyst forecast August 27. 9 ETFs ‘Will Remain Rejected’ In weekly comments on cryptocurrency and traditional markets, Mati Greenspan, CEO of UK-based hybrid trading platform eToro, described the decision to look into the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) rejection of the Winklevoss ETF “largely a procedural protest.

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Bitcoin Price Defies SEC ETF Rejection – Sign of a Maturing Market?

Bitcoin price appears to be little affected by negative news coming out from the SEC concerning the possibility of a Bitcoin ETF. Multiple ETF Rejections Not Enough to Trigger Bitcoin Selloffs Negative news coming out one minute and BTC price taking a tumble the next minute.

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LocalNano.com is Live as NANO Continues to Gain in The Markets

The Nano (NANO) cryptocurrency project is one of those projects that are making major strides under the radar as most of our attention is focused on this bear market, the SEC and Wallstreet firms getting into crypto.

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SEC Wants Second Look at Nine Bitcoin ETFs

One day after the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rejected proposed rule changes for nine bitcoin ETFs, the Commission initiated a review of all related decisions. Three rejection orders made on August 22 are now stayed pending the review by the SEC Chairman and the Commissioners.

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Tron (TRX) Is Now Accessible to Over 2.2 Million Businesses and Users through CoinPayments

The mood and feel in the crypto-verse this Friday the 24th of August is one of optimism as the SEC announced that it was reviewing all 9 Bitcoin backed ETF denials. The nine ETFs by ProShares, Direxion, and GraniteShares were rejected yesterday due to concerns about volatility and lack of a ‘significant size’ markets to […] The post Tron (TRX) Is Now Accessible to Over 2.

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A Deeper Look Inside the SEC’s Bitcoin ETF Rejections

While the broader cryptocurrency community awaited the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) decision on Bitcoin Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), the watchdog rejected all nine applications made by three different players in one sweeping move on Aug.

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If crypto exchanges want approval of a Bitcoin ETF, they need to make changes

Despite the recent SEC decision to not approve the ProShares, Direxion or the Winklevoss Bitcoin ETFs, the time is almost right for approval of such products. There is, however, at least one structural impediment that should be addressed first.

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Winklevoss Brothers Lead an Effort to Rule Out Bad Actors From the Crypto Industry

In the face of the second rejection of their Bitcoin ETF, the Winklevoss twins are leading efforts to set up a self-regulatory organization for the crypto space to help root out bad actors and behaviors.

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Surprise Surprise As SEC Reject ANOTHER Bitcoin ETF

It’s Thursday, which means another deadline for a Bitcoin ETF application within the SEC has approached. In a shocking turn of events (I’m joking), the SEC has rejected the ETF, putting this one at the end of a long list of failed and lost ETF applications.

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How XRP is Seriously Undervalued Right Now and Some SEC Loopholes

The months of July and August of this year might go down in the brief history of crypto, as being one of the most unsure times due to ETF announcements as well as other regulatory stalemates across the globe.

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Era of Bitcoin ETFs Rejection is now as SEC Rejects 9 More ETFs Applications

Yesterday, a publication was made in one of my articles that was published yesterday if SEC is out to undermine cryptocurrency through it’s continuous rejection of bitcoin exchange traded funds submissions made by some organizations or delay in decisions in some? It might be that this was read by them as they were able to […] The post Era of Bitcoin ETFs Rejection is now as SEC Rejects 9 More ETFs Applications appeared first on ZyCrypto.

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Is SEC undermining the future of Cryptocurrency ?

One of the greatest body whose position is either appreciated or disdained among cryptocurrency enthusiasts is the Security and Exchange Commission of U.S. SEC has been in the news this year after it pushed most of it’s attention in the new invention that is presently gathering momentum from different corners of the world, especially after […] The post Is SEC undermining the future of Cryptocurrency ? appeared first on ZyCrypto.

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Top Crypto Exchanges Join Winklevosses’ Self-Regulatory Organization

Some of the crypto industry’s biggest exchanges are joining with the Winklevosses in an effort to bring self-regulation to a market that many perceive to be fly-by-night and unstructured.

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Thursday, The Deadline For The Next Bitcoin ETF, But Will It Happen?

This Thursday, the 23rd of August 2018 marks the next Bitcoin Exchange Traded Futures (ETF) application decision deadline for the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This is one of many applications currently in place with the SEC, leaving many to wonder what will happen on Thursday, come the SEC announcement.

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US Investors Can Buy An Exchange-Traded Product for Bitcoin

A Swedish company has recently made its Bitcoin exchange-traded note (ETN) product available for US investors via USD. This product serves as a viable alternative to the exchange-traded fund (ETF) products, blocked several times by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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The SEC Is Weighing a Bitcoin Futures ETF – Here's What That Means

The distinction between a physical and futures-backed ETF is worth unpacking given that one may or may not have a better shot at SEC approval.

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Bitcoin Technical Analysis: SEC Testing The Waters With Bitcoin ETNs

Bitcoin ETFs is not yet a yes from the main US regulator, the SEC. However, as things stand, there is Bitcoin Tracker One and though it is tradable via broker’s OTC market, investors can now invest their USDs in Bitcoin.

