Frax Finance, the issuer of the stablecoin frax usd (FRAX), which currently holds the ninth spot among fiat-pegged tokens by market capitalization, is weighing the addition of Blackrock’s BUIDL token as a reserve backing asset. A governance vote, scheduled to wrap up on Dec. 31, 2024, will decide the proposal’s fate. FIP-418: Frax Finance Weighs […] Source link
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BlackRock’s IBIT Bitcoin ETF is the Most Successful New ETF in 4 Years
Follow Nikolaus On X Here Ever since BlackRock filed for its spot Bitcoin ETF last year, Bloomberg ETF analysts Eric Balchunas and James Seyffart have been providing valuable insights and data regarding everything Bitcoin ETFs. If you’re not already following either of them on X, I highly recommend you do. Today, Balchunas shared a new mind blowing statistic about BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF IBIT specifically. Over the last four years, there were over 1,800 ETFs launched in the United States. Out of all of those, IBIT has taken in the…
Read MoreFidelity seeks green light for Ethereum ETF, following BlackRock’s filing
Fidelity, an asset management firm overseeing $4.5 trillion in assets, has become the latest firm to seek approval for a spot Ether (ETH) exchange-traded fund (ETF). In a filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Nov. 17, Fidelity proposes to list and trade shares of the Fidelity Ethereum Fund on the Cboe BZX Exchange. The filing stated: “According to the Registration Statement, each Share will represent a fractional undivided beneficial interest in the Trust’s net assets. The Trust’s assets will consist of ETH held by the Custodian on…
Read MoreGary Gensler’s job at risk, BlackRock’s first spot Bitcoin ETF…
Top Stories This Week US lawmakers file ‘SEC Stabilization Act’ to fire Gary Gensler United States Representative Warren Davidson has introduced the “SEC Stabilization Act” into the House of Representatives. One of the bill’s main provisions is to fire Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler. The bill would remove Gensler from office and redistribute power between the SEC chair and commissioners. It would also add a sixth commissioner to the agency, disallow any party from holding a majority on the commission and create an executive director position. The…
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