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IBIT options went live Tuesday in a first, a move that market participants widely expect to draw more institutional interest in bitcoin (BTC). In September, the U.S. SEC approved options for several of the 11 spot bitcoin ETFs on several exchanges, and more options products are expected to be available
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A crypto mining firm faces a $14 million penalty after admitting to a $2.5 million bribery scheme to secure a Japanese casino contract, which ultimately failed. A Mining Empire’s Downfall: Bribery Scandal Leads to Global Fallout The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
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Ripple’s CEO has warned against SEC Chair candidates tied to past enforcement controversies, urging leadership that fosters innovation and ends punitive crypto regulation. A Name Sparks Debate: Ripple CEO Slams SEC Chair Prospect Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple, has criticized the potential appointment of Caroline Stebbins as the next U.S.
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Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) remain preferred choice of investment for institutional investors seeking exposure to bitcoin. Hedge Funds Keep Diversifying Portfolio With Bitcoin The recent 13F Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) filing for end of Q3 revealed that hedge funds such as Millennium Management, Capula Management, and Tudor Investment boosted their
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Dogecoin has recently become one of the market’s top performers. But for those who missed out on DOGE’s rally, a new meme coin called Flockerz (FLOCK) is starting to gain attention. With over $2.3 million raised in its ICO, one analyst even believes FLOCK could 10x after it hits exchanges.
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Blackrock Inc.’s head of digital assets, Robert Mitchnick, recently shared his thoughts on bitcoin during a conversation with Yahoo Finance. Mitchnick stated that he doesn’t consider bitcoin to be a “risk-on asset.” His remarks coincided with the debut of Blackrock’s Ishares bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) options on Nasdaq, signaling a
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Bybit, Bitget and OKX, three of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges, all prohibit traders from the U.S., where the companies are not licensed. Yet in August, the three exchanges combined had almost a million monthly active users (MAUs) in the U.S., according to research by Sensor Tower obtained by CoinDesk. Source
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Futures and options account for a huge amount of trading in traditional markets, but crypto derivatives are disproportionately small, CEO James Davies, a co-founder of the company, said. Large centralized exchanges historically opted for payments licenses, which didn’t allow for derivatives trading, though a gap in the regulations regarding perpetuals
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On April 2, 1870, two years before the 1872 U.S. presidential election, a letter to the editor of the New York Herald appeared in its pages, announcing a campaign for the presidency against incumbent Ulysses S. Grant. The letter was signed by Victoria Woodhull.Woodhull, who had been born poor in
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President Trump’s Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG) is reportedly in advanced talks to acquire Bakkt, a cryptocurrency trading venue owned by Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), in a potential all-share takeover, according to a report by the FT. With TMTG’s equity valuation at approximately $6 billion, the company is leveraging its
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