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Markets

Messari Research: DCG’s Barry Silbert Wins From SEC ETF Stalemate, but Investors Lose

Messari’s Ryan Selkis says Grayscale's product is broken, but SEC leadership won't let the company fix it.

Grayscale's new ad campaign can be seen in New York's Penn Station. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

Grayscale Sues SEC Over Bitcoin ETF Application Rejection

The SEC rejected Grayscale's application to convert its Grayscale Bitcoin Trust to an exchange-traded fund earlier Wednesday.

Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnenshein speaks at Consensus: Invest 2018. (CoinDesk archives)

Policy

SEC Rejects Grayscale’s Spot Bitcoin ETF Application

Grayscale has said it was prepared for “all possible post-ruling scenarios."

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Finance

Grayscale Lines Up Jane Street and Virtu as 'Authorized Participants' if GBTC Converts to ETF

The owner of the $13.5 billion Grayscale Bitcoin Trust awaits an imminent decision from the SEC on its spot Bitcoin ETF proposal.

Grayscale's new ad campaign can be seen in New York's Penn Station. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Finance

Grayscale Remains ‘Unequivocally Committed’ to Converting GBTC to an ETF

A July 6 deadline for an SEC ruling on the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust conversion application looms.

Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnenshein (CoinDesk archives)

Opinion

Why the Crypto Crash Will Accelerate Regulatory Action

Recent events that have sent digital assets deeper into a bear market may also instill lawmakers with a new urgency to address issues that have been gnawing at the industry.

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Finance

With Bitwise and Grayscale Decisions Looming, Spot Bitcoin ETF Approval Hopes Are Running Low

Final deadlines for approval by the SEC for the two investment firms' applications are fast approaching.

Grayscale at Conesnsus 2016

Videos

SEC’s Hester Peirce Does Not Support Bailouts for Crypto Industry

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner Hester Peirce told Forbes Tuesday she does not support bailouts for the crypto industry, and the recent market crash could give the space a more sustainable foundation for the future. “The Hash” panel digs into the assessment.

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Policy

US Fed Evaluating SEC’s Position on Digital Assets Custody, Powell Says

The SEC’s directive that customers’ digital assets may need to be treated as belonging to an exchange’s balance sheet has banking regulators scratching their heads about how it’ll work.

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 11: Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during his re-nominations hearing of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill, January 11, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski-Pool/Getty Images)

Videos

Ripple’s CEO on Why He Chose to Fight the SEC

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse joins Consensus 2022 in Austin, Texas to share insights into Ripple’s ongoing lawsuit with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the value proposition of Ripple Labs in 2022 and more. Moderator: Zack Seward, Deputy Editor in Chief, CoinDesk

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