Over 80% of the newly listed cryptocurrencies on Binance, the worldโs largest digital asset exchange by trading volume, have declined in value. In the past six months, these tokens have plunged in value since listing on the exchange, raising concerns for investors seeking out the latest cryptocurrencies. According to a May 17 post by pseudonymous crypto researcher Flow on X, only five of the 31 tokens analyzed have appreciated in value: the meme coin (MEME), the Ordi token (ORDI), Solana-based Jupiter (JUP), Jito (JTO), and Dogwifhat (WIF).
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๐ป๐ช Venezuela bans crypto mining to protect power grid
The Venezuelan government has joined the list of countries that have frowned on crypto mining due to its hefty electricity demands. According to a local news outlet, Venezuelaโs Ministry of Electric Power has unveiled plans to disconnect cryptocurrency mining farms from the national grid. The move aims to regulate excessive energy consumption and guarantee a stable power supply for the population.
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The Venezuelan government has joined the list of countries that have frowned on crypto mining due to its hefty electricity demands. According to a local news outlet, Venezuelaโs Ministry of Electric Power has unveiled plans to disconnect cryptocurrency mining farms from the national grid. The move aims to regulate excessive energy consumption and guarantee a stable power supply for the population.
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๐บ๐ธ US Congress Passes First Standalone Crypto Legislation
The U.S. Congress has passed its first standalone crypto legislation, which aims to overturn the controversial U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)โs SAB 121 rules regarding crypto assets. However, President Joe Biden has threatened to veto this decision, citing concerns about financial stability and market uncertainty.
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The U.S. Congress has passed its first standalone crypto legislation, which aims to overturn the controversial U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)โs SAB 121 rules regarding crypto assets. However, President Joe Biden has threatened to veto this decision, citing concerns about financial stability and market uncertainty.
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The SEC has asked spot Ethereum ETF applicants to update their 19-b4 filings, leading to greater optimism around potential approvals, according to sources. Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas said on May 20 that the SEC could reverse its expected stance and choose not to deny the pending applications. He cited ETF Store President Nate Geraci, who claimed the SEC could approve 19-b4 exchange listing rules while postponing its decision on S-1 registration statements.
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An approval of a spot ether exchange-traded fund (ETF) this week would further legitimize the cryptocurrency sector and therefore be positive for bitcoin as well, an analyst said. "I would expect a fresh all-time high in bitcoin by the weekend, through the 14 March $73,798 level," Standard Chartered Bank Head of FX Research and Digital Assets Research Geoff Kendrick said in an email sent to The Block.
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Ripple's Chief Legal Officer Stuart Alderoty described U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler as "a struggling liability" โ as the hype surrounding the potential approval of spot ether exchange-traded funds grows. "He thought crypto was an easy target," Alderoty said, adding, "He relished being the guy that everyone loved to hate. He thought he was above Congressional oversight. That's all gone. He's now a struggling political liability."
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Daily trading volume for Ethereum futures exchange-traded funds hit a fresh all-time high yesterday amid increasing anticipation of spot approvals from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The Ethereum futures ETFs generated $47.75 million in trading volume on Tuesday โ 40% more than the prior $34.18 million peak set on March 5 as ether was approaching the $4,000 mark โ building on their $23.67 million spike on Monday.
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Crypto asset trading firm QCP Capital suggested that if spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds are approved in the U.S., the price of ether could rally 60% in the coming weeks to around $6,000 โ if the spot Bitcoin ETFs are anything to go by. Bitcoin rose 66% from around $44,500 to a peak of $73,800 in the two months following the Security and Exchange Commissionโs approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs on January 10, according to The Blockโs price page.
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Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is re-introducing support for in New York. Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal said Thursday in a post on social media site X that New York-based customers will once again be able to buy and sell XRP on its website and mobile applications. The re-listing comes after Coinbase withdrew support for the token roughly four years ago due to a legal battle over the token's status as a security.
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๐ฃ Standard Chartered analyst says other crypto ETFs such as SOL, XRP 'is likely a 2025 story'
Following the recent approval of ether spot exchange-traded funds, Standard Chartered Bank analyst Geoffrey Kendrick says that the next chapter of crypto ETFs may be around the corner in 2025. "For other coins markets will look ahead to their eventual ETF status as well, albeit this is likely a 2025 story not a 2024 one," Kendrick, head of forex and digital assets research at Standard Chartered Bank, said Friday in a statement to The Block.
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Following the recent approval of ether spot exchange-traded funds, Standard Chartered Bank analyst Geoffrey Kendrick says that the next chapter of crypto ETFs may be around the corner in 2025. "For other coins markets will look ahead to their eventual ETF status as well, albeit this is likely a 2025 story not a 2024 one," Kendrick, head of forex and digital assets research at Standard Chartered Bank, said Friday in a statement to The Block.
