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Bitcoin Spot ETF Approval Could Happen 'Within the Next Week,' Diffuse Funds CEO Predicts

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has one last short window, an eight-day period starting Thursday, if it wants to approve all 12 spot bitcoin (BTC) ETF applications this year, Bloomberg Intelligence analysts wrote in a recent note. Diffuse Funds founder and CEO Kenny Estes explains why he "would not be surprised if we see a bitcoin spot ETF approval within the next week," after SEC Chair Gary Gensler posted a video on X discussing what risks investors can take.

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Breaking Down the Latest Back and Forth Between Binance and the SEC

CoinDesk Managing Editor of Global Policy and Regulation Nikhilesh De breaks down the details of a new filing from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that pushes back against Binance's efforts to dismiss the lawsuit from the regulator. Plus, insights on the unusual "narrative details" included in the documents.

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SEC Fires Back at Binance's Motion to Dismiss its Lawsuit in New Filing

Binance's efforts to dismiss a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lawsuit do not have a basis in the law, the federal regulator said in a filing Wednesday. This comes after the SEC first sued Binance in June, a day before suing Coinbase, arguing both companies offered unregistered securities to the investing public. CoinDesk Managing Editor of Global Policy and Regulation Nikhilesh De gives the latest update.

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Bitcoin Surpasses $37K as SEC Said to Start Talks with Grayscale on Spot Bitcoin ETF Push

The SEC has started talks with Grayscale on the details of the company's application to convert its trust product GBTC to a spot bitcoin ETF, according to a CoinDesk source. Hashnote CEO Leo Mizuhara shares his reaction, as bitcoin (BTC) crosses $37,000, its highest level in more than 18 months. Grayscale and CoinDesk are both owned by DCG.

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Policy

El regulador afirma que Binance no tiene argumentos sólidos para desestimar la demanda de la SEC.

La SEC rechazó la moción de Binance de desestimar su demanda en una nueva presentación.

SEC Enforcement Director Gurbir Grewal (right) (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Finance

El precio de BTC se acerca a los $36,000 antes del último período de aprobación de ETF de Bitcoin en 2023.

Los analistas de Bloomberg predicen que si un ETF de Bitcoin al contado no se aprueba en este período, todavía hay un 90% de posibilidades de que se apruebe antes del 10 de enero.

Chair Gary Gensler's U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is weighing Hashdex's ETF application, which analysts suggest could have a leg up because of its novel approach.  (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Coinbase incorpora a cuatro expertos en seguridad nacional a su Consejo Asesor Global

Coinbase se ha visto envuelto en esfuerzos por legitimar las Cripto en los EE. UU. y está luchando contra la Comisión de Bolsa y Valores de los EE. UU. (SEC) en una disputa por valores no registrados.

Just a couple of months after Coinbase launched a U.S. advocacy group for crypto enthusiasts, organizers say it's brought in $2 million and sent 16,000 messages to U.S. lawmakers. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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PayPal Facing SEC Subpoena Linked to Stablecoin Could Be a 'Power Grab,' Former Paxos Exec Says

PayPal received a subpoena from the SEC recently, requesting documentation about its stablecoin PYUSD. Columbia Business School adjunct professor and former Paxos head of portfolio management Austin Campbell discusses the agency's latest move, explaining why he thinks this is a "pretty transparent attempt at intimidation and a power grab, especially against another U.S. regulator." Plus, Campbell's reaction to FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's guilty verdict and the outlook for the crypto industry.

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Una historia de dos comisionados de la SEC

Si bien la comisionada de la SEC, Hester Peirce, se ha mostrado constructiva y ha mostrado su voluntad de mejorar las deficiencias regulatorias, el presidente Gary Gensler ha sido todo lo contrario.

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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La SEC pide al tribunal sentencia sumaria contra Do Kwon y Terraform

La Request se produce tras una iniciativa del equipo de defensa de Kwon para hacer lo mismo.

SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Alex Wong/Getty Images)