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First U.S. Bitcoin ETF looks set to debut Monday or Tuesday from ProShares Trust
ProShares looked set to offer the first bitcoin BTCUSD, -1.94% exchange-traded fund, marking a major milestone in the crypto sector…
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Excitement over an ETF to track bitcoin drives the crypto to $60k
Bitcoin hit $60,000 on 15 October for the first time since April, as traders anticipate US regulators will approve the first…
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Kraken’s Juthica Chou: Why crypto in mainstream will help shift to options and ETFs
Investing in cryptocurrencies isn’t for the faint-hearted, and tackling the market with complex instruments such as derivatives is an even…
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Five things in crypto this week: Coinbase, JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon, NFTs and a bitcoin ETF?
As investors wait with bated breath to see whether US regulators will approve an exchange-traded fund linked to bitcoin futures…
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Coinbase calls for a crypto regulator in full policy blueprint
WASHINGTON — The largest US cryptocurrency exchange wants Congress to block the Securities and Exchange Commission from overseeing the nascent…
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Cathie Wood’s Ark to invest in bitcoin futures
Cathie Wood’s Ark Investment Management is the latest Wall Street heavyweight jostling for position to get involved in an exchange-traded…
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Crypto is ‘here to stay’, Standard Chartered CEO says after Dimon disses bitcoin
Standard Chartered plans to go full speed ahead on cryptocurrencies in spite of an impending global regulatory crackdown on the…
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Crypto fans are turning to futures ahead of the SEC’s ruling over bitcoin ETFs
Investors are betting the first U.S.-listed bitcoin exchange-traded fund is about to get the go-ahead. Securities regulators could rule as…
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Binance pulls the plug on cryptocurrency trading involving China’s yuan
The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange said it would stop allowing trading involving the Chinese currency on its consumer-to-consumer platform, weeks…
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Crypto scrutiny is just the start, White House official says
The Biden administration is only beginning to ramp up regulatory scrutiny around cryptocurrencies, according to a senior White House official.…
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Millennium memo warns staff to log personal crypto trades with compliance
Millennium Management sent a memo to staff telling them to disclose any personal trading in cryptocurrencies to the hedge fund giant’s…
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JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon on when the shortage crisis will end, and why bitcoin is ‘worthless’
Daily headlines point to a shortage of goods all over the world, amid escalating fuel prices and limited supply. But…
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Ex-Chancellor Hammond takes plunge into crypto space with Copper adviser role
Former Chancellor Lord Philip Hammond has become the latest high-profile politician to join the crypto craze as he takes an adviser…
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Crypto transactions are now illegal in China
China’s central bank said all cryptocurrency-related transactions are illegal, reinforcing the country’s tough stance against digital rivals to government-issued money.…
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Five things that happened in crypto this week: China crackdown, Coinbase and bitcoin on Twitter
Regulation was the name of the game in cryptocurrencies this week, as two world powers took steps to lay down…
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Bitcoin miners criticised over moves to draw energy from nuclear sources
Bitcoin miners, under fire for their sizable environmental footprint, are forging partnerships with owners of struggling nuclear-power plants with electricity…
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Cryptocurrencies bounce back following China’s ban
Cryptocurrency prices were rebounding following declarations from China last week that all crypto-related transactions were illegal and must be banned. Bitcoin, the world’s…
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Crypto trading from China curtailed after government crackdown
HONG KONG — One of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges said it would close all user accounts in mainland China…
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Here’s what you should hold in crypto among your investments
It’s tempting. At a market value of almost $2tn, including $775bn in Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies are now bigger than the US…
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Bitcoin suffers effects of US, China crypto crackdown in volatile quarter
Bitcoin came under one of the most intense regulatory crackdowns in its brief history during the third quarter, choking off…
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Biden eyes bank-style regulation for stablecoin companies
The Biden administration is considering ways to impose bank-like regulation on the cryptocurrency companies that issue stablecoins, according to people…
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Senator Cynthia Lummis bought Bitcoin Worth as Much as $100,000
Senator-elect Cynthia Lummis Stefani Reynolds-Pool/Getty Images Long time Bitcoin bull Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) made a sizable Bitcoin purchase around…
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Five things that happened in crypto this week: bitcoin ETFs, BofA research, Musk, shiba inu, and Soros
The week in cryptos bustled with activity, with interesting discussions at the in-person conference in London, Token2049. Most notable was the…
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Fed plans to assess the risks of issuing a US digital currency
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve plans as early as this week to launch a review of the potential benefits and…
