In the wake of the Securities and Exchange Commission issuing Robinhood Crypto a Wells Notice, Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan took to X to argue that a "hostile regulatory environment" is benefitting Coinbase, the top cryptocurrency exchange in the U.S. "The hostile regulatory environment is creating an artificial 'moat' for Coinbase's business, helping sustain extremely high margins and allowing them to over-earn in the short-term," Hougan said in a post.
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Ethereum Layer 2 protocol Arbitrum surpassed $150 billion in transaction volume on the decentralized exchange Uniswap. Arbitrum is the first Layer 2 to pass the threshold on the DEX, Uniswap Labs wrote in a social media post on Monday. Blockchain data tracker DeFiLlama shows Arbitrum's total value locked (TVL) as $2.64 billion, making it the largest Layer 2 by TVL and the fifth largest protocol by TVL behind the Layer 1s Solana, BSC, Tron and Ethereum.
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🇬🇧 Revolut launches standalone crypto trading platform for UK retail customers
Global fintech company Revolut rolled out Revolut X on Tuesday — a standalone crypto trading platform available to its UK retail customers. The firm launched in the UK offering money transfers in 2015 and began allowing users to buy, hold and exchange cryptocurrencies in 2017. Since then, it has become the UK’s largest fintech company and has reached more than 40 million customers worldwide.
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Global fintech company Revolut rolled out Revolut X on Tuesday — a standalone crypto trading platform available to its UK retail customers. The firm launched in the UK offering money transfers in 2015 and began allowing users to buy, hold and exchange cryptocurrencies in 2017. Since then, it has become the UK’s largest fintech company and has reached more than 40 million customers worldwide.
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A proposal to list and trade shares of Grayscale's ether futures exchange-traded fund has been withdrawn, according to a new document filed on Tuesday. The application for the Grayscale Ethereum Futures Trust ETF, which was filed by NYSE Arca, Inc., in September last year, was withdrawn on May 3, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing.
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🇭🇰 Wintermute announces liquidity support for Hong Kong spot bitcoin, ether ETFs
Crypto market maker Wintermute announced today that it will provide liquidity to OSL and HashKey for Hong Kong’s spot bitcoin and ether exchange-traded funds, in an attempt to “foster Wintermute’s presence in the Asia crypto markets.” In a Wednesday statement, Wintermute said that it plans to work closely with OSL and HashKey — both sub-custodians for the spot crypto ETFs in Hong Kong — on buying, selling and delivery of underlying bitcoin and ether for the spot ETFs.
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Crypto market maker Wintermute announced today that it will provide liquidity to OSL and HashKey for Hong Kong’s spot bitcoin and ether exchange-traded funds, in an attempt to “foster Wintermute’s presence in the Asia crypto markets.” In a Wednesday statement, Wintermute said that it plans to work closely with OSL and HashKey — both sub-custodians for the spot crypto ETFs in Hong Kong — on buying, selling and delivery of underlying bitcoin and ether for the spot ETFs.
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🇺🇸 SEC argues $2 billion penalty against Ripple is needed, slams $10 million counterproposal
The Securities and Exchange Commission is pushing back against Ripple's claim that it should pay fewer fines, according to a recent court filing. The SEC has said Ripple should pay close to $2 billion in fines for selling to institutional investors. In its opposition motion filed last month, Ripple argued that the figure should be closer to $10 million. The SEC noted its proposed penalty was large but said Ripple's proposed penalty would be a "slap on the wrist" in a filing posted on Tuesday.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission is pushing back against Ripple's claim that it should pay fewer fines, according to a recent court filing. The SEC has said Ripple should pay close to $2 billion in fines for selling to institutional investors. In its opposition motion filed last month, Ripple argued that the figure should be closer to $10 million. The SEC noted its proposed penalty was large but said Ripple's proposed penalty would be a "slap on the wrist" in a filing posted on Tuesday.
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Bitcoin mining companies are increasingly searching for more environment-friendly energy sources to power their operations. Genesis Digital Assets, a bitcoin mining company, has announced that it has partnered with YPF Luz, a power provider, to build a bitcoin mining site run completely using electricity generated from flare gas in Argentina. The Bajo del Toro plant, a recently built thermoelectric facility, will provide energy to Genesis Digital Assets’ bitcoin mining data center, hosting 1,200 miners in a site inside the plant.
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Robinhood reported $36 billion in crypto notional trading volume during the first quarter of 2024, a 224% increase year over year. The firm also reported record net revenues of $618 million, up 40% year over year. The total revenues included $329 million derived from transaction revenues, which included revenue generated from its crypto business — making up $126 million of the total, a 232% increase year over year.
