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“Today, Grayscale has outlined proposed amendments to GBTC’s Trust Agreement that are intended to provide operational efficiencies that we believe are beneficial to both Grayscale and GBTC," a Grayscale spokeswoman said via email. "Importantly, this is in our normal course of business, and GBTC remains ready to uplist as a
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The revised proposal allows the ETF to utilize both in-kind and cash mechanisms. The ETF plans to store Bitcoin in cold storage, with custody services provided by Coinbase Custody Trust. Franklin Templeton has submitted an updated S-1 filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), seeking approval for the launch of
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Bitcoin (BTC) spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the United States now have a “clear runway” to potential simultaneous approvals after an advanced decision to delay the bids of Franklin Templeton and Hashdex ETFs, according to ETF analysts.In a Nov. 28 X (Twitter) post, Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart said the
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The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) has long been the home of crypto for traditional finance investors, and this is unlikely to change — even with the approval of a Bitcoin spot ETF.Activity on the CME has expanded significantly over the past 12 months. The CME now sees more Bitcoin (BTC)
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Bitcoin (BTC) may suffer when the first spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) is approved by the United States, a new warning says.In a thread on X (formerly Twitter) on Nov. 28, Joshua Lim, head of derivatives at capital market firm Genesis Trading, predicted a volatile start to 2024 for BTC price
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Bitcoin (BTC) may cruise to nearly $50,000 as the United States okays the first spot BTC exchange-traded fund (ETF).As flagged by popular analyst CryptoCon, the Ichimoku Cloud indicator is counting down to upside BTC price continuation.Analysis: $43,000 BTC price is “most conservative level”Bitcoin is in a rare position on weekly
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Coinbase, run by CEO Brian Armstrong, currently is the custodian for five of the 12 proposed bitcoin ETFs in the U.S., a level of concentration that makes some uneasy. Fidelity has decided to custody their own assets, leaving six applications that currently list no custodian. Original Source
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The discount on Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust known as GBTC continued to shrink as of Nov. 27, likely due to mounting anticipation for a regulatory nod toward spot Bitcoin ETFs. GBTC’s discount to net asset value (NAV) gradually fell to 8%, seemingly fueled by industry hype surrounding a raft of spot Bitcoin
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The SEC website showed one memorandum with details of a discussion with BlackRock, and another one on a discussion with Grayscale. The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Sunday revealed on its website one memorandum detailing discussions with financial giant BlackRock (NYSE: BLK), and another with crypto asset manager Grayscale
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Blockchain analytics firm Glassnode has estimated a substantial influx of investor demand following the approval of Bitcoin Spot ETF. The analysis indicates
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