U.S. SEC officials met on Thursday with representatives of at least seven companies hoping to launch exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tied to spot bitcoin early in 2024, and told at least two to submit final changes by the end of next week, according to public memos and two people familiar with the discussions. Among those holding discussions with the Securities and Exchange Commission were representatives from BlackRock and Grayscale Investments, as well as ARK Investments and 21 Shares. The SEC is due to decide whether to approve or reject the joint proposal from ARK and 21 Shares by Jan. 10.

Deepa Raja Carbon, managing director and vice chair at VARA, said that VARA has set a precedent for the world on how regulators and stakeholders of the ecosystem can work in cohorts.

Domestic companies are still dominating the market, holding 61 licenses out of 85.

Hong Kong’s financial regulator, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), is set to welcome spot crypto ETFs, announcing its readiness to receive applications.

A pittance punted on COQ shortly after its issuance has yielded a massive return for one on-chain trader.

The combined market cap of tokenized Treasuries mushroomed to over $760 million from $110 million earlier this year, according to RWA.xyz data.

The sandbox will let regulators and companies test solutions, including distributed ledger technology, to tokenize securities.

The layer-2 blockchain stopped working as intended Friday morning.

Developers also penciled in the end of February as a soft target for the upgrade to hit the main Ethereum blockchain.

All banks and other financial institutions are hereby required to immediately comply with the provisions of the guidelines.

Enjoyed Reading Our Newsletter? Subscribe here to get it straight in your box every week