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Rob Witoff is named Coinbase’s head of platform after leaving the company to start a cold storage company

Holiday gatherings are often a time investors discuss their investment journeys and gains, sparking curiosity

The investment firm onboards Anchorage Digital Bank and BitGo as partners alongside current custodian Coinbase

Plus, a 21Shares exec thinks shifting attitudes in Washington could quicken the approval of SOL ETFs

Shifting attitudes in Washington could quicken approval of solana ETFs, says 21Shares US business head Federico Brokate

Firm’s hire comes as it looks to further expand its US crypto ETF lineup

The addition of the language “marks a potential milestone,” Blockworks research analyst Spencer Hughes said

Various investors likely to “dip their toe” into BTC funds before ramping up allocations over time, Ophelia Snyder tells Blockworks in an interview

Van Buren Capital’s Scott Johnsson noted that exchanges don’t file accelerations ahead of 19b-4 approval “unless the SEC specifically told them to”

Filings by Cboe, NYSE and Nasdaq indicate there are 11 firms aiming to get approval for spot bitcoin ETFs as soon as next week

Bloomberg Intelligence analysts are bullish on January approval. Matrixport’s head of research isn’t. What are others saying?

Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Eric Balchunas says final agreements with authorized participants will be critical as issuers prep proposed BTC funds

A new Reuters report claims that applicants and the SEC continue to work out spot bitcoin ETF details

Ark could look to sell its $130 million position in GBTC to inject capital into its proposed bitcoin ETF, Bloomberg Intelligence pros say

“Change in behavior might actually result in a change of outcome,” 21Shares president says in Bloomberg TV interview

As industry awaits spot crypto ETF approval, the firms are set to launch five bitcoin and ether futures-based funds

A former executive at Invesco and Fidelity is tasked with executing 21.co’s distribution strategy in the US as the SEC’s decision on spot bitcoin ETFs looms

The regulator has come out earlier than expected to share it could take the full 240 days it is allotted to consider the planned product

Analysts agree that while the crypto market has been plagued by poor liquidity, social sentiment can be a useful tool to track the buzz surrounding ether’s potential spot ETF

The new proposal comes as the SEC is already considering spot bitcoin ETFs and ether futures funds

The two firms — already pursuing a slew of other crypto funds — join the effort for yet-to-be approved products that hold ETH futures contracts

The two companies are sub-advisers on three bitcoin futures-related funds proposed by Empowered Funds

The SEC’s initial deadlines to weigh in on proposed bitcoin ETFs by Bitwise, BlackRock, Fidelity and others are set for early next month

Would-be listing exchange Cboe shares willingness to enter into a surveillance-sharing agreement with a bitcoin spot trading platform, according to an amended filing