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The largest bitcoin (BTC) asset management product is Grayscale, which runs a $19 billion BTC trust (GBTC), but its dominant position may be under threat following news that investment giant Blackrock (BLK) has filed for a spot bitcoin exchange-traded-fund (ETF) in the U.S., Bernstein said in a research report Monday. Source
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“There are a lot of details about amounts transferred and where they went…” Barrett asked the SEC’s lawyers. “You say these funds consisted in significant part of Binance platforms, plural, customer assets, including those of Binance.US … Can you clarify or walk me through the transfers you allege were made
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New York District Court Judge Lewis A. Kaplan on Friday denied Bankman-Fried's request saying neither Fenwick & West nor the FTX Debtors are part of the “prosecution team.” The government "has no obligation to produce materials that are not within its possession, custody, or control," the order added. Original Source
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The ruling, which won a 5-4 majority, allows Coinbase to continue its effort to compel arbitration against the putative class action lawsuit, halting the lawsuit's progress through the federal court system in the meantime. While this marks a win for Coinbase, it has little direct effect on the crypto industry. Source
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The regulator asserted its claims should be counted as part of "general unsecured claims" in the ongoing Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, but agreed to forego the payment "in order to maximize the amount that may be distributed to investors and avoid delay in such distribution," according to the agreement reached
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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell argued for the need for strong central-bank oversight in stablecoin regulations being crafted by lawmakers in the House Financial Services Committee. Source
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As of June 20, Circle added $2.2 billion of T-bills to the fund, while repos constituted some 90% of the fund’s $24.7 billion in assets, according to BlackRock’s website. The company held an additional $3.5 billion in bank deposits, the “vast majority, over 90%” stored at the Bank of New
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The platform is undergoing a restructuring that includes breaking up its structure into smaller, autonomous units called SubDAOs and investing in yield-generating, real-world assets to boost protocol revenue at a time when demand for crypto lending is modest. Source
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The United States majority Senate leader Chuck Schumer plans to call for “comprehensive legislation” regarding safety measures for artificial intelligence (AI). Schumer has remarks planned for a meeting at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington D.C. on June 21, during which he will highlight the urgency for bipartisan
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MicroStrategy (MSTR) shares are well positioned to outperform, given the company’s focus on acquiring and holding bitcoins, as the regulatory clampdown will likely give rise to a U.S. crypto industry that is more bitcoin-focused than it has been in recent years, the report added. Source
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