Coinbase Policy Chief Shirzad Squares Off With SEC Enforcement Director Grewal
A sneak peek of the looming crypo regulatory prize fight highlights that everyone is talking past each other.Source
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GBTC Discount Narrows After BlackRock’s Filing for Spot Bitcoin ETF
Fund manager Grayscale is currently in a legal standoff with the SEC after the agency denied an application to convert the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) into an exchange-traded fund.Source
DeFi Credit Protocol Concordia Raises $4M in Round Led by Tribe, Kraken
Concordia, now live in public testnet on Aptos, offers a multi-chain risk and collateral management platform for digital assets.Source
DeFi Credit Protocol Concordia Raises $4M in Round Led by Tribe, Kraken Ventures
Concordia, now live in public testnet on Aptos, offers a multi-chain risk and collateral management platform for digital assets.Source
The $11M NFT Auction and Snoop Dogg’s Evolving Collection
Rapper Snoop Dogg has released new NFTs that evolve in utility throughout his tour this summer, while Sotheby’s concluded a successful second 3AC NFT auction, including $6.2M for Dmitri Cherniak’s “The Goose.”Source
U.S. Banking Watchdog Makes Case for Tokenization, Just Not on Public Blockchains
Self-styled crypto skeptic Michael Hsu, the acting head of the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), said tokenization of assets is a serious advance into the future of finance, but decentralized blockchains may be too problematic to handle that movement.Source
What Winter? Institutions’ Crypto View Rosier Than You Think
Nomura’s global survey shows that commitment to digital assets remains strong outside the U.S., offering a way forward for the sector, says Michael Casey.Source
Politics Is Interested in Crypto, Even if Crypto Isn’t Interested in Politics
If U.S. policymakers want to help direct crypto, benefitting consumers an innovation, they will need to learn to compromise, says John Rizzo.Source
BlackRock May Have Found Way to Get SEC Approval for Spot Bitcoin ETF
Blackrock’s (BLK) iShares Bitcoin Trust application to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) this week might stand a better chance than previous attempts by other fund managers thanks to the promise of a “surveillance-sharing agreement” between exchanges.Source