• SEC Chairman Jay Clayton discussing Bitcoin at CNBC's Delivering Alpha conference, September 19, 2019 (via YouTube.com / CNBC)
    SEC Chairman Jay Clayton discussing Bitcoin at CNBC's Delivering Alpha conference, September 19, 2019 (via YouTube.com / CNBC).
    Bitcoin,  United States

    SEC’s Jay Clayton casts more doubt on Bitcoin ETF

    Speaking at the Discovering Alpha conference in New York, the commission’s chairman said people who think an unmanipulated bitcoin price can be found are ‘sorely mistaken’

    September 19, 2019 /

    Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton again threw cold water on the idea of listing Bitcoin on an exchange traded fund (ETF) anytime soon.

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  • "It's okay, little man. You'll see a Bitcoin ETF when you're a big boy... maybe." (via Pixabay).
    "It's okay, little man. You'll see a Bitcoin ETF when you're a big boy... maybe." (via Pixabay).
    Cryptocurrencies

    Cboe pulls Bitcoin index fund application—again

    The BZX Exchange had asked the Securities and Exchange Commission to approve an ETF tracking the price of Bitcoin

    September 18, 2019 /

    Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton may feel that his agency is getting closer to approving an index fund tracking cryptocurrencies, but it’s apparently not close enough for the Chicago Board Options Exchange, which just withdrew its application to create a Bitcoin EFT.

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