Fidelity 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…

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SEC seeks appeal over Ripple, crypto prices plunge, EU Bitcoin ETF

Top Stories This Week Judge grants SEC request to file motion for appeal in Ripple case Judge Analisa Torres has granted a request from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to file a motion for leave to file an interlocutory appeal in its case against Ripple Labs. The decision allowed the SEC to file a motion, on Aug. 18, requesting permission to bring a case to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Ripple will also be able to file an opposition to the motion. Torres…

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SEC reviews Ripple ruling, US bill seeks control over DeFi, and…

Top Stories This Week Chair Gensler says SEC reaction to Ripple decision is mixed, still under consideration U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler has commented publicly about the recent ruling on the agency’s suit against Ripple, saying the SEC is “still looking at it and assessing that opinion.” Gensler declined to comment further on the case, but said the commission is pleased with the court’s decision stating that XRP was a security when sold to institutional investors, but disappointed with the non-security ruling for retail investors and other…

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Entity representing Binance customers seeks compensation

A third-party entity called Eeon has intervened in the lawsuit filed by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against crypto exchange Binance. As stated in the filing with the District Court for the District of Columbia, Eeon claims that the SEC and Binance’s attorneys have failed to sufficiently represent the interests of Binance’s customers, leading Eeon to seek representation for them. In the filing, Eeon asserted,  “We are the appropriate parties involved in this case, as the Court identified us as ‘Customers’ in its Order dated June 17,…

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Hyperbitcoinization is underway, RFK seeks Bitcoin donations…

Top Stories This Week Hyperbitcoinization coming, says Bitcoin OG as ‘wholecoiners’ hit 1 million Bitcoin has crossed a significant threshold this month — there are over 1 million addresses that hold at least 1 BTC. Data from Glassnode shows an escalating pattern with regard to the amount of so-called Bitcoin “wholecoiners.” If the trend continues, Bitcoin price escalation could soon make buying it not only a luxury but something potentially unattainable altogether, according to Adam Back, co-founder and CEO of Bitcoin firm Blockstream. This hyperbitcoinization refers to the moment when…

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