US SEC approves Hashdex to launch 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 and trading of Hashdex Nasdaq Crypto Index US ETF and Franklin Crypto Index ETF. These funds will be listed on the Nasdaq and Cboe BZX exchanges respectively, allowing investors to invest in Bitcoin and Ethereum indirectly through traditional financial markets. The approval includes a comprehensive market monitoring protocol to prevent fraud and manipulation.

US SEC approves Hashdex to launch 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 and trading of Hashdex Nasdaq Crypto Index US ETF and Franklin Crypto Index ETF. These funds will be listed on the Nasdaq and Cboe BZX exchanges respectively, allowing investors to invest in Bitcoin and Ethereum indirectly through traditional financial markets. The approval includes a comprehensive market monitoring protocol to prevent fraud and manipulation.

El Salvador officials: Will accelerate the purchase of Bitcoin as a strategic reserve, the official Bitcoin wallet Chivo will be sold or discontinued

According to Jinshi, the director of the Bitcoin Office of El Salvador said that after reaching an agreement with the International Monetary Fund, the official Bitcoin wallet Chivo will be sold or discontinued. He also said that Bitcoin will continue to be the legal currency of El Salvador, and El Salvador will continue to buy 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 by April 2025

WazirX Releases Creditor-Approved and Court-Approved Asset Rebalancing and Distribution Method

AltLayer receives 1 million EIGEN tokens, all to be given back 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:

• First batch of 500,000 EIGEN tokens: distributed to reALT holders and stakers starting this week, with snapshots from May 9 to December 12, 2024.

• The remaining 500,000 EIGEN tokens will be distributed after Eigen Layer’s V2 reward mechanism goes live on the mainnet in 2025.

Users can claim the tokens through the only official website: stake.altlayer.io. The claiming time is from 11:00 on December 20, 2024 to 11:00 on February 20, 2025 (Beijing time).

Coinbase has suspended wBTC trading, and the WBTC team responded

According to Coinbase’s announcement, it will suspend trading of wBTC (Wrapped Bitcoin) on Coinbase.com, Coinbase Exchange, and Coinbase Prime platforms around noon Eastern Time on December 19, 2024. Users’ wBTC funds can still be withdrawn at any time.

Robinhood Lists BONK

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 and F1 extend partnership until 2030

World Liberty purchased 722.2 ETH with $2.5 million 1 hour ago

According to Onchain Lens, an hour ago, Trump's World Liberty (@worldlibertyfi) used $2.5 million USDC to purchase 722.2 ETH, with an average price of $3,461 per transaction.

US listed company reAlpha plans to use up to 25% of its surplus cash to buy cryptocurrencies

Bitcoin mining company MARA has increased its holdings of 15,574 bitcoins in the past two months, worth about $1.53 billion

Bitcoin mining company Hut 8 increased its holdings by 990 BTC, and its total reserve value increased to US$1 billion

Nearly 720 BTC were transferred out of Mt.Gox address, worth about 69.87 million US dollars

Arkm data showed that at 9:07 Beijing time, Mt. Gox transferred 719.568 $BTC to two new wallet addresses, valued at approximately US$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 for its strategic bitcoin reserves, valued at US$1.07 million.