The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the Philippines said the retail trading platform eToro is unauthorized to sell or offer securities to the public in the Philippines.
On-chain data suggests that less Bitcoin (BTC) is sitting on crypto exchanges than ever within the past six years. According to CryptoQuant’s Bitcoin Exchange Reserve dashboard, balances on such platforms dwindled to just 1,945,051 BTC as of April 2, 2024.
The competition among investment banks to be the first to incorporate spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the United States has intensified, with Morgan Stanley and UBS vying for the top spot.
Coinbase Global has announced it will be using Lightspark to bring the Bitcoin Lightning Network to its network for faster and cheaper payment transfers.
Cathie Wood’s ARK 21 Shares Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) has recorded daily outflows of over $87 million, marking the first time it witnessed larger daily outflows than Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust (GBTC).
Bitfinex Derivatives, the derivatives platform of iFinex Financial Technologies Limited, is expanding its offerings with the launch of two new volatility-focused perpetual futures contracts. These contracts, the Bitcoin Implied Volatility Index (BVIVF0:USTF0) and the Ethereum Implied Volatility Index (EVIVF0:USTF0), aim to capture the market’s sentiment regarding future price movements for the two leading cryptocurrencies.
Goldman Sachs chief investment officer Sharmin Mossavar-Rahmani, said in an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Bitcoin is not considered an investment asset class, adding “we’re not believers in crypto.”
The Bitcoin (BTC) price is eyeing a possible breakout to the south of the $65,000 level as the market readies itself for a potential $2.1 billion sale of confiscated Silk Road Bitcoin tokens by the US government.