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Flood of Major Altcoin ETFs Await SEC Approval in October

The crypto industry could be set for a flood of new crypto exchange-traded funds in October, with the US Securities and Exchange Commission set to make their final decisions on 16 crypto ETFs next month.  The ETFs are connected to a variety of major altcoins, including Solana (SOL), XRP (XRP), Litecoin (LTC) and memecoin Dogecoin…
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Bitcoin No Longer First Choice as Crypto Onboarding Evolves

A recent survey from data aggregator CoinGecko found that only 55% of new crypto owners started with Bitcoin in their portfolio, which analysts say is a sign of a maturing market.  A survey released on Monday of 2,549 crypto participants from data aggregator CoinGecko also found that 10% of respondents have never even bought Bitcoin…
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Stablecoins, ETPs and Legislation Key Themes for Crypto Returns in Q4

Crypto prices will likely be spurred by crypto market structure legislation, stablecoins and a flood of exchange-traded products (ETP) in the fourth quarter, analysts told Cointelegraph, after assets tied to digital treasuries dominated over the last quarter. In a report released on Thursday, crypto asset manager Grayscale’s research team said crypto market structure legislation in…
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Crypto Companies Using Buybacks to Boost Stock and Trust

Crypto treasury companies are starting to see share price gains off the back of stock buyback programs, which analysts say could be a sign that the companies are now battling for credibility.  Trump Jr.-linked media company Thumzup, which holds Bitcoin (BTC) and Dogecoin (DOGE), said on Wednesday it was increasing a share buyback from $1…
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Saylor Predicts Year-End Bitcoin Rally Due to Demand Squeeze

Bitcoin will start to gain again toward the end of the year, after facing upward pressure from growing corporate and institutional interest, says Strategy executive chairman Michael Saylor. Saylor told CNBC’s Closing Bell Overtime on Tuesday that corporate adoption of Bitcoin (BTC), along with the consistent acquisition of Bitcoin by large exchange-traded fund (ETF) funds…
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CFTC To Explore Stablecoins for Derivatives Collateral

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission is looking to allow tokenized assets, including stablecoins, to be used in derivatives markets as collateral in a move supported by crypto executives. CFTC acting chair Caroline Pham said on Tuesday that her agency will “work closely with stakeholders” on the scheme and is encouraging feedback on using tokenized…
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South Africa’s Sygnia Urges Caution on Bitcoin ETF Exposure

A $20 billion South African asset manager has been warning their investors from investing too much in their Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) due to its price volatility.  In an interview on Monday, Magda Wierzycka, the CEO of Sygnia, told Bloomberg TV that the company will intervene to ensure clients don’t shift too much of their…
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Bitcoin in Holding Pattern While Altcoin Treasurys Gain Ground

Bitcoin has likely been trading sideways as corporations have focused on stacking altcoins lately, though there could be an upswing coming later in the year, says Mike Novogratz, CEO of asset manager Galaxy Digital. “Bitcoin’s at a consolidation right now. Partly because you’re seeing a lot of these treasury companies in other coins take their…
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Russian Civic Chamber Member Floats Idea for Crypto Bank

Russia needs its own crypto-enabled bank that could help combat illicit transactions and support miners by providing infrastructure for them to cash out their earnings, a member of the country’s government oversight body says. Evgeny Masharov, a member of the Russian Civic Chamber, which examines draft laws, told the state-owned news agency TASS on Tuesday…
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Crypto Traders Showing Fear, but It Likely Won’t Last

Crypto traders have swung into more negative sentiment and deeper fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD), according to the onchain analytics platform Santiment, but analysts say it’s likely only temporary. Santiment said in an X post on Tuesday that with the price of Bitcoin (BTC) falling, and altcoins going through a retrace period, traders have been…
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