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U.S. Investors Can Now Buy a Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Note

American investors can now invest in bitcoin Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) through an Exchange-Traded Note (ETN) called Bitcoin Tracker One on the Nasdaq Stockholm Exchange in Sweden, per a Bloomberg report.

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US Investors Can Now Invest in a Fully-Regulated Bitcoin ETN

While the entire cryptocurrency community is waiting for the approval of a potential bitcoin ETF by the US Securities Exchange and Securities Commission (SEC), investors can now purchase Bitcoin exchange-traded notes, entirely regulated in Sweden.

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Bitcoin Tracker One Is Almost As Important As A Bitcoin ETF

We know how important a Bitcoin ETF is going to be for the markets and for Bitcoin in general, yet as it stands, no such thing exists. After total rejection by the SEC, we now have around 9 ETF applications pending, though none of us are very optimistic about the final destination for these.

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Physical Bitcoin Futures Contracts Will be Standard Soon Says Coinfloor’s Mark Lamb

Can BTC Futures Contracts Be The Norm? Coinfloor Co-Founder Thinks So Market manipulation is a very important topic in the cryptocurrency world. Even when there is no manipulation in the market right now, the threat of it is always present.

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Crypto Startup Taps Larry King in Shared Effort to Combat Climate Change

In a message on GEAR Token’s website, iconic political talk show host Larry King says that global climate change is threatening humanity’s existence and is “a potentially catastrophic issue from the combustion of fossil fuels .

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Bitcoin Magazine’s Week in Review: Getting Creative With Blockchain Solutions

This week’s top stories include two feature interview: one with Kavita Gupta, founding managing partner at ConsenSys Ventures; and another with electronic dance music DJ Justin Blau (aka DJ 3BLAU) who is launching a decentralized music festival.

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Op Ed: Exploring the SEC’s New “Sufficiently Decentralized” Test

The regulators have awoken. SEC Director William Hinman introduced novel concepts to the securities law analysis such that sellers of digital assets may have an escape valve.

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There Are 10 Bitcoin ETF Proposals Pending, But Only 1 Matters

Despite the SEC’s recent rejection of the Winklevoss’ proposed rule change, there are still 9 Bitcoin ETF proposals currently pending. One of them, however, seems to be standing out with the best chances of success.

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Credible CBOE Insider: VanEck/SolidX Bitcoin ETF has 99% Chance For Approval After SEC’s Delayed Decision

Legit CBOE Insider Continues to Be Positive After Bitcoin ETF Delay, Source Suggests There’s a “99%” Chance of VanEck SolidX Bitcoin ETF Approval Earlier this week, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sent cryptocurrency markets plummeting when it delayed the decision on one of the most promising ETFs in the crypto space. Despite […]

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This Experts Advice: Shut Up About ETFs And Get Excited About Bakkt

Bakkt is a new cryptocurrency venture that is tapping into the expertise of numerous brands and companies, in order to explore blockchain technology and create a game changing landscape for the future of the markets.

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Bitcoin Price Decline is an Overreaction to ETF Delay, Says Pantera CEO

Since the start of August Bitcoin has been in a renewed price decline. This drop was further exacerbated by the SEC’s decision to delay yet another BTC ETF. However, one hedge fund manager believes that the sharp reaction is a bit exaggerated.

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DJ Who “Turned Down Wall St.” Is On a Quest to Decentralize Music Festivals

Independent DJ Justin Blau (known on stage as 3LAU) didn’t exactly stumble into the cryptocurrency industry — to say so would misrepresent how much thought he’s put into his blockchain-based event network, Our Music Festival (OMF).

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Did Sec Engage in Insider Trading Over the Bitcoin ETF Decision?

On a sunny Saturday this August the 4th, something very strange happened. Bitcoin, for no apparent reason, begun falling in price and did so with some speed. In about one... The post Did Sec Engage in Insider Trading Over the Bitcoin ETF Decision? appeared first on Trustnodes.

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Goldman Sachs Could Have a Crypto Custody Service in the Works

One of the world’s largest investment banks may soon bring cryptocurrencies into its trillion-dollar investment fold. Goldman Sachs is allegedly devising a cryptocurrency custody service, individuals familiar with the matter told Bloomberg.

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BitMEX CEO Believes A Bitcoin ETF Will Be A Boon For Crypto Industry

With the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) declining the Winklevoss ETF and the decision on the CBOE and VanEck-Solid ETF product waiting for approval, the conversations surrounding the feasibility of crypto derivatives have started to fade away.

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Long Blockchain Subpoenaed by the SEC Months After Nasdaq Delisting

When Bitcoin was hitting record highs in December, blockchain technology was one of the hottest areas that companies sought to invest in. To take advantage of the hype and the increased investment flowing into the industry, some companies changed their names and their core services and began to offer blockchain-related services. One of them was […]

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SEC Increases Scrutiny on Cryptocurrency Brokerage Firms

Volatility aside, fraud remains one of the most significant risks inherent in the nascent cryptocurrency market. From virtual coin trading to initial coin offerings (ICOs), there have been multiple reported cases of outright scams and fraudulent activities.

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“Not a Great Precedent”: Commissioner Discusses the SEC’s Latest ETF Decision

When the SEC announced its rejection of the Winklevosses’ latest bitcoin ETF filing, the industry found itself reckoning with a problem on repeat: striving toward the goal of approval, another Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) proposal faced the SEC’s death knell.

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