Shares of Figma (FIG) rose 198% on its first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange after the company raised $1.2 billion for its Wednesday initial public offering (IPO). The firm priced shares at $33 a share under the ticker “FIG,” valuing the company at about $20 billion. The stock changed hands at … Read more
Good Morning, Asia. Here's what's making news in the markets: Welcome to Asia Morning Briefing, a daily summary of top stories during U.S. hours and an overview of market moves and analysis. For a detailed overview of U.S. markets, see CoinDesk's Crypto Daybook Americas.On Wednesday in the U.S., the Securities and Exchange Commission announced that … Read more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has pushed back its decision on whether to approve an exchange-traded fund (ETF) proposed by Truth Social, the social media platform affiliated with Donald Trump. The delay, announced Monday, gives the agency until September 18 to decide on whether to approve the Truth Social Bitcoin ETF. The fund … Read more
XRP is regaining investor attention as a wave of ETF-driven optimism and post-lawsuit momentum builds around the token — even amid price turbulence and large-scale liquidations earlier this week. According to Bitget Wallet CMO Jamie Elkaleh, institutional confidence has improved since Ripple’s partial legal win in March, paving the way for futures products like ProShares’ … Read more
What to Know XRP posted sharp losses during the July 24–25 session, dropping 8% as the token traded in a $0.30 range from $2.96 to $3.26. An early session rally fizzled after profit-taking intensified near the resistance level, while a sudden liquidation wave wiped out more than $100 million in long positions. Despite the selloff, … Read more
SUI (SUI) rebounded forcefully on Thursday, rising to $3.78 from $3.52 in just five hours, after slumping 8% during the U.S. night. The token had dropped from $3.82 starting around 11 p.m. ET before bottoming out at 3 a.m. ET. At that point, trading volume swelled to 35.4 million. That's more than double its 24-hour … Read more
David LaValle, the global head of ETFs at Grayscale Investments, is set to leave the crypto asset manager at the end of July, Unchained reported, citing people familiar with the matter. LaValle joined Grayscale in July 2021 as the firm was grappling with investor dissatisfaction over the widening discount of its flagship Bitcoin Trust (GBTC). … Read more
The US Securities and Exchange Commission approved and then immediately paused the conversion of Bitwise’s crypto index fund into an exchange-traded fund, leaving it in limbo pending a review. The SEC’s Division of Trading and Markets granted an “accelerated approval” of the Bitwise 10 Crypto Index conversion into an ETF on Tuesday, which means Bitwise … Read more
The Securities and Exchange Commission approved — then abruptly paused — Bitwise’s plan to convert its Bitwise 10 Crypto Index Fund (BITW) into a spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) on Tuesday, raising fresh uncertainty around the agency’s standards for crypto ETFs. The fund holds 90% of its weight in bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH), with the … Read more
Software firm MicroStrategy said on Wednesday it had bought bitcoin worth about $615.7 million (Rs. 5,120 crore) in cash, amid growing expectations that the top US markets regulator will soon approve a spot bitcoin exchange traded fund (ETF). The company and its subsidiaries purchased about 14,620 bitcoins at an average price of roughly $42,110 (roughly … Read more