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Bitcoin's Brief Surge and Subsequent Decline On January 11, 2024, at 11 a.m. Eastern Time (ET), spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) made an impressive debut with a trading volume of $2.3 billion. However, the excitement was short-lived as bitcoin's spot markets experienced a sudden decline later that afternoon. The price of bitcoin fell below the […]

Spot Bitcoin ETFs Gear Up for Fierce Competition With Low Fees, Teaser Rates, and More Leading up to the SEC approval deadline, spot Bitcoin ETFs, including industry giants Blackrock and Fidelity, began disclosing competitive fee structures, signaling the intensifying race to attract investors. Blackrock's Aggressive Fee Cuts Blackrock, in its Jan. 8 S-1 filing, announced

The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, played a pivotal role in the landmark decision to approve 11 spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) through his deciding vote. Prior to the approvals, the SEC held a vote on spot bitcoin ETFs, with two commissioners in favor and two opposing. Gensler's vote

Commissioner Crenshaw Raises Concerns about Investor Protection and Market Integrity SEC Commissioner Caroline A. Crenshaw has expressed her dissent following the SEC's approval of spot bitcoin ETFs. In a letter, she raises serious concerns regarding investor protection and market integrity. Inconsistency with the SEC's Mandate Crenshaw argues that the approval of rule changes allowing the