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Farallon Capital Management, Cetera Investment Advisers, and BigSur Wealth Management have reported multi-million dollar investments in spot Bitcoin ETFs in the first quarter. Farallon Capital, a San Francisco-based hedge fund manager, disclosed an $85.2 million investment in Grayscaleโs GBTC on May 24. Based on Fintel data, the company is among the 10 firms with the largest GBTC positions.
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๐จ๐ณ Expert Says Peer-to-Peer Nature of Crypto Activity Renders Chinaโs Ban Ineffective
Continuing raids in China on alleged underground gangs using cryptocurrency to facilitate foreign exchange transactions underscore the ineffectiveness of the Asian nationโs 2021 ban on crypto trading. Chengyi Ong, head of policy for the Asia-Pacific region at Chainalysis Inc., said the peer-to-peer nature of cryptocurrency activity renders the ban ineffective.
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Continuing raids in China on alleged underground gangs using cryptocurrency to facilitate foreign exchange transactions underscore the ineffectiveness of the Asian nationโs 2021 ban on crypto trading. Chengyi Ong, head of policy for the Asia-Pacific region at Chainalysis Inc., said the peer-to-peer nature of cryptocurrency activity renders the ban ineffective.
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The total value locked on The Open Network blockchain has crossed $300 million for the first time โ an over tenfold increase since early March. The network is seeing locked value surge amid an ongoing ecosystem initiative, The Open League. This is contributing to the surge in TVL by rewarding users of TONโs top decentralized applications. Since the incentive program was rolled out, the network's TVL went from $23 million in early March to the current $315 million, per DeFiLlama data.
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๐น๐ท Turkish Parliament Committee to Review Crypto Bill This Week
The Turkish parliamentโs Planning and Budget Committee will discuss a draft law this week that would require crypto asset service providers to obtain licenses and register. This move aims to enhance Turkeyโs compliance with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) standards. In 2021, FATF placed Turkey on its โgrey listโ due to inadequate oversight of sectors prone to money laundering and financing terrorist organizations.
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The Turkish parliamentโs Planning and Budget Committee will discuss a draft law this week that would require crypto asset service providers to obtain licenses and register. This move aims to enhance Turkeyโs compliance with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) standards. In 2021, FATF placed Turkey on its โgrey listโ due to inadequate oversight of sectors prone to money laundering and financing terrorist organizations.
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Medical device maker and healthcare technology company Semler Scientific announced Tuesday it plans to buy bitcoin with its cash reserves and, almost immediately, the company's shares rose by as much as 27%. Semler Scientific's board of directors had "adopted bitcoin as its primary treasury reserve asset" and "purchased 581 bitcoins for an aggregate amount of $40 million, inclusive of fees and expenses," the company said.
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After a much quieter April, May has witnessed numerous dormant bitcoin addresses becoming active after years of inactivity. Notably, a significant holder from 2010 reappeared this month, spending 2,050 BTC from a cache of block rewards. Additionally, $9.6 billion in Mt Gox bitcoins was transferred on Tuesday morning. On the same day, May 28, 2024, at block height 845,533, another entity decided to transfer 145.89 BTC worth $9.8 million from a dormant 2013 address.
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PayPal USD is going live on the Solana blockchain. Users of Solana, the world's third-most-utilized blockchain, can now use the Paxos-issued PayPal USD to facilitate cross-border transactions, such as remittances, as well as a variety of other transactions, according to a statement from PayPal on Wednesday. PayPal USD first launched on the Ethereum network last August.
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Fidelity Investments' U.S. spot ethereum exchange-traded fund has been added to the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporationโs list of ETFs. The fund, named Fidelity Ethereum FD Beneficial INT, was included on the list under the ticker FETH. DTCC designated the ETF as a domestic fund, while under the create/redeem column, FETH was marked as โN,โ which appears to indicate that it is not yet active.
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๐บ๐ธ SEC told spot Ethereum ETF issuers to get first round of draft S-1 forms in by Friday: sources
The march to get the spot Ethereum ETFs approved for trading is well underway, with all eyes on the S-1 forms. After the 19b-4 forms were approved on May 23, the only remaining step is for the S-1 forms to become effective before trading can begin. However, since the approvals resulted from a last-minute change in direction from the SEC, the S-1 forms were not prepared in advance. Yet progress is now being made.
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The march to get the spot Ethereum ETFs approved for trading is well underway, with all eyes on the S-1 forms. After the 19b-4 forms were approved on May 23, the only remaining step is for the S-1 forms to become effective before trading can begin. However, since the approvals resulted from a last-minute change in direction from the SEC, the S-1 forms were not prepared in advance. Yet progress is now being made.
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An appeals court should order the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to start writing rules for crypto, Coinbase argued in its final push for rulemaking. Crypto firms are caught in a "Catch-22," Coinbase said in its 36-page closing brief filed on Friday in the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. The SEC has asked firms to comply while also launching "scorched-earth litigation against those firms for their failure to do so," and has refused to write rules, Coinbase said.
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