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EXCLUSIVE: Securing the Future — Expert Insights On Digital Asset Protection
Friday, December 15, 2023 - 12:21pm | 932If you had wandered into the “Digital Asset Security: Navigating the Institutional Landscape” panel at the
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Fidelity Spot Bitcoin ETF Listed, Crypto Market Guzzling With Expected Approval
Friday, December 8, 2023 - 12:50pm | 717Fidelity’s Spot Bitcoin ETF is now listed on the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC) marked under the ticker FBTC. What Happened: Fidelity has listed its Spot Bitcoin ETF on the DTCC under the ticker FBTC. The move was closely observed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange...
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Bitcoin To More Than Double From All-Time High To $150,000 by 2025, Bernstein Forecasts: Report
Wednesday, November 1, 2023 - 3:24pm | 629Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) prices could surge to $150,000 by 2025, global asset management firm Bernstein forecasted amid positivity surrounding the spot Bitcoin ETF approval, as cited by CNBC. Bernstein analyst Gautam Chhugani believed the approval was likely to come by the...
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Listing Bitcoin ETF In Eligibility File Is Standard Practice, DTCC Claims: Report
Wednesday, October 25, 2023 - 12:19pm | 467BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBTC) was included on the DTCC list on Monday, but it vanished on Tuesday. It reappeared later in the day. Bitcoin prices have seen a 23% gain in the past week, while the past month saw an increase of 33%. A DTCC spokesperson told Blockworks that the names in...
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BlackRock iShares Bitcoin ETF Makes Comeback On DTCC Website Amid SEC Intervention Buzz
Tuesday, October 24, 2023 - 11:10pm | 661In a surprising turn of events, BlackRock Inc. (NYSE:BLK)’s proposed iShares Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) ETF, known as IBTC, reappeared on the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC) website after a brief vanishing act, according to Blockworks. What Happened: The IBTC ETF initially emerged...
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Bitcoin ETF Vanishes From DTCC Site, BTC Price Dips: Market Reacts To BlackRock's Anticipated Fund Disappearance
Tuesday, October 24, 2023 - 2:45pm | 519Bitcoin's (CRYPTO: BTC) recent surge past the $35,000 mark was short-lived, with a sudden 3% drop after BlackRock's (NYSE: BLK) much-anticipated Bitcoin ETF disappeared from the DTCC website and the Bloomberg terminal. The ticker for BlackRock's ETF, IBTC, which was poised to be a...
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15-Minute City London Aims To Be A Hotbed For Startups, Venture Capital Once Again
Tuesday, October 24, 2023 - 11:55am | 774Following Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic, the U.K. economy was expected to shrink. And it did. However, major investment firms haven't given up on London. For example, Andreessen Horowitz picked London as its international base. “This is a win for us,” said London & Partners...
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DTCC To Acquire Securrency To Boost Digital Asset Services Amid Tokenization Boom
Thursday, October 19, 2023 - 5:43pm | 541As tokenization gains popularity in the crypto industry, clearing house DTCC marked its presence in the acquisition space with the purchase of Securrency to gain a strong foothold for providing enhanced services to investors. What Happened: The premier market infrastructure for the...
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Meet Entrepreneur, Crypto Expert Carlos Vivas At Benzinga's Future Of Digital Assets Event
Wednesday, October 18, 2023 - 9:30am | 582Carlos Vivas, director and senior principal engineer at The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), is recognized for his contributions to the world of technology and finance. DTCC touts a significant global footprint, serving as the premier post-trade market infrastructure. Vivas'...
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Silent Wall Street Giant Wades Into Blockchain Tech
Friday, August 26, 2022 - 12:16pm | 1121Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) rode the momentum of the upcoming Merge—which has been confirmed to begin September 6—to battle its way back to the 1,700 level this week. Global asset management giant Invesco has its eyes on web3 with the launch of Invesco Metaverse Fund this week. The $30...
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Fintech Focus For July 22, 2021
Wednesday, July 21, 2021 - 5:36pm | 2089Quote To Start The Day: “Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories.” Source: Sun Tzu One Big Thing In Fintech: Adena Friedman, president and chief executive of Nasdaq, says the firm sees a huge opportunity from spinning out Nasdaq Private Market into a...
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Fintech Focus For July 14, 2021
Tuesday, July 13, 2021 - 6:29pm | 2350Quote To Start The Day: “Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out.” Source: Stephen Covey One Big Thing In Fintech: Banks want the Federal Reserve to create tough standards for evaluating whether fintech firms with narrow-...
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Fintech Focus For June 24, 2021
Wednesday, June 23, 2021 - 6:01pm | 2260Quote To Start The Day: “Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we.” Source: President George W. Bush One Big Thing In Fintech: The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated acceptance of...
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Fintech Focus For May 11, 2021
Monday, May 10, 2021 - 5:24pm | 1400Quote To Start The Day: “Any fool can know. The point is to understand.” Source: Albert Einstein One Big Thing In Fintech: The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), one of the largest banks in the world by total assets, appears to have quietly allowed public users to activate...
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Fintech Focus For February 25, 2021
Wednesday, February 24, 2021 - 10:06pm | 1647Quote To Start The Day: Technology is the best enabler of banking the unbanked. Source: Sultan Meghji One Big Thing In Fintech: An outage at the Federal Reserve is creating settlement issues for many financial institutions and exchanges. The Fed's service status page shows that most of its...