Spot Crypto Trading Gets Major Green Light From US Regulators
In a continued support for crypto, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have jointly confirmed that registered exchanges can now facilitate spot crypto trading under existing law. Related Reading: Bitcoin In Trouble? Exchange Reserve Spikes To Highest In Months The joint statement, released Tuesday, clarifies that platforms such as the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), Nasdaq, CBOE, and CME face no legal barriers to listing select digital asset products. SEC Chair Paul Atkins hailed the move as a turning point, emphasizing that....
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If Coinbase gets approval from the National Futures Association, it will then need to register with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to get the green light. Top U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase has submitted an application to become a registered Futures Commission Merchant (FCM) with the National Futures Association (NFA).Details are sparse, but according to the NFA website the pending application was submitted on Sept. 15 under the name “Coinbase Global Inc.”Coinbase highlighted the move via Twitter on Sept. 16 and stated that “this is the next step to broaden our offerings and offer....
Asset management firm Fidelity has made further amendments to its application for an Ethereum (ETH) spot exchange-traded fund (ETF). This move comes as the investment giant and other applicants await the green light from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to commence ETH ETF trading in the United States. Fidelity Updates S-1 Form – What’s […]
Organismo Agenti e Mediatori in Italy has granted regulatory license to cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com (CRO-USD) so that it may offer its products and services to customers there. Crypto.com Expands To Italy Italian regulators have given Crypto.com the go-ahead to offer its services in the Mediterranean nation, which the business says is in line with its […]
Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas has shifted his projected deadline for the launch of Ethereum Spot ETFs in the United States. This development comes following comments by the US Securities and Exchange Commission on the second round of S-1 forms submission. Related Reading: Green Light Ahead For Ethereum ETF, States SEC Chair Gensler S-1 Forms Receive […]