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For most of its history, bitcoin has been prized as digital gold: an asset to hold rather than use. That passivity has left trillions of dollars’ worth of BTC sitting…
The global asset manager VanEck has filed an S-1 registration statement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission(SEC) to launch the VanEck JitoSOL exchange-traded fund (ETF). According to the filing,…
Asset manager VanEck has filed to launch a staked solana SOL$196.91 exchange-traded fund (ETF), signaling continued interest in bringing blockchain-native yield-bearing assets to traditional investment rails.The application, submitted Friday as…
Valantis, a decentralized exchange (DEX) protocol, has acquired Staked Hype (stHYPE), the second-largest liquid staking token (LST) on Hyperliquid. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.stHYPE, which launched as…
The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s latest comments on liquid staking have sparked a mix of optimism and concern, highlighting the regulatory gray area surrounding one of crypto’s fastest-growing sectors.…
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Former US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chief of staff Amanda Fischer drew crypto community ire after comparing liquid staking to factors that exacerbated the 2008 global financial crisis.In a…
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Amanda Fischer, ex-Chief of Staff to SEC Chair Gary Gensler, compared liquid staking to the risky rehypothecation practices that helped sink Lehman Brothers.
Crypto lawyers and founders say Fischer overstates…
US SEC Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw sharply criticized a staff statement released on Tuesday by the regulator’s Division of Corporation Finance that praised the SEC’s position on liquid staking activities, saying…