#VanEck News

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)...

SEC Delays Decision on Bitwise and VanEck/SolidX Bitcoin ETF Application

March 31, 2019 by Osato Avan-Nomayo at Bitcoin, Finance, News, Regulation

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has released a handful of notices announcing the postponement of its decision on both the Bitwise and VanEck/SolidX Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) applications. Bitwise Bitcoin ETF Postponed In the first of two quick-fire notices published on March 29, 2019, the SEC...

Bitcoin ETF: SEC to Accept, Reject or Delay the VanEck ETF by April 5, 2019

February 21, 2019 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Adoption, Bitcoin, News, Regulation

Expect the crypto industry to be high on the suspense-scale for the coming few weeks as according to a federal release published February 20, 2019, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is reviewing the long-pending application for bitcoin ETF submitted by VanEck SolidX Bitcoin Trust. Deadline Impending Per...

SEC Delays Bitcoin ETF Again, Despite 99 Percent of the Public Being in Favor

September 22, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Bitcoin, Development, News, Regulation

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has once again delayed its decision on the VanEck and Solid X backed exchange-traded fund, looking to invite more feedback, the agency said in a September 20, 2018, filing. More Delays It seems that the wait for an exchange-traded fund that invests in Bitcoin...

VanEck and SolidX File for Physically Traded Bitcoin ETF

VanEck and SolidX File for Physically Traded Bitcoin “Solid” ETF

July 16, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Business, Finance, News

New York-based investment management firm, VanEck has partnered with SolidX blockchain and Fintech company, as part of a strategic move to launch a Bitcoin-backed ETF. A Tall Ambition? According to an ETF Strategy report,VanEck asset management company in conjunction with SolidX blockchain and Fintech firm have drafted a joint SEC...