Single Entity Risk Questioned as Coinbase Dominates ETH and BTC ETF Reserve Storage

The day before the spot ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) were introduced, Coinbase posted on X to clarify its position regarding spot BTC and ETH ETFs. The company mentioned that it holds assets for ten out of 11 spot bitcoin ETFs and eight out of nine ether ETFs. Gabor Gurbacs, founder of Pointsville and former strategy … Read more

Fidelity Omits Staking From Spot Ethereum ETF Proposal 

Amid growing speculation about the potential approval of spot ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs), Fidelity Investments has revised its ether ETF filing, omitting all staking features previously included in the proposal. This update follows reports that ETF issuers were allegedly instructed to revise their 19b-4 filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Fidelity Alters … Read more

Coinbase Entices Users to Switch From USDT to USDC, Crypto Firm Says Recent Events ‘Put Some Stablecoins to the Test’

Coinbase, one of the largest cryptocurrency firms in the industry, has published a blog post that tells users to “switch to the trusted and reputable digital dollar,” referring to the stablecoin asset usd coin. The company’s blog post specifically mentions switching the stablecoin asset tether over to usd coin, and the firm is offering “zero … Read more

Former Fed Chair Ben Bernanke Wins Nobel Prize in Economics ‘for Research on Banks and Financial Crises’

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has been awarded a Nobel Prize in Economics. The Nobel Prize committee believes that he “significantly improved our understanding of the role of banks in the economy, particularly during financial crises.” Many people, however, blame Bernanke for getting us “to the brink of collapse and under a mountain of … Read more

New SEC Filings Give the Impression US Regulators Approved a Bitcoin Futures ETF

The price of bitcoin jumped over 8% during the last 24 hours after a number of documents stemming from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) web portal indicated that the Proshares Trust exchange-traded fund (ETF) could be listed as soon as next week. Proshares filed a post-effective amended prospectus on Friday that shows the … Read more

Vaneck Files for Bitcoin Futures ETF Following SEC Chair’s BTC Futures Regulation Statements

Following a number of statements this week from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Gary Gensler, wealth management firm Vaneck has filed for a bitcoin futures exchange-traded fund (ETF). Vaneck Files for a Bitcoin Futures-Focused Fund Called the Bitcoin Strategy ETF On August 10, the wealth manager Vaneck filed an application with the SEC … Read more

Crypto Economy Spikes More Than 11%, Entire Market Cap Captures Over $800 Billion

Digital currency markets have seen decent gains this weekend as bitcoin touched another all-time high (ATH) on Saturday afternoon. Meanwhile, a number of other crypto assets have seen significant price rises as well, as the entire market capitalization of all 7,500+ digital currencies in existence is hovering above the $800 billion mark. The $800 Billion … Read more