Top Stories of The Week SEC seeks more time to mull options on Ethereum ETFs US regulators said they need more time to decide whether to permit the trading of options tied to Ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs), according to a Feb. 7 regulatory filing. The filing was a response to Nasdaq ISE’s July request for permission to list options contracts …
Read More »Hodler’s Digest, Jan. 26 – Feb. 1 – Cointelegraph Magazine
Top Stories of The Week Binance claims ‘no special relationship’ with Hamas, argues to dismiss lawsuit A federal judge has not yet issued a ruling on a motion to dismiss a lawsuit, filed by families of victims affected by the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel, against cryptocurrency exchange Binance and its former CEO, Changpeng “CZ” Zhao. On Jan. 30 in …
Read More »BTC above $150K is ‘speculative fever,’ SAB 121 canceled, and more: Hodlers Digest, Jan. 19
Top Stories of The Week Nasdaq seeks amendment to BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF for in-kind redemptions Nasdaq has submitted a filing on behalf of asset manager BlackRock, seeking a rule change to permit in-kind creation and redemption for its spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart said in a Jan. 24 X post that BlackRock “should have been …
Read More »BTC’s ‘reasonable’ $180K target, NFTs plunge in 2024, and more: Hodler’s Digest Jan 12
Top Stories of The Week Coinbase CEO calls on countries to establish Bitcoin reserves Brian Armstrong, CEO of US-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, has endorsed plans for global leaders to create Bitcoin strategic reserves. In a Jan. 17 blog post on “economic freedom,” Armstrong said cryptocurrencies were “the next chapter of capitalism,” offering suggestions for policymakers to integrate digital assets into …
Read More »Hodler’s Digest, Jan. 5 – 11 – Cointelegraph Magazine
Top Stories of The Week New Hampshire, North Dakota introduce bills for Strategic Bitcoin Reserve New Hampshire and North Dakota have become the latest US states to introduce legislation for a strategic Bitcoin reserve, signaling a continued push among lawmakers to diversify state treasuries with the cryptocurrency. According to Satoshi Action Fund CEO Dennis Porter, the New Hampshire bill was …
Read More »Hodler’s Digest, Dec. 29 – Jan. 4 – Cointelegraph Magazine
Top Stories of The Week Odds of 2025 US Solana ETF listing top 77%: VanEck research head The odds of a Solana exchange-traded fund (ETF) listing in the United States this year are even higher than a popular betting market’s optimistic forecast, according to Matthew Sigel, VanEck’s head of digital assets research. On Jan. 1, cryptocurrency prediction platform Polymarket said …
Read More »Hodler’s Digest, Dec. 22 – 28 – Cointelegraph Magazine
Top Stories of The Week IRS issues rules on digital asset reporting, says front-ends are brokers The United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued final regulations requiring brokers to report digital asset transactions, expanding existing reporting requirements to include front-end platforms that facilitate transactions involving digital assets for customers, such as decentralized exchanges. Set to take effect in 2027, …
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