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BlackRock files for bitcoin ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2023
BlackRock's iShares has filed paperwork with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to develop a spot bitcoin ETF. The iShares Bitcoin Trust will seek to mirror the performance of bitcoin's price before the payment of expenses and liabilities. ...

ETF industry continues growth: Betashares

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 17 APR 2023
... exposures." According to Israelstam, global growth exposures came "back into vogue" in March, leading to strong gains in Bitcoin and crypto products. The same goes for technology exposures more generally, while gold mining products also rallied strongly. ...

Fraudsters jailed over international crypto scam

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2023
... said. "These offenders used the internet from the comfort of their own homes to obtain tens of millions of pounds worth of Bitcoin which did not belong to them. Cyber-enabled crime presents an increasing threat to international economic stability, as ...

Cosmos Asset Management delists crypto ETFs

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2022
... (ETF) on the Cboe stock exchange. In a letter addressed to Cboe, Cosmos stated that it would be applying to revoke its Bitcoin and Ethereum funds from the market. The funds, the Cosmos Purpose Bitcoin Access ETF (CBTC) and the Cosmos Purpose Ethereum ...

Government enshrines new rule for Aussie Bitcoin owners

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2022
In the budget, the federal government introduced new rules for Bitcoin owners, clarifying that digital currencies are not taxed as foreign currency. The government said it will introduce legislation to clarify that digital currencies (such as Bitcoin) ...

Westlawn Financial Services cops stop orders

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2022
... news comes shortly after the regulator placed similar TMD stop orders on Sydney-based Holon Global Investments unlisted Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Filecoin funds. https://www.financialstandard.com.au/news/asic-issues-stop-orders-on-holon-funds-179797112? ...

ASIC issues stop orders on Holon funds

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2022
ASIC has placed interim stop orders on Holon's unlisted Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Filecoin funds due to non-compliant target market determinations (TMDs) just months after their launch. The regulator has prevented Holon from offering or distributing them ...

Members want super funds to adopt crypto: Survey

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2022
... to run. Even though most of these investors expect some volatility, many have been buoyed by the recent performance of Bitcoin which has rallied from previous lows. On the research, Nickel Digital managing director Fiona King said: "The recent relative ...

Ethereum merge: What it means for crypto

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2022
... considered the biggest upgrade of any blockchain ever, and many people would argue that it is up there with the creation of Bitcoin and blockchain itself." "For the last seven years, engineers have been so focused on the merge it has come at the expense ...

Australia ranks 40th for crypto spend

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2022
... currency volatility, and fulfill other financial needs unique to their economies "These countries also tend to lean on Bitcoin and stablecoins more than other countries. Over the coming years, it'll be interesting to see what solutions the cryptocurrency ...