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Crypto in US crosshairs again as Justice Department builds enforcement team
The US Justice Department is creating a national cryptocurrency enforcement team to tackle investigations and prosecutions of criminal misuses of…
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Here’s how shiba inu became the world’s 12th largest crypto
A second cryptocurrency inspired by memes featuring the Japanese dog breed shiba inu has quickly risen up the ranks of…
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Here’s why advisers are pitching bitcoin at investors
Some financial advisers have a new sales pitch for investors: You win when bitcoin goes up, and you can win…
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Crypto craze fails to impress bond investors
Bond markets held two informal referendums on cryptocurrencies recently. The results weren’t pretty. El Salvador’s government bonds nosedived in mid-September…
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Invesco ties up with Galaxy Digital for crypto ETF
Invesco, one of the biggest operators of exchange-traded funds in the US, is making plans to roll out a lineup…
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Coinbase to suggest crypto rules framework to US regulators
Coinbase plans to publicly roll out a pitch on a proposed regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies to federal officials in the…
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Why tether’s links to China is dragging bitcoin price down and other cryptos alongside
Bitcoin fell sharply on 20 September as a wave of selling triggered by tumult in China’s indebted property sector hit the…
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Revolut pays in bitcoin for new WeWork office space
Fintech firm Revolut is the first WeWork member company to sign for its latest new workspace in cryptocurrency. The challenger bank will use…
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Five things in crypto this week: Binance, NFTs and the Walmart hoax
In another busy week for cryptocurrencies, Binance, dogecoin and non-fungible tokens took the spotlight. As regulators continue to clamp down…
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Here are the cryptos AMC will accept, in addition to bitcoin
Movie-theater chain AMC will broaden its crypto horizons beyond Bitcoin, moving to accept three other types of digital tokens for…
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Binance CEO eyes restructure to quell regulators’ concerns
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance is to restructure itself around a single centralised business, after regulators voiced concerns that they could not…
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UK crackdown on risky trading threatens meme-stock platforms ‘constantly tempting consumers’
The FCA is tightening its grip on high-risk investments in a move experts fear could hit trading platforms offering people on…
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Ex-crypto hedge fund manager gets prison sentence for securities fraud
A cryptocurrency hedge-fund manager who lied about returns on his $90m fund and siphoned money from its accounts to cover…
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Goldman Sachs’ dogecoin millionaire re-emerges at UK healthcare company
A Goldman Sachs managing director who quit the bank after reportedly making millions trading cryptocurrency has re-emerged in a new…
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Cryptocurrencies settle after Walmart hoax
Cryptocurrencies steadied and litecoin was rising modestly on 14 September following a hoax that tied the digital currency to a partnership with…
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SEC’s crypto regulation lacks clarity, lawmakers claim, as Gensler hits back at criticism
Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Gary Gensler defended the agency’s approach to enforcing securities laws against companies that deal in…
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Billionaire Cohen invests in cryptocurrency trading firm
Billionaire Steven A Cohen is set to invest in a new cryptocurrency trading firm, the latest bet on the digital-asset markets by…
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NFTs are back in business — and Visa is front of the line
Those who thought the boom in non-fungible tokens was over might have to think again. Sales of NFTs sprang back…
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Litecoin spikes 20% after hoax reports that Walmart would accept the cryptocurrency
Holders of litecoin enjoyed a short-lived, 20% bounce on Monday, following a fake report that Walmart would accept the cryptocurrency…
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Brevan Howard hires prop-shop founder to lead new crypto unit
Brevan Howard is creating a new division to focus on its investments in cryptocurrencies and digital assets and gain more…
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Standard Chartered turns bullish on bitcoin as new crypto head moves in
Standard Chartered’s global head of emerging markets foreign-exchange research is to helm the bank’s new crypto research team in London,…
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Crypto enthusiasts are borrowing to pile more into digital coins
Michael Anderson mined bitcoin in his dorm room and left a corporate job to invest in cryptocurrency projects. When he…
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Tinder’s Jim Lanzone named chief executive at Apollo’s Yahoo
Apollo Global Management is naming Tinder chief executive Jim Lanzone the new CEO of Yahoo, the digital-media business it acquired…
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Robinhood rolls out recurring investments to combat crypto volatility
Robinhood users can schedule their crypto portfolio to buy new coins as frequently as every day, under a new tool…
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Bitcoin flash crash short lived as cryptocurrencies stabilise
Bitcoin’s selloff eased on 8 September, offering some respite to holders of the volatile cryptocurrency after a flash crash a…
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What was behind bitcoin’s Tuesday selloff?
It should have been a happy day for bitcoin, but it turned into a rout. Bitcoin was trading was around…
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