21Shares
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The addition of the language “marks a potential milestone,” Blockworks research analyst Spencer Hughes said
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Various investors likely to “dip their toe” into BTC funds before ramping up allocations over time, Ophelia Snyder tells Blockworks in an interview
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Van Buren Capital’s Scott Johnsson noted that exchanges don’t file accelerations ahead of 19b-4 approval “unless the SEC specifically told them to”
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Filings by Cboe, NYSE and Nasdaq indicate there are 11 firms aiming to get approval for spot bitcoin ETFs as soon as next week
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Bloomberg Intelligence analysts are bullish on January approval. Matrixport’s head of research isn’t. What are others saying?
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Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Eric Balchunas says final agreements with authorized participants will be critical as issuers prep proposed BTC funds
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A new Reuters report claims that applicants and the SEC continue to work out spot bitcoin ETF details
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Ark could look to sell its $130 million position in GBTC to inject capital into its proposed bitcoin ETF, Bloomberg Intelligence pros say
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“Change in behavior might actually result in a change of outcome,” 21Shares president says in Bloomberg TV interview
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As industry awaits spot crypto ETF approval, the firms are set to launch five bitcoin and ether futures-based funds
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A former executive at Invesco and Fidelity is tasked with executing 21.co’s distribution strategy in the US as the SEC’s decision on spot bitcoin ETFs looms
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The regulator has come out earlier than expected to share it could take the full 240 days it is allotted to consider the planned product
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Analysts agree that while the crypto market has been plagued by poor liquidity, social sentiment can be a useful tool to track the buzz surrounding ether’s potential spot ETF
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The new proposal comes as the SEC is already considering spot bitcoin ETFs and ether futures funds
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The two firms — already pursuing a slew of other crypto funds — join the effort for yet-to-be approved products that hold ETH futures contracts
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The two companies are sub-advisers on three bitcoin futures-related funds proposed by Empowered Funds
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The SEC’s initial deadlines to weigh in on proposed bitcoin ETFs by Bitwise, BlackRock, Fidelity and others are set for early next month
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Would-be listing exchange Cboe shares willingness to enter into a surveillance-sharing agreement with a bitcoin spot trading platform, according to an amended filing
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The proposed ETF, a collaboration between Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest and crypto investment product firm 21Shares, aims to list and trade on the Cboe BZX exchange
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21Shares joined major players in the crypto space who have also responded, including a16z, Binance and Circle
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Latest proposal could be part of a “getting in line process” ahead of an anticipated court ruling, one industry watcher said, though competing issuers may wait to re-file
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The region, now a hub for crypto companies, is “a market of significant strategic importance,” exec says
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21.co seeks to bolster product suite and global reach as it seeks to expand to a dozen more regions
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