News & Analysis as of

Bitcoin Digital Assets Exchange Traded Funds

Polsinelli

Blockchain+ Bi-Weekly; Highlights of the Last Two Weeks in Web3 Law: December 19, 2024

Polsinelli on

With Bitcoin hitting record highs and breaking a barrier long seen as aspirational, and with a new administration making key appointments, the year is ending with much excitement and momentum for the digital assets industry....more

BakerHostetler

Weekly Blockchain Blog - November 2024 #4

BakerHostetler on

Stablecoin Initiatives Announced by Fintech Companies, DeFi Protocols - Major U.S. payments firm recently announced plans to enable “disbursement partners” to use the PYUSD stablecoin to settle cross-border money...more

BakerHostetler

Weekly Blockchain Blog with Client Alert - August 2024 #2

BakerHostetler on

Crypto Offerings Launch by Major Investment Bank, Asset Manager and Insurer - According to a recent report, a major multinational investment bank and financial services firm is now allowing its investment advisors to pitch...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

SEC Approves Spot Ether ETFs

Troutman Pepper Locke on

On July 22, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) declared nine registration statements effective under the Securities Act of 1933 for spot Ether ETFs, clearing the way for the ETFs to begin trading on July 23....more

Holland & Knight LLP

Regulación y revolución: Avances y perspectivas en la industria de activos digitales: Los más recientes desarrollos y avances...

Holland & Knight LLP on

En el marco de la constante evolución del ecosistema financiero global y de la transformación digital que vivimos, la industria de los activos digitales sigue cobrando una gran relevancia, permitiendo redefinir las fronteras...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

CryptoLink - February 2024 Updates

CryptoLink is a compilation of news stories published by outside organizations. Akin aggregates the stories, but the information contained in them does not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of the firm. Akin's...more

BakerHostetler

Weekly Blockchain Blog - March 2024 #2

BakerHostetler on

Financial Institutions Add Bitcoin ETFs, Crypto Product Integrations Continue - According to recent reports, two major U.S. financial institutions have begun offering spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to their...more

Polsinelli

Blockchain+ Bi-Weekly - February 2024

Polsinelli on

The Blockchain Bi-Weekly presented by the Polsinelli Blockchain+ team is a rundown of some of the key stories in the Web3, blockchain and crypto ecosystems curated by our attorneys navigating the intersections of code, smart...more

Polsinelli

Blockchain+ Bi-Weekly - January 2024 #2

Polsinelli on

The Blockchain Bi-Weekly presented by the Polsinelli Blockchain+ team is a rundown of some of the key stories in the Web3, blockchain and crypto ecosystems curated by our attorneys navigating the intersections of code, smart...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

The SEC Approves ETFs That Track Bitcoin

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently approved the applications of 11 asset and investment management firms to launch exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that track bitcoin on the spot market. This event heralds...more

BCLP

At Long Last: What Crypto’s First Spot Etfs Mean for the Digital Asset Industry

BCLP on

After years of denials, the SEC has finally approved its first Bitcoin spot ETFs. Reaching this point has involved legal battles, repeated reviews of applications, and much more....more

Polsinelli

Blockchain+ Bi-Weekly - October 2023

Polsinelli on

The Blockchain Bi-Weekly presented by the Polsinelli Blockchain+ team is a rundown of some of the key stories in the Web3, blockchain and crypto ecosystems curated by our attorneys navigating the intersections of code, smart...more

BakerHostetler

Firms Announce New Crypto Initiatives; Court Overturns Bitcoin ETF Rejection; FASB Updates Crypto Accounting Standard; SEC Brings...

BakerHostetler on

SWIFT Publishes Blockchain Pilot Findings; Firms Announce USDC Integrations - According to a recent press release, the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (Swift) recently published a report with...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

The SEC, Grayscale, and the Race for a Spot-Bitcoin ETF: An Inside Look at the APA’s “Arbitrary and Capricious” Standard

Troutman Pepper Locke on

In the ever-evolving world of digital assets and law, Grayscale Investments, LLC (Grayscale) found itself at the pinnacle of a major decision by the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. On August 29, the court...more

Winstead PC

A Potential Big Win for Bitcoin: A Federal Court Overturned the SEC’s Refusal to List a Spot Bitcoin ETF

Winstead PC on

On Tuesday, August 29, 2023, Bitcoin once again loomed large over financial markets after the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals vacated an SEC order that rejected Grayscale Investments’ (“Grayscale”) application to list a spot...more

BakerHostetler

Stablecoin Pilot Launches; Crypto Fund Report Published; Senate Seeks Crypto Tax Input; Numerous Crypto Enforcement Actions...

BakerHostetler on

Company Announces Stablecoin Pilot; BIS Publishes Reports on CBDCs - According to a blog post by a major multinational software company, the company has begun a pilot project to experiment with using the USDC and EUROC...more

Morgan Lewis

ETF Roundup – Issue 7 December 2021

Morgan Lewis on

UPDATE ON CRYPTO ASSETS IN ETFS - In 2018, the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Investment Management staff penned a letter to the Investment Company Institute and the Securities Industry and Financial...more

Cole Schotz

Digital Assets Key Terms Overview

Cole Schotz on

The first Bitcoin ETF began trading today in the United States. Although this ETF is a Bitcoin Futures ETF, the world’s largest digital currency manager announced today that an application to convert its Bitcoin Trust into a...more

Cole Schotz

Cryptocurrencies And The Securities And Exchange Commission

Cole Schotz on

As previously discussed, in addition to the State Regulations and FinCen Rulings pertaining to Digital Assets and Cryptocurrencies, there are a host of other federal agencies with regulations that affect the industry. The...more

BakerHostetler

Crypto Exchanges Launch Initiatives, NFT Hype Continues, Token Safe Harbor Proposal Updated, Digital Euro Study Published, Hacked...

BakerHostetler on

Cryptocurrency Exchanges Forge New Paths, Bitcoin ETF Applications Continue - This week one of the largest U.S. cryptocurrency exchanges, Coinbase, completed its initial public offering through a direct listing of its shares...more

BakerHostetler

Crypto Firm Initiatives in CBDCs and Custody, GSA Auctions Bitcoin, Marketing Campaigns Integrate Crypto, ETFs Seek Approval,...

BakerHostetler on

Crypto Firms Expand CBDC and Custody Initiatives, GSA Auctions Bitcoin - Ripple Labs recently released a white paper describing its XRP cryptocurrency as a way to link different central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). The...more

Polsinelli

BitBlog Bi-Weekly Update - March 2020

Polsinelli on

Strikeout for Bitcoin ETF -   Another ETF bites the dust. On February 26th the SEC rejected the application of NYSE Acre for the approval of an exchange traded fund sponsored by the New York firm of Wilshire Phoenix to...more

Polsinelli

BitBlog Weekly Summary: Digital Asset Regulations in New York State

Polsinelli on

This week saw two items of note in the regulation of digital assets and both came out of the state of New York. The Return of the Empire State - A New York State Supreme Court ruled that it has personal and subject...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Investment Management Update - June 2019

In the inaugural issue of Investment Management Update, we summarize regulatory, litigation and industry developments from February 2019 to May 2019 impacting the investment management sector....more

Burr & Forman

Cryptocurrency Firm Bitwise Asset Management Seeks SEC Review of New Bitcoin ETF

Burr & Forman on

According to an initial registration statement published on January 10, the cryptocurrency index fund provider Bitwise Asset Management has applied with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) to form a new...more

26 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 2

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide