#VanEck News

SEC Agrees to Re-Examine Bitwise ETF Decision

November 19, 2019 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at Bitcoin

In October this year, the SEC rejected Bitwise's application for a Bitcoin ETF in partnership with NYSE Arca. The regulator has now announced they are willing to give the ETF proposal a second look, and invites any party to file a statement in support of the product by December 18,...

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Solidifying the Investment Thesis for Bitcoin with Statistical Data and Qualitative Metrics

October 12, 2019 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at Bitcoin

The store of value narrative for Bitcoin has been gaining a solid amount of traction over the years, notably naysayers have used the supposed lack of solid data to deny the benefits of Bitcoin in an investment portfolio. New research from VanEck suggests that this is completely wrong, as there...

U.S. SEC Declines Bitwise Bitcoin ETF Filing Again

October 10, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Bitcoin

U.S. financial watchdog, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has rejected the Bitcoin Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) proposal of Bitwise, on the grounds that the filing does not meet the set standards regarding market manipulation and fraudulent activities, according to an October 9, 2019 announcement. No Bitcoin ETF for Now...

Bitcoin ETF Could Arrive Sooner According to Bitwise Head of Research Matt Hougan

October 1, 2019 by Edoardo Vecchio at Bitcoin

Matt Hougan, former CEO of etf.com and currently managing director and head of research for Bitwise Investments, explained in an interview with etf.com,September 30, the reasons why Bitwise's bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) has better chances of being approved by the SEC. The ETF Saga On October 14, the U.S. Securities...

CBoE Withdraws Application for VanEck SolidX Bitcoin ETF

September 18, 2019 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at Bitcoin

The Bitcoin ETF saga has taken another dramatic turn as the VanEck SolidX ETF proposal was withdrawn by CBoE. The SEC informed the public in a filing, September 17, 2019, just a month before they were to come to a decision about the ETF. If the SEC finds the ETF...

VanEck Bitcoin Trust Fails to Capture Assets and Attention

September 10, 2019 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at Bitcoin

Almost six days after the launch of VanEck's structured bitcoin investment product for institutions, it has only managed to raise $41,000 or four bitcoin, September 9, 2019. Bitcoin ETFs have been a focal point of the investment scenario around digital currency, so to see such a poor response from institutional...

VanEck and SolidX File for Physically Traded Bitcoin ETF

VanEck and SolidX to Use U.S. SEC Exemption Rule to Offer Limited Bitcoin ETF

September 4, 2019 by Anthonia Isichei at Bitcoin

VanEck Securities and SolidX Management have come out with a plan to offer their bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). According to a report by the Wall Street Journal on September 3, 2019, the companies intend to offer a limited bitcoin ETF, using the exemption rule provided by the U.S. Securities and Exchange...

VanEck, Bitwise and Wilshire Pheonix Bitcoin ETF Proposals Delayed by SEC, Again

August 13, 2019 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at Bitcoin

VanEck, Bitwise, and Wilshire Phoenix have all had their ETF proposal decisions postponed by the SEC. According to the circular issued by the regulator, August 12, 2019, the commission decided the most coherent option they had was to further study these proposals and the market before making a decision. The...

U.S. SEC Shutters Ponzi Diamond-Backed Cryptocurrency Business

May 22, 2019 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Business, Crime, News, Regulation

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on May 21, 2019, obtained an emergency order to halt the operations of an ongoing $30 million cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme. Necessary Safety Measures The U.S. SEC recently delayed the decision on VanEck’s Bitcoin ETF proposal once again and it’s not hard to guess...

SEC Receives a New Application for Crypto ETF

May 11, 2019 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at News

While people are eagerly awaiting the approval of VanEck’s bitcoin ETF, the United States Commodity Funds (USCF) LLC has submitted a proposal for a crypto ETF, as revealed from their SEC filing on May 9, 2019. The USCF Crescent Crypto Index is a market cap weighted portfolio of bitcoin (BTC)...

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