Spot Bitcoin ETF: US Lawmakers Jump In With Demands For The SEC
Lawmakers in the United States have finally put their foot down and demanded that the US SEC Chairman approve Grayscale’s spot Bitcoin ETF proposal “immediately.” US Congress Imposes Spot Bitcoin ETF Immediate Approval A group of four members of the United States Congress sent a letter to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman, Gary Gensler on Tuesday, September 26 demanding the prompt endorsement of spot Bitcoin ETFs. Related Reading: Early Rejection Of 21Shares Spot Bitcoin ETF Sparks Concerns The letter described major flaws in the US SEC’s rejection of....
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U.S. lawmakers have called on the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to approve bitcoin spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Since the SEC has approved the trading of bitcoin futures ETFs, the lawmakers said it “should no longer have concerns with bitcoin spot ETFs and should show a similar willingness to permit the trading of bitcoin spot ETFs.”
Lawmakers Urge SEC to Permit Trading of Bitcoin Spot ETFs
U.S. Representatives Tom Emmer and Darren Soto sent a bipartisan letter to the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, Wednesday....
As if we did not have enough Bitcoin associated-DDoS attacks in 2015, the coming year may see the number turn three-fold as automation of such attacks increases. The startling prediction has been made by a Hudson-based DDoS protection solutions provider Corero Network Security (LSE: CNS). The media release states that the volume of DDoS attacks grew by 32% per quarter, and may result in a 30% jump in Bitcoin ransom demands if the trend is allowed to continue. Dave Larson, COO at Corero Network Security said: "Just one highly publicized participant will further fuel the epidemic by causing....
Several U.S. lawmakers and a commissioner with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have voiced concerns about the securities regulator expanding its crypto enforcement unit. “The SEC is a regulatory agency with an enforcement division, not an enforcement agency.” Lawmakers Oppose SEC’s Crypto Enforcement Focus A number of lawmakers and a commissioner with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) slammed the securities watchdog Tuesday for focusing on crypto enforcement. This followed the SEC’s announcement that the agency nearly doubled....
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has passed through pressures from the legislative arm; the tension increased as the SEC devised measures for crypto regulations earning displeasure from different people, especially the lawmakers. The lawmakers are now scrutinizing the watchdog. Also, they’ve noted the increasing lobbying activities from the crypto space in the past […]
Three different bills have been introduced in the U.S. this year to empower the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to be the primary regulator of the crypto spot markets.
Lawmakers Want CFTC to Be Primary Regulator of Crypto Spot Markets
Three bills have been introduced in Congress so far this year to make the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) the primary regulator for crypto spot markets.
Noting that there has been a longtime debate as to whether the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) or the CFTC should be the primary regulator of the crypto....