Australian-based crypto investment firm Monochrome Asset Management has updated its application to offer a spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) through its partner Vasco Trustees. The ETF — Monochrome Bitcoin ETF — will be able to offer retail Australian investors direct exposure to Bitcoin and Ether (ETH), according to the firm’s July
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This July 14 Bitcoin weekly options expiry holds the potential to be a significant turning point for market sentiment, potentially leading to a breach below the crucial $30,000 support level. Despite the initial bullish surge triggered by the spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) requests, the recent macroeconomic data has not been favorable for risk-on assets. Analyzing
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Ethereum (ETH) scaling protocols are dominating the use of zero-knowledge (ZK) rollups, with major launches, new research and healthy competition key points in a sector report published by ZK Validator. The node infrastructure operator’s “State of ZK Q2” report reflects on significant events across the ZK ecosystem, with notable launches of ZK-powered layer 2’s highlighting the
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The former CEO of now-bankrupt crypto lender Celsius, Alex Mashinsky, was reportedly arrested on the morning of July 13. The news broke out minutes after the United States Securities and Exchange Commission filed a lawsuit against the crypto lender on the same day. The former CEO was reportedly arrested after a probe into the company’s collapse, reported
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The United States’ Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is reportedly taking action against Celsius Network, one of the cryptocurrency lending firms that collapsed in 2022. The securities regulator filed a lawsuit against Celsius’ former CEO Alex Mashinsky on July 13, according to a report by Bloomberg. Details of the complaint weren’t immediately available, the report
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Prosecutors from the United States and agents from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) are reportedly investigating wealthy crypto traders and fund managers suspected of illegally benefiting from Puerto Rico’s tax breaks.  According to a June 12 report from Bloomberg, investigators are currently building civil and criminal cases against a number of hedge fund managers, crypto
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Crypto mining firm Hive Blockchain is now calling itself Hive Digital Technologies — after enacting a branding pivot that seeks to highlight its foray into artificial intelligence. The Vancour-based mining company said in a July 12 statement it has dropped “blockchain” from its name to better represent the company’s “evolving focus” on revenue opportunities in
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