SEC Delays VanEck-SolidX Bitcoin ETF Decision to September

Feb 14, 2020 at 02:00 UTCTrump’s Fed Nominee Judy Shelton Says US Should Be Proactive on Digital DollarJudy Shelton, President Trump’s nominee to the Federal Reserve Board, told lawmakers that digitizing the U.S. dollar could help maintain the currency’s ascendancy in global commerce. At her Senate confirmation hearing Thursday, Shelton said the U.S. needs fintech innovation…

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Bitcoin was designed to be an alternative to the traditional financial and monetary systems that anyone in the world with an internet connection could access. For it to more fully accomplish this — especially as fees on the base layer price many users out — Bitcoin needs an update, many advocates say. And, according to

Sep 11, 2020 at 16:30 UTCUpdated Sep 11, 2020 at 16:37 UTC(Free To Use Sounds/Unsplash)‘I F*cked Up’: SushiSwap Creator Chef Nomi Returns $14M Dev FundSushiSwap creator “Chef Nomi” has returned all $14 million in ether (ETH) that he sold last week, apologizing to the automated market maker’s community for suddenly liquidating his holdings. The pseudonymous…

The Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) wants to give users the ability to use crypto tokens to digitally sign documents in a new indigenous web browser, it revealed on Wednesday.The development assumes significance because India has not yet brought forward any legislation in parliament for Web3 or cryptocurrency, even if it has…

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Sep 28, 2020 at 14:52 UTCUpdated Sep 28, 2020 at 14:55 UTC(Mark Van Scyoc/Shutterstock)A company based in St. Vincent and the Grenadines is in hot water with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for allegedly allowing U.S. retail investors to partake in leveraged trading of cryptocurrencies and precious metals.The firm, Laino Group Limited (trading as…

This article originally appeared in First Mover, CoinDesk’s daily newsletter, putting the latest moves in crypto markets in context. Subscribe to get it in your inbox every day.Latest Prices(CoinDesk)Top StoriesBitcoin fluctuated between $63,000-$64,000 during the Asian and European mornings on Tuesday, consolidating its recovery from last week's crash below $57,000. Despite retreating from Monday's high

In addition to the higher seed money, Zhu Haokang also took note of the availability of in-kind subscriptions and redemptions as well as the regulatory clarity in Hong Kong that allowed a spot ether ETF before one was available in the U.S. Also participating in the briefing was Wayne Huang, head of ETF and custody