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According to Joe Downie, the chief marketing officer at Nicehash, bitcoin miners struggling to stay afloat after the halving are unlikely to support or become involved with artificial intelligence (AI). This is because their application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) miners now “only allow for mining on one algorithm.” Furthermore, Downie argued that bitcoin mining devices are not “designed for flexibility,” and hence, they cannot be used to support AI infrastructure.
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The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) appointed Forensic Risk Alliance (FRA) to serve as the outside monitor over the crypto exchange Binance, reports Bloomberg citing people familiar with the matter. FRA, a London-based providing services in forensic accounting and compliance consulting services, beat out Sullivan & Cromwell to take on the position, Bloomberg adds. Binance must undergo a monitorship of three years as part of its plea deal with the DOJ related to money laundering violations.
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🇺🇸 SEC Rebuts 🏦 Coinbase's Attempt to Get Appeals Court to Answer Key Crypto Question
U.S. regulators said an appeals court shouldn't heed Coinbase's request to review how – or if – conventional securities rules apply to cryptocurrencies. Coinbase, the largest U.S. crypto exchange, filed for permission to ask the Second Circuit Court of Appeals if the Howey Test, a longstanding Supreme Court assessment for securities, should apply to digital assets. Coinbase hopes it doesn't. Coinbase hasn't successfully argued this is needed, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said Friday.
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U.S. regulators said an appeals court shouldn't heed Coinbase's request to review how – or if – conventional securities rules apply to cryptocurrencies. Coinbase, the largest U.S. crypto exchange, filed for permission to ask the Second Circuit Court of Appeals if the Howey Test, a longstanding Supreme Court assessment for securities, should apply to digital assets. Coinbase hopes it doesn't. Coinbase hasn't successfully argued this is needed, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said Friday.
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Ark Invest and 21shares have revised their proposal for a spot ethereum exchange-traded fund (ETF), removing previously included options for staking. This change marks a significant pivot from their earlier filings, which had contemplated engaging trusted staking providers to manage part of the trust’s assets.
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🇺🇸 US spot bitcoin ETFs return to net inflows following four weeks of outflows
Spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds in the United States returned to net inflows of $116.8 million last week after enduring four consecutive weeks of outflows totaling more than $1 billion. Grayscale’s converted Bitcoin Trust was the only spot bitcoin ETF to register net outflows last week, with $171.1 million leaving the higher-fee fund. That came despite GBTC breaking its 78-day outflow streak with $63 million worth of net inflows on May 3 and a further $3.9 million last Monday.
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Spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds in the United States returned to net inflows of $116.8 million last week after enduring four consecutive weeks of outflows totaling more than $1 billion. Grayscale’s converted Bitcoin Trust was the only spot bitcoin ETF to register net outflows last week, with $171.1 million leaving the higher-fee fund. That came despite GBTC breaking its 78-day outflow streak with $63 million worth of net inflows on May 3 and a further $3.9 million last Monday.
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A new filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission illuminates key figures for the spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) HODL, issued by the digital asset arm of the investment manager VanEck. For the first fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2024, HODL's bitcoin investment amounted to 8,711 BTC, for a value of $619,067,103, and the fund had a $109 million increase in net assets, according to the Monday filing.
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Coinbase's chief legal officer Paul Grewal criticized the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for deviating from its own Wells notice process, according to his X post on Tuesday. “In a brief to avoid dismissal of its case against Debt Box with prejudice, [the SEC] includes a remarkable admission that it did not follow its own typical Wells process when it refused to tell us what assets would be charged as securities,” wrote Grewal.
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pSTAKE Finance, backed by Binance Labs and a prominent figure in the liquid staking sector, is set to introduce a novel liquid staking solution for Bitcoin, constructed on Babylon’s framework. This development marks a significant extension of pSTAKE’s offerings beyond its initial focus area within the Cosmos network, where it first introduced liquid staking in 2021.
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Salim Ramji, set to take the reins at Vanguard from outgoing CEO Tim Buckley on July 8, quickly poured cold water on the idea that he has intentions for the asset management giant to offer its own spot bitcoin ETF. "I think it’s important for firms to have consistency in terms of what they stand for and the products and services they offer," Salim Ramji told Barron's.
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The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group is planning to launch bitcoin spot trading in addition to its existing futures product, according to the Financial Times, which cited sources familiar with the matter. The group has reportedly been conducting discussions with traders who prefer dealing with cryptocurrencies on a regulated platform. The plan has not been finalized, according to the report.
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Shares of Coinbase dropped nearly 8% to $202.49 during U.S. morning hours on Thursday after a Financial Times report that the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) might soon offer spot bitcoin trading amid strong interest from clients. Cryptocurrencies were up on the day. The CoinDesk 20 Index, which tracks 20 of the largest digital tokens by market capitalization, is 0.91% higher over the past 24 hours.
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