SEC blocks 9 high-leverage ETFs, citing Rule 18f-4 violations and investor safety considerations. Proposed ETFs amplified returns three to 5 occasions, concentrating on Bitcoin, Ether, Tesla, and Nvidia. Extremely-leveraged merchandise threat systemic losses; October’s crypto crash triggered US$20b (AU$30.8b) liquidations. The US Securities and Alternate Fee (SEC) has blocked aContinue Reading

Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan believes the exclusion of Technique from investable market indexes is unlikely to considerably impression its share value or outcome within the firm promoting its Bitcoin holdings. Hougan believes that Technique’s exclusion from indexes is already largely priced in and that the corporate has sufficient money availableContinue Reading

UK introduces a 3rd authorized class to formally classify digital belongings as property, bettering possession certainty and authorized protections. Courts will now profit from up to date laws supporting fraud restoration, inheritance, and insolvency processes. Reform aligns with broader UK regulatory efforts, together with stablecoin oversight and innovation assist inContinue Reading

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong and BlackRock CEO shared their views on crypto markets, stablecoins, tokenisation and the transformation of conventional finance at a summit held in New York this week. Armstrong revealed extra main banks are exploring digital property by pilots with the Coinbase change. Fink acknowledged he now seesContinue Reading

The Australian Bitcoin Trade Physique (ABIB) has filed a proper criticism with the ABC over a column that claimed Bitcoin serves ‘no helpful goal’ and linked it to cash laundering. ABIB argues the article breaches ABC’s editorial requirements by utilizing “outdated tropes” and ignoring use instances and institutional adoption. TheContinue Reading

CNN named prediction market Kalshi its official information companion, agreeing to combine Kalshi’s real-time market chances into its on-air and digital information protection. The information, which covers political, financial, and cultural occasions, might be utilized by CNN’s information analysts and can seem in a dwell ticker to enrich conventional pollingContinue Reading

Solana Cell will launch its native SKR token in January 2026 to underpin governance, incentives, and possession rights for customers and builders on Solana-powered telephones. The SKR token can have a hard and fast provide of 10 billion, with 30% allotted for preliminary airdrops concentrating on early Seeker customers andContinue Reading

Financial institution of America now permits advisers to advocate regulated crypto allocations between 1% and 4%. Protection of 4 main Bitcoin ETFs begins 5 January, offering compliant digital-asset publicity. The transfer aligns the financial institution with friends adopting crypto steering regardless of current Bitcoin volatility. Financial institution of America willContinue Reading