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2024-02-08 06:54:59 SEC Delays Decision on Invesco-Galaxy Spot Ethereum ETF Proposal

May 23 continues to be a significant date for the approval of spot Ethereum ETFs, representing VanEck’s final deadline for approval. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has again delayed its decision on whether to approve or not a joint spot Ethereum exchange-traded fund (ETF) proposed by Invesco and Galaxy Digital. This marks the second postponement after a similar delay in December and aligns with the SEC’s recent trend of pushing back deadlines for Ethereum ETF proposals.

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2024-02-07 20:44:59 Binance retakes leads over CME as top Bitcoin futures market

Binance has overtaken CME as the leading exchange in terms of Bitcoin futures open interest once again. This change in ranking represents the total amount of funds allocated in open futures contracts, which now stands at approximately 105,000 BTC on Binance and roughly 101,000 BTC on CME. The data reveals a key trend: the rotation from futures such as BITO into cheaper spot Bitcoin ETF products, triggered by the approval of the ETF.

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2024-02-07 11:00:00 SEC adopts rule to have stricter oversight over dealers, looping in crypto and DeFi

The Securities and Exchange Commission voted to adopt rules that require market participants who have significant liquidity-providing roles to comply with federal securities laws, looping in cryptocurrency to the mix. The SEC voted 3-2 to adopt that rulemaking in a meeting on Tuesday, which in its proposed 194-page form included one mention of crypto in a footnote.

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2024-02-06 19:30:41 Ads for Bitcoin spot ETFs Go Live on Google

Spot Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) were approved in the United States by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in early January. A report from Financial Times claims that Bitcoin ETF ads have been made live on search engine Google. Google’s updated advertising guidelines now permit the display of ads promoting ‘cryptocurrency coin trusts’ alongside search results for queries related to ‘bitcoin ETF.’

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2024-02-05 07:25:00 Facebook, Instagram Will Join Google Enabling Bitcoin ETF Ads

Two of the world’s largest social media platforms will allow companies to advertise spot Bitcoin ETFs (exchange-traded funds). This represents a significant stride toward the increasing mainstream acceptance of cryptocurrencies. The new policies could pave the way for Bitcoin ETF ads to be featured on Facebook and Instagram. These companies have a colossal user base of over 2 billion monthly active users each,

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2024-02-04 21:44:55 According to the data, publicly-traded entities with the largest BTC holdings include:

Grayscale: 487,026 BTC
MicroStrategy: 189,150 BTC
BlackRock: 66,200 BTC
Fidelity: 59,224 BTC
Purpose Investments: 32,318 BTC

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2024-02-04 21:05:29 The U.S. Government Seems to Be Closing in on Bitcoin Mining

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is taking a closer look at bitcoin {BTC} mining. Is this cause for alarm? More specifically, the Energy Information Administration (EIA), a statistics agency under the DOE, will survey the electricity use of selected U.S.-based miners over the coming six months starting next week, after putting out an “emergency collection of data request.”

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2024-02-04 07:35:10 'Wolf Of All Streets' Explains Bitcoin Halving Could Send BTC to $240,000

Scott Melker, also known as the “Wolf Of All Streets,” has explained why the upcoming Bitcoin halving could push the price of the cryptocurrency to $240,000. Noting that in the last halving cycle, bitcoin’s price went from the $20,000 high to the $69,000 high, he stressed that it’s an appreciation of 250.86%. If a similar trend occurs, he said, “we’re looking at bitcoin around $240,000.”

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2024-02-03 20:35:02 Grayscale's GBTC Bitcoin Holdings: A $6 Billion Exodus in 22 Days

According to data, Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust, GBTC, recently released another batch of bitcoin valued at $184.19 million. GBTC’s holdings decreased from 482,592.18 bitcoin to the current 478,337.43 bitcoin in just one day, marking a reduction of 4,254.75 coins. Since Jan. 12, 2024, GBTC has offloaded a total of 138,742.56 bitcoin, valued at slightly over $6 billion based on prevailing exchange rates.

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2024-02-03 10:35:01 Binance Data Including Code, Internal Passwords Leaked on GitHub: Report

According to 404 Media, the material, posted by an account called "Termf," included code, infrastructure diagrams, internal passwords, and other technical information. Some code available on the site is reportedly related to Binance's implementation of security measures, including passwords and multi-factor authentication (MFA).

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