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“The loss of Silvergate, SVB and Signature is devastating for US-based crypto companies,” Frank wrote. “That said, the crypto market has at least temporarily responded to the bailouts well. In light of the uncertainty surrounding banking in the US, the narrative of Bitcoin as a hedge and safehaven has gained
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The failure of three major crypto-backing banks, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), Silvergate Bank and Signature Bank caused the stablecoin (USDC) to fall to as low as $0.87 from its $1 benchmark. Amid the concern mounting around stablecoins, Binance CEO and co-founder Changpeng (CZ) Zhao tweeted on March 13 that with the
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According to an end-of-year letter to investors published on Dec. 10, Grayscale Investments' CEO Michael Sonnenshein said that the firm may consider "a tender offer for a portion of the outstanding shares of GBTC [Grayscale Bitcoin Trust]" if the latter's exchange-traded fund conversion process is ultimately unsuccessful. Sonnenshein stated that
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The SEC is holding firm that its decision to reject Grayscale's bitcoin ETF bid was proper. Source
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Grayscale Investments has announced the launch of an exchange-traded fund (ETF) in Europe. The company’s Future of Finance UCITS ETF will list on the London Stock Exchange (LSE), Borsa Italiana, and Deutsche Börse Xetra. Grayscale Launches ETF in Europe Grayscale Investments, the world’s largest digital asset manager, announced Monday the launch of
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Additionally, asset manager Bitwise has a spot bitcoin ETF application pending review with the SEC, with a final deadline of June 29. While declining to address the fund’s specific chances of being approved, Matt Hougan, Bitwise’s chief investment officer, in April told CoinDesk “we’re making progress." Original Source
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Summary: Cash App has launched a new service that allows its users to convert their paychecks into Bitcoin The new feature named ‘Paid in Bitcoin’ allows users to select what percentage of their direct deposits to be converted to BTC U.S. customers will be the first to test out the new feature, and
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has allowed comments and feedback on a proposed rule change that would convert Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust to a spot-based exchange-traded fund (ETF).A notice of filing a proposed rule change to list and trade shares of Grayscale Bitcoin Trust as a spot-based ETF has generated
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The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey recently revealed it made the decision to provide incentives to gold deposit and participation fund holders that request to convert these into lira time deposits, a statement from the central bank has said. Incentives Intended to Boost Financial Stability The Central Bank of the
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“We believe investors should have access to GBTC in an ETP [exchange-traded product] format because it offers a tried and tested way for retail investors to gain exposure to bitcoin at prices that closely reflect spot bitcoin trading prices without holding it themselves,” the letter said. Grayscale Investments is a
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