NYSE Arca has filed an application with the SEC to list a Grayscale exchange-traded fund (ETF) featuring a diverse array of cryptocurrencies, marking a significant push to expand institutional access to digital assets. The Grayscale Digital Large Cap Fund, a crypto index portfolio created in 2018, includes popular cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana alongside…
Canary Capital filed for a spot Solana ETF with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Oct. 30, seeking to establish a US-based spot Solana (SOL) exchange-traded fund. The fund, titled the Canary Solana ETF, is designed to “provide exposure to the price of Solana (‘SOL’) held by the Trust,” according to the S-1 registration…
In an announcement on Oct. 29, international credit giant Visa unveiled the partnership enabling real-time money movement between traditional banking and crypto services using the Visa Direct network. “This partnership adds convenience and new services for Coinbase customers across the US and EU, including real-time, reliable, and secure money movement,” it stated. Visa’s head of…
The US Treasury Department said tokenization and stablecoins are emerging forces that could transform the Treasury market, emphasizing both the benefits of these innovations and the risks they carry, according to a recent report. The report noted that as tokenization — the process of representing assets digitally on a blockchain — takes root, the Treasury…
MicroStrategy (MSTR) announced on Wednesday that it plans to raise $42 billion over the next 3 years to purchase more BTC for its balance sheet, and improve “BTC yield” for its shareholders. In its Q3 earnings release, the company said that the “21/21 Plan” would involve raising $21 billion through ATM equity offerings, and $21…
The U.S. Department of Justice said it secured a guilty plea from the operator of crypto “market maker” MyTrade, which was one target in a wide-ranging sting that brought manipulation charges to multiple firms and individuals earlier this month.
The U.S. Treasury Department’s panel of Wall Street advisers see the tokenization of U.S. debt and other assets providing some significant potential advances, the group contended in a new report – while also envisioning an inevitable need for the kind of heavy central hand that may rankle the crypto sector.
Nishad Singh, former engineering director at defunct exchange FTX, was sentenced to time served and three years of supervised release on Oct. 30 for his role in misappropriating user funds and violating campaign finance laws. The decision, handed down by US District Judge Lewis Kaplan, follows Singh’s February guilty plea to six felony charges and…
