The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has delayed reaching a decision on whether to approve or disapprove of spot Ether (ETH) exchange-traded fund applications from ARK 21Shares and VanEck. In separate notices filed Sept. 27, the SEC said it would designate a longer period on whether to approve…
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Gary Gensler, chairman of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, told the House Financial Services Committee hearing on Sept. 27 that he enjoys testifying before the committee. He had well over four hours of that pleasure that day, much of which was devoted to criticism of his agency’s policies…
The cloud mining platform NiceHash said that it will end U.K. access to its services in a statement emailed to users around Sept. 27. The company said that it will no longer provide services to users residing in the United Kingdom starting on Oct. 10, 2023. Individuals residing in the…
On Sept. 20, the Federal Reserve delivered a message that reverberated through financial markets: interest rates are expected to remain at their highest level in over two decades, and possibly for longer than most market participants’ expectations. This attitude comes against the backdrop of stubbornly high inflation, with the core…
IBM Quantum and Microsoft have formed a coalition to tackle post-quantum cryptography alongside not-for-profit research tank MITRE, U.K.-based cryptography firm PQShield, Google sibling company SandboxAQ, and the University of Waterloo. We’re proud to be a part of a new community of cybersecurity organizations to accelerate adoption of post-quantum cryptography in…
The legal defense for Terraform Labs submitted a court filing that aims to show that its former CEO, Do Kwon, cannot be extradited to the United States. In a Sept. 27 filing, the defense’s legal team noted that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) intends to depose Kwon to…
In this week’s newsletter, check out Glassnode data that shows nonfungible token (NFT) protocol Bitcoin Ordinals may not be clogging the network. Read about British politicians using the metaverse to discuss opportunities and challenges in Web3, and find out why Rolling Stone says NFTs are “finally totally worthless.” And don’t…
U.S.-based crypto exchange Kraken plans to offer trading in US-listed stocks and exchange-traded funds, according to a source familiar with the matter as cited by Bloomberg. The initiative will be spearheaded by a newly established division, Kraken Securities. According to the reporting, Kraken has already obtained necessary regulatory permits in…
The U.S. state of Texas accounts for over 28% of all Bitcoin (BTC) hashing power in the United States, according to the latest Hashrate Map by crypto mining service provider Foundry USA. The newly updated map shows Texas with 28.5% of all Bitcoin hash rate in the country, followed by…