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12/20/2024·5M
U.S. SEC approves Hashdex’s launch of Nasdaq Bitcoin and Ethereum Crypto Index ETF
According to documents released by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the SEC has approved the listing of Hashdex Nasdaq Crypto Index US ETF and Franklin Crypto Index ETF. The funds will be listed on the Nasdaq and Cboe BZX exchanges respectively, allowing investors to invest indirectly in Bitcoin and Ethereum through traditional financial markets. The approval includes comprehensive market monitoring protocols to prevent fraudulent and manipulative practices.
According to Golden Ten, the director of El Salvador’s Bitcoin Office said that Chivo, the official Bitcoin wallet, will be sold or discontinued after reaching an agreement with the International Monetary Fund. He also said that Bitcoin will continue to be El Salvador’s legal tender and that El Salvador will continue to purchase Bitcoin, possibly at a faster rate, as its strategic reserve.
German regulator asks World to delete illegally collected data
Polkadot founder: JAM 1.0 is expected to be completed and enter the audit stage before April 2025
AltLayer received 1 million EIGEN tokens, all of which will be returned to the community
According to AltLayer’s official announcement, the Eigen Foundation provided it with a grant of 1 million EIGEN tokens in recognition of its contribution to the EigenLayer ecosystem. AltLayer announced that all tokens will be used to give back to the community:
• The first batch of 500,000 EIGEN tokens: distributed to reALT holders and stakers starting this week, with snapshot time from May 9 to December 12, 2024.
• The remaining 500,000 EIGEN tokens: will be distributed after Eigen Layer’s V2 reward mechanism is launched on the mainnet in 2025.
Users can collect it through the only official website stake.altlayer.io, and the collection time is from 11:00 on December 20, 2024 to 11:00 on February 20, 2025, Beijing time.
Coinbase has suspended wBTC trading, WBTC team issued response
According to Coinbase's announcement, it will suspend trading of wBTC (Wrapped Bitcoin) at around noon Eastern Time on December 19, 2024, including Coinbase.com, Coinbase Exchange and Coinbase Prime platforms. Users’ wBTC funds can still be withdrawn at any time.
According to Robinhood’s official announcement, the cryptocurrency $BONK has been officially launched on its trading platform. Users can now trade through Robinhood Crypto.
Crypto.com renews cooperation agreement with F1 until 2030
World Liberty purchased 722.2 ETH for $2.5 million 1 hour ago
According to Onchain Lens monitoring, one hour ago, Trump's World Liberty (@worldlibertyfi) used $2.5 million USDC to purchase 722.2 ETH, and the average price of a single transaction was $3,461.
US-listed company reAlpha plans to use up to 25% of surplus cash to buy cryptocurrencies
The Mt.Gox address transferred nearly 720 BTC, worth approximately US$69.87 million
Arkm data shows that at 9:07 Beijing time, Mt. Gox transferred 719.568 $BTC to two new wallet addresses, worth approximately $69.87 million.
El Salvador wallet address holds 11 Bitcoins worth $1.07 million
On-chain data shows that at 8:07 Beijing time, the El Salvador wallet address purchased 11 Bitcoins worth US$1.07 million for its strategic Bitcoin reserve.
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