U.S. Securities and Exchange (SEC) Commissioner Hester M. Peirce has published a statement of official dissent from the agency’s second disapproval of the Winklevoss brothers’ application for a Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) yesterday, July 26.
The Winklevoss’ Bats BZX Exchange, Inc. (BZX) had filed a proposed rule change with the SEC in June 2016 to allow it to list and trade shares of a Bitcoin ETF called the Winklevoss Bitcoin Trust, which was rejected by the agency in March 2017.
Following the disapproval of the initial proposition, the group filed a petition seeking “review of the disapproval by delegated authority, which the SEC formally rejected Thursday, July 26.
Referring to the most recent rejection, SEC Commissioner Peirce argued that the SEC has fundamentally erred with its latest decision on three grounds.
Meanwhile, on July 24 the SEC delayed its decision on a separate Bitcoin ETF application from investment firm Direxion, the same day as digital asset manager Bitwise filed its own application with the regulator for an ETF that would track an index of ten cryptocurrencies.
The Winklevoss twins are back with a vengeance. Just weeks after the SEC publicly denied their license for a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), they’ve recruited some of the biggest names in cryptocurrency to form a new regulatory supergroup.
The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has rejected an application for a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) submitted by the Winklevoss twins. The announcement could be damning for all other ETF applications that have been submitted to the regulator in recent months.
At the time of this article, the news from the Winklevoss ETF being denied by the SEC is still fresh and it is unclear what impact it may have on the overall macro trend of the market.
It was just announced that the most recent proposal for a Bitcoin ETF from the Winklevoss Twins, the owners and founders of the fittingly named Gemini exchange, was just rejected by the SEC. Old News Rehashed, Or Something Entirely New? At first glance, many saw this as another bout of old news that was reposted […]
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There was big news in the ETF space today as the SEC rejected the exchange traded fund proposed by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, founders of cryptocurrency exchange Gemini. The ETF, if approved, would have been the first ever cryptocurrency ETF.
On July 26, 2018, the US Securities and Exchange Commission published a 92-page document, which explains why the agency disapproved a proposed rule change seeking to list and trade shares of the Winklevoss Bitcoin Trust.
With much of the financial world fixated on the prospect of a bitcoin exchange-traded fund, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has reportedly denied the proposal from Gemini founders Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss.
The race to list the first crypto ETF has been gathering steam over the last year as exchanges and crypto investment companies have sought to become the pioneers in this lucrative market segment. The wave of applications with the SEC was kicked off by the Winklevoss twins, but others have since joined in, the latest […]
A lot has changed in the Bitcoin space since the Winklevoss Twins’ proposed Bitcoin ETF was rejected in March of last year. Let’s look at the three biggest reasons why the SEC could now give the green light next month.
On June 26th, 2018 the SEC received an application for a Bitcoin ETF license from the Chicago Board Options Exchange (Cboe) in partnership with Van Eyck Investment and SolidX. The SEC recently published the file and investors and crypto-enthusiasts now eagerly await their decision.
The world-famous Winklevoss Twins, Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, have sought the victory of getting a patent dealing with ‘digital math-based assets’ approved by the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission [SEC] through Winklevoss IP LLP.
As Bitcoin reached a new all-time high, Gemini co-founder Cameron Winklevoss suggested the real rally is yet to come. Bitcoin (BTC) has still room to grow as the recent spike to a new all-time high was not driven by retail…
In a recent post on social media platform X (formerly Twitter), Cameron Winklevoss, co-founder of the US-based cryptocurrency exchange Gemini, issued a stark warning to the digital asset community regarding the implications of the ongoing election results.
The Trump campaign refunded the Winklevoss twins after their Bitcoin donations went over the federal limit.
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The billionaire Winklevoss twins have each donated $1 million in BTC to ex-President Donald Trump in response to the weaponization of the SEC against crypto. The founders of the Gemini crypto exchange, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, have donated 30.94 BTC…
Cameron Winklevoss, co-founder of the crypto trading platform Gemini Trust Co, has been interviewed by agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), staff from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and New York City prosecutors in recent months, according to a source familiar with the matter.
Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini has filed a lawsuit in a New York court against DCG (Digital Currency Group) and Barry Silbert. Cameron Winklevoss, the co-founder of Gemini, alleged in a tweet published today, June 7, that Silbert played a central role…
