VanEck’s Gabor Gurbacs said U.S. regulators have not treated Bitcoin fairly in their exchange-traded fund denials. Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, have faced unfair pushback from U.S. regulators, according to VanEck director and digital asset specialist Gabor Gurbacs. “There’s a persistent double standard against Bitcoin and digital assets, which I think is wrong,” Gurbacs…
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Innovations in blockchain technology are changing the paradigm and even the concept of possessing gold. Gold’s history as a symbol of value dwarfs that of any other artifact. Used as money in both ancient Greece and the Roman empire, gold was also the preferred method of payment for goods along the Silk Road. When modern…
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Investment firm executives battle it out over Bitcoin on CNBC, debating when the SEC might approve a Bitcoin ETF, stablecoins, and whether there is a need for Bitcoin at all. Several investment firm executives have debated the likelihood of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) licensing a U.S.-based Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) during…
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With Hester Peirce’s term expiring in June, Commissioner takes a swipe at the SEC. Securities and Exchange Commissioner (SEC) Commissioner Hester Peirce has published a dissenting statement in response to the Commission’s rejection of Wilshire Phoenix’s Bitcoin Exchange Traded Fund application. In her statement, Peirce slams the SEC for its biased treatment of Bitcoin-related products…
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New York asset manager Wilshire Phoenix has issued a damning response to the SEC’s rejection of its proposed Bitcoin ETF. Wilshire Phoenix, a New York-based asset management firm, has responded to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rejecting its proposed Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF). The firm states it is “very disappointed” by…
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Wilshire Phoenix’s Bitcoin ETF has been officially rejected by the SEC because the Bitcoin market is still too heavily manipulated. The US Securities and Exchange Commision has rejected New York based firm Wilshire Phoenix’s Bitcoin Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) application, citing ongoing concerns over market manipulation and a lack of surveillance-sharing agreements. Commissioner Hester ‘Crypto…
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After breaking above $1 billion for the third time ever, daily volume for CME Bitcoin futures has plummeted by roughly 50% for three consecutive days. Daily trade volume for Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME)’s bitcoin (BTC) futures produced a new low for 2020 on Feb. 21, with $118 million worth of contracts changing hands on Friday.…
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Several entities with pending crypto ETF proposals in the U.S. give their thoughts as to why no such crypto product has yet passed the test with the SEC. Over the past several years, many entities have submitted proposals for regulated Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds, or ETFs in the United States. So far, the Securities and…
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Wallet providers and exchanges will be paying interest on consumer crypto holdings within two years, predicts Dan Schatt. In a varied career, Dan Schatt has been a Peace Corps volunteer in Romania, a Citibank banker in Senegal, a Celent analyst and a PayPal executive. He co-founded Cred, a decentralized lending and borrowing platform, with other…
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The reasons of failure of Bitcoin ETF applications and the new path that may give regulators the confidence needed to take an application forward. One of the recurring themes in the digital asset markets across 2018 and 2019 has been the failure of multiple Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) applications to gain the approval of…
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