A person familiar with the situation reportedly said that Goldman Sachs will restart its Bitcoin futures trading desk, first proposed and then cancelled in 2018. The financial giant is expected to offer the futures and non-deliverable forwards for clients from next week.
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NYDIG is the third company applying for the Gensler-era SEC's approval on a bitcoin ETF (Photo: Gerd Altmann/Pixabay)New York Digital Investment Group seeks Bitcoin ETF approval
The Bitcoin-focused firm’s filing, which includes a partnership with Morgan Stanley, comes as Canada approved two Bitcoin ETFs in a week
NYDIG’s U.S. application with the SEC joins others by investment firm VanEck, which filed on Dec. 30, and the Feb. 5 filing by bitcoin fund manager Valkyrie Digital Assets. The three U.S. applications are just the latest step in a years-long and so far useless battle by bitcoin proponents to launch an ETF in the U.S. But with anti-bitcoin SEC Chairman Jay Clayton replaced by a new, crypto-knowledgeable acting SEC chairman in Gary Gensler, many believe that is about to change.
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MIT blockchain prof Gary Gensler to head SEC: Report
Citing two sources, Reuters is claiming that the Biden administration intends to appoint the former CFTC commissioner to head the Securities and Exchange Commission
An SEC chairman who understands and appreciates the potential of blockchain and cryptocurrencies would likely be a huge improvement over the recently departed SEC chairman Jay Clayton, who has been a staunch opponent of allowing bitcoin exchange traded funds, often citing rampant market manipulation.
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Bitwise crosses $500M in assets under management
The crypto index fund provider and asset manager’s assets increased fivefold since the end of October
“The speed at which professional investors are moving into crypto right now is remarkable,” said Bitwise co-founder and CEO Hunter Horsley, noting that a growing number of institutional investors are increasingly convinced that it has a place in mainstream portfolios.
