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VanEck buys 1,640 BTC for $72.5M to seed ETF, holdings up over $1M before trading

VanEck's filing showed that the company purchased Bitcoin worth $72.5 million on Jan. 5, which equates to 1,450,000 shares at a per-share price of $50.00.

3 years ago

Regulation

SEC Chair Gary Gensler issues stark warning about crypto investing ahead of Bitcoin ETF decision

With the SEC expected to imminently approve a Bitcoin ETF, Chair Gensler alerts investors to risks involved in crypto investments.

3 years ago

Research

The Coinbase premium is increasing ahead of the ETF

The price gap between Coinbase and Binance is closing as the approval of the first spot Bitcoin ETF approaches.

3 years ago

ETF

Grayscale to slash fees to 1.5% after spot Bitcoin ETF conversion, still highest among rivals

Grayscale cuts Bitcoin ETF management fees amid intense competition from rivals.

3 years ago

Analysis

Will spot Bitcoin ETFs be cheaper than crypto exchanges to purchase BTC?

Balchunas speculates on Bitcoin ETFs as potential cost rivals to crypto exchanges, igniting debate over fee sustainability and securities lending.

3 years ago

Technology XRP -0.14%

Ripple’s XRP Ledger surging network activity stirs DDOS attack concerns

Unexpected transaction spike on XRP Ledger disrupts decentralized exchange operations.

3 years ago

Crypto

Japanese e-commerce giant Mercari to allow Bitcoin payments for products

The BTC transactions would be converted in real time via the BTC through its exchange partner in real time.

3 years ago

Exchanges

Iranian crypto exchange Bit24 disputes claims of KYC data leak incident

Data breach incidents are quite common in the crypto sector due to some of the platform's lax security measures.

3 years ago

Crypto

Blackrock to charge 0.2% for first $5B, Ark to waive fee for first $1B in assets into ETF

Blackrock, Ark, WisdomTree, Invesco all submit new spot Bitcoin ETF filings within minutes

3 years ago

Stablecoins BUSD -0.06%

Binance’s BUSD loses top five stablecoin spot as supply dips under 1B

Binance has effectively phased out BUSD in strategic shift to alternative stablecoins like FDUSD.

3 years ago

Crypto

Altcoins drop, Bitcoin flat as spot ETF denial chance falls to 5%: Bloomberg Analysts

Bitcoin maintains stability as altcoin values slide, with SEC's spot ETF approval hanging in the balance.

3 years ago

Adoption

Sora Ventures founder Jason Fang giving away 1 BTC to celebrate Jubilee upgrade

Fang is celebrating the Jubilee upgrade with a festive giveaway to engage the crypto community.

3 years ago

OpenAI, Microsoft face fresh lawsuit over copyright infringement filed by authors

Infringement or innovation? OpenAI and Microsoft face legal challenges over AI training materials.

3 years ago

Legal

DCG completes repayment of $700 million Genesis debt

The settlement is part of DCG's broader effort to fulfill over $1 billion in debt to various creditors within just over a year.

3 years ago

Ordinals

Bitcoin developer fails to rally support for ‘bug fix’ to stop Ordinals, inscriptions

Luke Dashjr failed to rally enough support for a proposed "bug fix" to the Bitcoin code that would essentially put an end to Ordinals and Inscriptions on the blockchain.

3 years ago