The Shiba Inu token (SHIB) has achieved a noteworthy feat after exceeding 3.7 million addresses. According to information provided by Glassnode, the total number of unique addresses that have ever appeared in a SHIB transaction has risen to about 3.74 million. Source: Glassnode Data from CoinMarketCap painted a more concise picture, revealing that out of the 3.74 million addresses, about 1.23...
Issuers of spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds (ETF) have made significant progress toward regulatory approval. According to Bloomberg, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has provided positive feedback on key filings and requested no additional feedback on the paperwork for several applications. The agency’s commissioners plan to vote on the exchange-rule filings this week. At least one applicant,...
The regulatory process is normally a dry affair: Corporate executives ask their lawyers to file paperwork and then sit around until an agency makes a decision. But in the case of pending applications for a Bitcoin ETF, crypto nerds are sharing any detail—real or imagined—with an obsession reminiscent of Swifties tracking the progress of the...
Former executives of Citigroup Inc. will offer Bitcoin (BTC)-backed securities. According to a Bloomberg report published on Jan. 4 former Citigroup executives will offer BTC-backed securities that they say do not need approval from US regulators. The brazen move will see the issuer startup what is known as a “Receipts Depositary Corporation, or RDC. The securities will be Bitcoin...
A recent Security.org report indicates a 10% year-over-year increase in U.S. cryptocurrency ownership, with 46% optimistic about the potential positive impact of Bitcoin ETF approvals in 2024. Based on a survey of 1,500 Americans, 40% currently own cryptocurrency, and of those not yet involved in crypto, 15% expressed an intention to make a purchase in the...
Fidelity Investments has filed registration of securities with the SEC for its spot Bitcoin ETF. With over $4.5 trillion in assets, the firm has filed Form 8-A with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to register its Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund. This filing indicates a move to make the fund a publicly traded security, a milestone...
Fox Business reporter Eleanor Terrett said approval of a spot Bitcoin ETF in early January is unlikely. In an X post, Fox journalist Eleanor Terrett noted that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) still needs to review changes to the S-1 filings for spot Bitcoin ETFs. She said the SEC will likely notify issuers of a final...
If you think Wall Street had a phenomenal year, take a closer look at how the cryptocurrency space fared in 2023. As of the early morning hours on Dec. 28, the aggregate value of all listed cryptocurrencies on CoinMarketCap.com had increased by a cool 115% year to date. Though there are thousands upon thousands of digital currencies to...
While cryptocurrency has surged in popularity in recent years, only a minority of Americans have actually traded it. Among the most popular cryptos are Bitcoin, Ethereum and Cardano, each of which has seen a lot of action as prices rise and fall. The appeal for traders? The potential to make significant money on the volatility of these highly...
Bitcoin (BTC) rallied above $45,000, buoyed by investors' anticipation of a potential approval of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The price movement comes amid reports that the SEC may notify the 14 spot Bitcoin ETF applicants of its decision ahead of the January 10 deadline, increasing investors’ anticipation for the...
