Deadlines for U.S. Spot Bitcoin ETF Approvals Come Into Sight

The clock for the SEC approval process of spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) applications will begin Wednesday after all eight applicants, including BlackRock, were listed in the Federal Register.Source

Messaging Platform Telegram Has Issued $270M in Bonds to Fund Growth

“I personally bought about a quarter of the new Telegram bonds,” said Pavel Durov, the CEO of the popular but not-yet-profitable platform.Source

Ripple Court Ruling Unlikely to Impact Celsius Wind-Up, Crypto Lender’s Counsel Says

Crypto securities ruling could impact pricing of CEL token but won’t affect restructuring plans, the counsel said.Source

Bitcoin Remains Under Pressure Below $30K Following U.S. Retail Sales Numbers

Thursday’s rally to a new 13-month high of $31,800 has now more than been fully nullified.Source

Bitcoin Dips Below $30K to Lowest Since Late June as Altcoins Pare Gains From XRP Lawsuit

XRP, SOL and LDO lost more than 5% in the last 24 hours.Source

SEC’s Gensler ‘Disappointed’ by Part of Ripple’s XRP Judgement, Still Assessing Opinion

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissioner (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler said Monday he was disappointed with the court’s decision in a part of the Ripple case.Source

Dragonfly, Arthur Hayes Back $6M Round for New Stablecoin, Ethena

The Portugal-based startup also plans to launch a bond token built on the stablecoin platform in the third quarter of 2023.Source

Barclays Joins Wall Street Analysts Calling XRP Ruling Positive for Coinbase

Wall Street banks including J.P. Morgan also saw the ruling as a positive outcome for the crypto exchange.Source

Celo Proposes to Ditch Own Standalone Blockchain for Layer-2 Network on Ethereum

The development team behind the independent Celo blockchain says benefits could accrue from transitioning to the Ethereum ecosystem, in terms of greater liquidity, improved security and more compatibility.Source