State of Wisconsin Invests in Spot BTC ETFs

17 Mei

1. BTC, ETH jump after inflation eases: The Consumer Price Index jumped 0.3% in April, ending three consecutive months of elevated inflation readings and lifting hopes of a rate cut later this year. Bitcoin and ether prices rallied 7.6% and 5.3% Wednesday.
   
   
2. Roaring Kitty returns, sending meme coin soaring: Vince Gill, the meme stock leader who rose to fame in 2021 under the pseudonym “Roaring Kitty,” announced his return on Twitter/X on Monday. Shares of Gamestop and AMC soared the next two days before retreating. But one meme coin reaped the benefits.
   
   
3. US Senate overrules SEC: The US Senate voted 60-38 on Thursday to override an SEC rule that requires crypto custodians to treat customer assets as liabilities. But President Joe Biden is expected to veto the measure, and the US House has work to do to get the two-thirds majority needed to override the veto.
   
   
4. Wisconsin becomes BTC Bull: The State of Wisconsin Investment Board revealed in a filing Tuesday that it had amassed roughly $162 million worth of shares in spot BTC ETFs with BlackRock and Grayscale. It marked the first time a state pension fund publicly declared an ownership stake in spot BTC ETFs.
   
   
5. US Senators upset over crypto mixer treatment: US Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) have sent a letter to the US (DOJ) contesting a recent decision from FinCEN that said it would treat crypto mixers as money transmitters, opening up software developers to potential charges.
   
   
6. New Vanguard CEO not rushing into crypto ETFs: Vanguard named Salim Ramji as its new CEO on Tuesday, raising speculation that the former BlackRock executive would introduce a Vanguard spot BTC ETF after Ramji oversaw the launch of iShares Bitcoin Trust at BlackRock. However, Ramji cast doubt on launching a Vanguard spot BTC ETF in an interview with Barron’s.
   

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