Gary Gensler, the Joe Biden nominee for SEC chief is all set to appear before the Senate for the confirmation hearing today. Gensler who earlier headed the CFTC is a known crypto advocate and thus many in the crypto community are hopeful of a positive regulatory approach from the new SEC chief. Excerpt from SEC

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Blockchain payments firm Ripple Labs and the U.S Securities and Exchange Commission are unlikely to settle before the trial. In a new filing with a New York court, the two outlined why they believe they each stand a great chance of winning the landmark legal tussle. The two parties submitted the discovery letter to the […]

Could 2021 finally bring a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) to life? Is a Bitcoin ETF Heading Our Way? For as long as bitcoin has existed, traders have been waiting with bated breath for a bitcoin ETF. This, in their minds, would bring the asset fully into mainstream territory, but unfortunately, its volatility has long gotten...

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If we look up in Google Trends, we will see the significant growth of interest in cryptocurrency and Bitcoin in the recent month....

Janet Yellen, US Treasury Secretary has called for a meeting of top financial regulators to discuss the recent market volatility owing to a massive price surge in GameStop(GME), AMC, and Silver courtesy of social media frenzy especially Reddit. Yellen would reportedly talk to the head of the SEC, CFTC, and the Federal Reserve, as per

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If approved, three proposed futures contracts would be tied to the outcome of National Football League games.

Coinbase Around the Block sheds light on key issues in the crypto space. In this edition, Justin Mart and Ryan Yi take a...

The latest data from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) reveals that hedge funds are twice more short than long on bitcoin futures. There were 7,991 shorts contracts by hedge funds...

The world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock, has allowed two of its biggest funds to engage in Bitcoin derivatives. The firm has over $8 trillion in [...]

The mammoth asset manager with some $8 trillion in investments is seemingly planning to start investing in bitcoin futures. “Certain Funds may engage in futures contracts based on bitcoin,” they...

Data from the CFTC show the largest week-to-week drop against the dollar, since September. Net shorts of USD reached the highest mark on record in terms of dollars. The shorts reached $35 billion, a $3.7 billion increase in other currencies, according to Scotiabank. Europe did well last week, with Euro (EUR) longs rising by $1.8 … Continued

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Earlier today, reports emerged stating that President-elect Joe Biden’s administration will appoint former chair of CFTC Gary Gensler to lead US Securities and Exchange Commission. Both Biden and Ge

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