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What to Make of the First Bitcoin Futures ETF Launch

We got the bitcoin futures ETF. Is this the real thing?

Gary Gensler looms large. (Melissa Lyttle/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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Grayscale Files With SEC to Convert Its Bitcoin Trust Into an ETF

Grayscale Investments, the world’s largest digital currency asset manager, has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to convert its Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) into a bitcoin spot ETF. This comes as ProShares launches the first U.S. bitcoin futures ETF, “BITO,” on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) today.

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Policy

The CFTC Was Proved Right on Bitcoin Futures. What’s Next for the Agency?

For years the commodities overseer was the de facto regulator of crypto markets.

"Crypto Dad" Chris Giancarlo Talks About the New Digitization of Value

Policy

DeFi Is Like Nothing Regulators Have Seen Before. How Should They Tackle It?

Without middlemen to deputize, the SEC and other regulators will have to rethink their approach to enforcement. A lot could go wrong.

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Policy

Invesco Drops Efforts to Launch Bitcoin Futures ETF

A competing product by ProShares will start trading on Tuesday.

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Videos

CME Sees Record Open Interest in Bitcoin Futures Ahead of ETF Debut

The amount of money locked in the bitcoin futures contracts on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) surged to record highs on Friday as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) greenlighted futures-based exchange-traded funds (ETF) tied to bitcoin. "All About Bitcoin" host Christine Lee breaks down the Chart of the Day.

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Policy

Former SEC Official Expects More Bitcoin ETF Approvals

Lisa Bragança said the agency doesn’t want to have just one.

Former SEC attorney Lisa Bragança on CoinDesk TV (Screenshot/CoinDesk)

Finance

ProShares Bitcoin Futures ETF to Start NYSE Trading on Tuesday

The SEC has given the go-ahead for bitcoin futures ETFs.

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Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Reaches $61K as SEC’s ETF Deadline Nears

Bitcoin is inching closer to an all-time high as anticipation builds the U.S. regulator will finally approve one of the many applications it has received.

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