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Swedish Regulator Warns Consumers Over Crypto Investment Product Risks

Swedish Regulatory Body (FSA) Warns Against Crypto-assets Products

February 23, 2021 by Adeniyi Olowoporoku at Regulation

Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA) has issued a warning to citizens regarding the trade of crypto-asset products. This comes after the regulatory body previously warned about the risks with trading in crypto-assets. Crypto-assets Products Unsuitable for Retailers The latest warning from the FSA was revealed in a blog post on the...

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SIX Swiss Exchange Lists World’s First “Active” Bitcoin ETF

July 28, 2020 by Shaurya Malwa at Bitcoin

Swiss cryptocurrency investment management boutique FiCAS has launched the world’s first actively managed bitcoin exchange-traded product (ETP), according to an announcement earlier today. First Actively Managed Crypto ETF The so-called “Bitcoin Capital Active ETP (BTCA)” is now listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange. All holders will be charged with the...

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SEC Cracks Down on Misleading Crypto and Data Sharing ETF Monikers

April 16, 2019 by Tokoni Uti at Blockchain, Exchange, Finance, News, Regulation

Due to the saturation of the ETF market and misleading filing monikers, the SEC has asked several firms to change their filing names, Bloomberg reports on April 12, 2019. Crack Down It is no secret that a good number of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s '(SEC) interaction with the crypto...

New Research Reveals Most of Bitcoin Trading Considered to Be Highly Manipulated

March 25, 2019 by Nuno Menezes at Bitcoin, Exchange, News, Regulation

According to a report published by Bitwise Asset Management most bitcoin trading is highly manipulated by unregulated exchanges, as reported by CNBC on March 22, 2019. 95% Bitcoin Manipulation A review published by Bitwise is launching a wave of scrutiny over the legitimacy of the Bitcoin trading market as it...

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Crypto ETFs Could Become a Reality in Japan; but Is there Substantial Interest?

January 7, 2019 by Priyeshu Garg at Adoption, Altcoins, Business, Commentary, Exchange, Finance, News, Regulation

Japan's primary financial watchdog, the Financial Services Agency (FSA), could approve crypto exchange-traded-funds despite abandoning plans to allow Bitcoin futures, a person familiar with the matter told Bloomberg on January 7, 2019. Increasing Interest in Cryptocurrency EFTs in Japan Despite giving up on their plans to allow listing a Bitcoin...

FXCM Group Unveils Fresh Cryptocurrency Trading Product

FXCM Forex Trading Company now Offers Clients Bitcoin CFDs

October 3, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Business, Finance, News, Tech

Forex Capital Markets (FXCM), a London-based global foreign exchange brokerage has joined the bitcoin bandwagon just like some of its competitors in the forex and financial services industry including Admiral Markets, ICM Capital and others, reported Finance Magnates on October 1, 2018. FXCM Bitcoin CFD According to sources close to the...

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Ten Years after Lehman Brothers Sunk, Wall Street Comes Full Circle on the Back of Bitcoin

September 15, 2018 by Liam J Kelly at Bitcoin, Commentary, Exchange, Finance, News, Regulation

Ten years after Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy in 2008, a host of new financial offerings is hoping to entice sullied investors back into the market. The task hasn’t been easy, however. The financial crisis that spawned Bitcoin has left enough emotional damage to keep those with a keen sense...

Bitcoin Drops to One-Month Low as Silk Road Wallet Cashes Out: BTCManager’s Week in Review

September 11, 2018 by Alex Lielacher at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Development, Exchange, Investment, Mining, News

The price of bitcoin dropped by 12 percent week-on-week after a Silk Road-related wallet holding 111,114.615 BTC and BCH, among other forks, - worth over one billion dollars - moved coins for the first time in four years, which many took as a sign that the wallet holder was about...

Goldman Sachs Abandons Plans to Launch a Cryptocurrency Trading Desk

September 6, 2018 by Nuno Menezes at Bitcoin, Business, Development, Finance, Investment, News

According to Business Insider on September 5, 2018, Goldman Sachs is no longer opening a bitcoin trading platform and instead is planning on launching a key business to streamline and drive investment from Wall Street onto Crypto. Goldman Sachs Backtracks Fearing a regulatory crackdown on crypto, Goldman Sachs set aside its...

Wilshire Phoenix Amends Bitcoin ETF Proposal

Bitcoin Makes Gains Despite Further Bitcoin ETF Rejections and Chinese Crypto Crackdown: BTCManager’s Week in Review

August 28, 2018 by Alex Lielacher at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Business, Ethereum, Finance, News

Bitcoin investors were able to sleep easier these past seven days, as the price of bitcoin managed to remain firm for the second consecutive week, gaining four percent week-on-week. Crypto Market Gaining Traction Bitcoin booked gains this week despite the SEC rejecting several newly proposed Bitcoin ETFs. SEC Commissioner Heather...

Walmart-Backed Canadian Blockchain ETF to Begin Trading in September 2018

August 25, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Ethereum, Exchange, Finance, Investment, News

According to a report published on August 22, 2018, a new blockchain exchange-traded fund based out of Vancouver, Canada has surfaced in the cryptocurrency world and is set to be traded on the Aequitas NEO Exchange in Canada in September 2018. A Walmart-Backed ETF Worth a Second Glance Although the...

Inside Cboe’s Bitcoin ETF Plans

August 15, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Bitcoin, Exchange, Finance, News, Regulation

Months after announcing the industry’s first Bitcoin futures, Cboe Global Markets (Cboe) now aspires to become the first to list a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). While the company still has to get a final nod from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), speculative reports are suggesting that it’s only...

Vitalik Buterin Terms Crypto ETF “a Distraction”

August 1, 2018 by Rahul Nambiampurath at Adoption, Altcoins, Bitcoin, Commentary, Ethereum, Investment, News

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have witnessed higher than average trading volumes over the past two weeks. This is partly due to investor enthusiasm as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is expected to announce its long-awaited decision on a crypto ETF. Amidst this discussion though, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has...

Reality Shares Introduces the First Chinese Blockchain ETF

June 22, 2018 by Pratik Makadiya at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Business, News, Regulation

Asset management firm Reality Shares introduced the first exchange-traded fund (ETF) to provide investors accessibility to Chinese companies in the cryptocurrency sector. Additionally, the company offers ingenious and resourceful services to interested clients. Potential Emerging Market Open for Investment The asset management company intends to spread its roots throughout the...

Blockchain ETFs Steadily Gaining Preference among Investors; OKEx ETFs Launched

June 7, 2018 by contributor at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Finance, News, Tech

Among whispers of state-backed cryptocurrency exchanges making the rounds, blockchain Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) offered by traditional finance behemoths are showing great promise. While the concept could have been unimaginable a few years ago, 2018 offers four ETFs dedicated to blockchain technology. Blockchain ETFs on the Rise While the emerging...

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