Category: BlackRock

WisdomTree and Invesco Galaxy Spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETF Applications Delayed by SEC

August 31, 2023CryptoLeave a Comment

Judge Neomi Rao, writing for the unanimous court, said the SEC’s denial of the application was inconsistent with the approval of a pair of bitcoin futures ETFs, and did not explain why it viewed these types of products differently given the underlying bitcoin market had a “99.9% correlation” between spot and futures market prices. Grayscale’s […]

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink’s Turnabout on Bitcoin $BTC Elicits Cheers, Skepticism of Crypto Cred

July 7, 2023CryptoLeave a Comment

“Arguments have been made that ETFs, as well as bitcoin exchanges, ignore what some believe is the single most important feature of bitcoin, the ability to control their funds without the need to place trust in a third-party to manage the asset,” said Jim Iourio, managing director of TJM Institutional Services and a veteran futures […]

Thank BlackRock’s Clients for Larry Fink’s Change of Heart

July 6, 2023CryptoLeave a Comment

BlackRock’s CEO once called Bitcoin an “index of money laundering.” Now he’s changed his tune.

BlackRock Bitcoin $BTC ETF Application Refiled, Naming Coinbase $COIN as ‘Surveillance-Sharing’ Partner

July 3, 2023CryptoLeave a Comment

Several other pending applications, including one on behalf of BlackRock’s money-management rival, Fidelity, have since been updated to name Coinbase as the partner for the surveillance-sharing agreements. The sponsor of a bitcoin trust must enter a surveillance-sharing agreement with a regulated market of significant size to secure a go-ahead from regulators, based on a reading […]

BlackRock’s Spot Bitcoin ETF Not The Same As Grayscale’s Product, Experts Say

June 16, 2023CryptoLeave a Comment

Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) terminology can sometimes be tricky, and fund management giant BlackRock’s application for a spot Bitcoin ETF has raised some questions.

BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF Would Be a Big Deal

June 16, 2023CryptoLeave a Comment

First, exchanges should be a bit fearful. If new investors want price exposure to bitcoin and don’t care about the aspect of it that makes it cool (like using it), then those investors will look to pay as little as possible for that bitcoin. Why would an investor pay a 1% fee at an exchange […]