While the attack by US investment firm Hindenburg on the Indian Adani Group last year made the most headlines, many other activist campaigns have shaken the boardrooms of companies: from the British major bank HSBC, where activist Ken Lui demanded the breakup of the institution, to the oil giant BP, where climate activists submitted a […]
Former chairman of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Jay Clayton, has stated that the approval of a spot Bitcoin ETF is “inevitable”. In a recent interview with CNBC, Clayton expressed his belief that the SEC will soon approve the first spot Bitcoin ETF for trading in the United States. This comes after […]
Former US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chair Jay Clayton has expressed his belief in the inevitable approval of Bitcoin ETFs. Clayton, who served as SEC chair from 2017 to 2020, emphasized the robustness and efficacy of the Bitcoin trading market, stating that it has significantly improved over the past five years.Clayton highlighted the importance […]
Omid Malekan, a renowned author and professor at Columbia Business School, has raised concerns about a tokenomics practice prevalent among newly launched layer-1 blockchains such as Aptos and Celestia. He fears that this practice may soon attract regulatory scrutiny and potential crackdowns.Malekan criticized the practice of allowing insiders with locked tokens to stake and earn […]
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has recently filed a notice of supplemental authority in its lawsuit against Binance, Binance.US, and former CEO Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao. The SEC is citing the judgment in SEC v. Terraform Labs as a significant precedent in its case. This strategic move is aimed at leveraging the Terra ruling […]
Standard Chartered, a British multinational bank, has projected that Bitcoin (BTC) will reach a value of $200,000 by the end of 2025. This prediction indicates a more than 300% increase from its current trading value. The bank’s research note released on Monday suggests that the imminent approval of Bitcoin spot ETFs could result in an […]
Citigroup, a New York-based financial institution, is reportedly planning to establish its onshore investment banking unit in mainland China. The bank aims to launch this unit within a timeframe of 12 to 18 months, as per a report by Reuters that cites anonymous sources.The American lender has set a target to accommodate 30 individuals for […]
LGT Private Banking has expanded its operations in Germany by opening an office in Frankfurt. This move increases LGT’s presence in the country, where it already has offices in Hamburg, Dusseldorf, and Cologne. The bank now serves high-net-worth (HNW) individuals, families, and entrepreneurs in four different regions of Germany.The Frankfurt office will be staffed by […]
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has started to publish notices of filing updates related to spot Bitcoin ETFs. As of 10:45 p.m. UTC, the SEC’s national securities exchange page listed amendments to eight 19b-4 filings detailing proposed rule changes. Six of these updated filings concern proposed rule changes through which the Cboe BZX […]
Top investment managers such as BlackRock, ARK Invest, VanEck, and Bitwise have recently submitted revised S-1 forms to reduce their spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) management fees, as per the latest updates from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).The management fees charged by these issuers are as follows: BlackRock imposes a 0.2% management fee […]
