Ark Invest
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A fee war is brewing; Ark Invest for now ditches its plan to enter the spot ether ETF arena with 21Shares
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BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust continues to see daily positive net flows, though its inflow total for a single day hit a new low Wednesday
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SEC has “less to look at” in considering spot ether ETFs given their similarities to the approved BTC funds, according to 21Shares’ Ophelia Snyder
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The addition of the language “marks a potential milestone,” Blockworks research analyst Spencer Hughes said
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The investment firm’s buys of its Ark 21Shares Bitcoin ETF this week amounted to roughly $30 million worth of shares
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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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Ark sold off over 2 million shares of the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) and put money to work in ProShares bitcoin strategy ETF
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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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Those shares sold by the asset manager across the stock and bitcoin trust amount to roughly $360 million
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The company has sold shares from various funds, as well as roughly $9 million in GBTC
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The SEC could allow half a dozen or more such funds to launch at once, Ark Invest CEO says
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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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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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Mandy Chiu joins the company in a newly created role as it seeks to offer US bitcoin and ether ETFs via a partnership with Ark Invest
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The firm has proposed seven crypto ETFs in the US with partner 21Shares, but “we don’t think that’s where this will end,” according to the Ark Invest exec
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The coming weeks are set to bring clarity on whether the regulator appeals its court loss to Grayscale — a decision that could impact the timeline of bitcoin ETF approval
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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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Grayscale notched a partial court victory in its battle against the SEC over a potential spot bitcoin ETF last month
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