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Policy

Grayscale Court Victory Over SEC in Spot Bitcoin ETF Case Made Final

Grayscale's application to convert its GBTC to a spot ETF will now be re-considered by the SEC.

Grayscale's Michael Sonnenshein speaks at Invest: NYC 2019 (CoinDesk)

Videos

Bitcoin Eyes $31K; Coinbase Set to Make Final Pitch in Bid to Kill SEC Case

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the hottest stories of the day, including bitcoin's (BTC) recent pop and what it means for MicroStrategy's (MSTR) crypto holdings. Coinbase is getting ready to make its final case on Tuesday that a judge should toss the SEC's unregistered securities dispute. Plus, Hong Kong has loosened its stance on spot-crypto products.  

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Opinion

Ripple Is on a Winning Streak (but the Game Isn't Yet Won)

The SEC threw out a lawsuit against Ripple executives Brad Garlinghouse and Chris Larson over what it had claimed was an “unregistered” offering of XRP tokens.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse  (Scott Moore/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Finance

Coinbase's Grewal Is 'Quite Hopeful' That Bitcoin Spot ETFs Will be Approved

Grewal said in a CNBC interview that the SEC approvals of the ETF applications could be coming soon.

Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Videos

SEC Has Been in 'Active Communication' With Spot Bitcoin ETF Issuers, Expert Says

VettaFi head of sector & industry research Roxanna Islam discusses her outlook on the spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund applications and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's reviewing process. "I really think that the SEC has been in active communication with these funds," Islam said. "Approval will likely come before the end of the year, if not by early January."

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SEC Likely to Approve Spot Bitcoin ETFs 'All At Once' By End of Year: VettaFi Head of Industry Research

BlackRock recently submitted an amended prospectus for its spot bitcoin ETF application with the SEC. This comes after a false report that the world's largest asset manager received approval from the agency, which sent BTC's price on a short-lived rally. VettaFi Head of Sector & Industry Research Roxanna Islam discusses her reaction and where she sees the ETF race in the U.S. going from here.

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Policy

SEC Likely to Approve Spot Bitcoin ETF in Next Few Months: JPMorgan

Approval is likely before Jan. 10, which is the final deadline for the Ark 21Shares applications, the report said.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has postponed spot bitcoin ETF responses for two applicants.  (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

SEC Scores Default Win Against Thor Token Company and Founder David Chin

Default judgements typically occur when the opposing party fails to take certain action, either failing to attend a trial or meet certain deadlines for filing documents.

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Policy

SEC Drops Charges Against Ripple CEO Garlinghouse, Chairman Larsen

The regulator had included them as defendants in its securities violation case revolving around XRP transactions, and the agency now says it's just pursuing the central Ripple case.

SEC Chair Gary Gensler and Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse (Kevin Dietsch/Getty and Scott Moore/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Policy

Do Kwon’s SEC Case May Hinge on Role of Jump Trading, Court Documents Show

Kwon has been accused of misleading investors about the terraUSD stablecoin, whose 2022 collapse ricocheted around the crypto world.

Do Kwon, whose TerraUSD and Luna tokens collapsed in 2022, fueling the crypto winter (Terra)