The Securities Exchange Commission is seeking public comment on whether the agency should approve options trading on three spot Ethereum ETFs. The Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) sought comments on whether to allow the Cboe Exchange, Inc. to list and trade options on the Grey Release Ethereum Trust ETF, the Grey Release Ethereum Mini Trust ETF, and the Bitwise Ethereum ETF, according to a regulatory filing released Tuesday. Comments should be submitted within 21 days of publication in the F...
The Core Foundation has partnered with institutional lending protocol Maple Finance and custodian companies BitGo, Copper, and Hex Trust to expand deeply into the bitcoin staking space. Core's IstBTC token allows institutional participants to remain securely within a trusted custodian partner while receiving benefits from bitcoin holdings without the risk or operational burden of smart contracts. Maple will issue a liquid staking token in the coming months, which will allow trading firms and ass...
As of December 31, 2024, institutional investors held 25.4% of the assets under management (AUM) of spot Bitcoin ETFs, totaling $26.80 billion. Vetle Lunde, head of research at K33 Research, said that the proportion of assets under management of Bitcoin ETFs held by institutional investors increased by 113% between the third and fourth quarters of 2024. In addition, as total assets under management jumped 69% to $78.80 billion at the end of the fourth quarter, the assets under management held by...
According to market news, the Reserve Bank of India has relaxed investment norms for all Indian Financial Institutions Groups.
1. Central Huijin will enter five Financial Institution Groups. 2. Central Bank: RMB loans increased by 5.13 trillion yuan in January, and RMB deposits increased by 4.32 trillion yuan. 3. Central Bank: The increase in social financing in January was 7.06 trillion yuan, 583.30 billion yuan more than the same period of the previous year; M2 money supply increased by 7% in January. 4. More than 50% of private placements achieved positive returns in January, and the bond strategy achieved a "good st...
On February 17, according to Cointelegraph, the Bank of Italy and the securities regulator are in discussions with crypto service providers to ensure adequate safeguards are in place to deal with financial and cyber security risks. Fabio Panetta, the governor of the Bank of Italy, discussed key issues such as cyber security risks related to crypto assets, digital finance, and global and European regulation at the 31st AssiomForex Congress on February 15.
According to Trader T, 1,041 institutions reported holding BlackRock Spot, the Bitcoin ETF IBIT, in the fourth quarter of 2024, a 55% increase from 672 in the third quarter of 2024. In addition, institutions doubled their bitcoin holdings in the fourth quarter to 166,000 bitcoins, correspondingly, 30% of the shares were held by reporting institutions, compared to 19% (+ 58%) in the third quarter.
On February 15, Malaysia's independent inspection agency Amspec said that Malaysia exported 441,632 tons of palm oil from February 1 to 15, down from 503,813 tons from January 1 to 15.
As Trump's policy uncertainty spreads, both retail investors and institutions are snapping up options to protect against surging stock market volatility...
Asian and European investors are beginning to question the yen, and Japanese institutions expect the yen to fall to 157. Click to view...
Against the backdrop of "growing demand" for institutional cryptocurrency trading, South Korea's top financial regulator will begin allowing charities, universities and cryptocurrency exchanges to sell certain cryptocurrencies in the first half of this year. The Financial Services Commission reportedly announced last month that it will allow institutional investors to trade cryptocurrencies in phases. The FSC announced today that it will soon allow charities and universities to sell as donations...
On February 12th, the price of gold has risen by more than 40% in the past year, and the price of gold has broken through historical highs all the way. Entering 2025, due to the growth of the Spring Festival public demand for cash, the enthusiasm for gold recycling before the Spring Festival is high, and the recycling volume of gold recycling institutions in January increased by 76% year-on-year; during the Spring Festival, the price of gold reached a new record high, and the total amount of rec...
Institutional analysts point out that for bitcoin investors, tonight's U.S. January CPI report could have a major impact on the direction of the market. A lower-than-expected CPI, especially excluding core data on food and energy, could boost hopes that the Federal Reserve will ease interest rates. That could weaken the dollar and make Treasury yields more attractive, potentially boosting demand for riskier assets such as bitcoin. However...
On February 11, think tank the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Group Forum (OMFIF) and security technology firm Giesecke + Devrient Currency Technology released a survey of 34 central banks, finding that those with plans to introduce CBDCs are still moving forward with their plans, while about 31% of central banks have delayed implementing CBDCs. The report said the main reasons for the delay included "concerns about regulatory and governance frameworks" and unforeseen "economic cha...
In an article published on the X platform on February 10, cryptocurrency research institute Aylo pointed out that among network applications, Solana applications perform more prominently, with revenues up to 10 times higher than rival Ethereum applications. The researcher pointed out that even taking into account Ethereum's Layer 2 extension chain (L2), Solana's advantage still exists, as the Layer 2 extension chain carries most of the transaction activity of the Ethereum network. Even taking in...