On December 4, President-elect Trump announced that his pick for the next Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chair would be Paul Atkins. There seems to be a positive response to the news, as Bitcoin quickly traded over $100,000. As Malecki Law has previously blogged, the current chair, Gary Gensler, has…
Malecki Law’s founder, Jenice Malecki, was recently quoted in a Crypto Times article about crypto regulation as it relates to the impending presidential election. Ms. Malecki shared her thoughts that no matter who is to be elected as President, that there is one obvious takeaway –“the crypto industry needs regulation.”…
On January 10, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved eleven applications for the first ever Bitcoin Spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs), which have been publicly listed and subsequently trading in the secondary market since their approval. This was the first time that the marketplace had seen an attempt to…
On Wednesday, January 10, 2024, for the first time in U.S. history, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the listing and trading of spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Among those includes the Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (BITB)—the first spot bitcoin ETF issued by Bitwise Asset Management. Less than two months…