◇Bitcoin, Ethereum futures ETF ‘faltering’ due to sluggish performance and rapid rise in government bond interest rates
Bitcoin (BTC) price, which rose during the Chuseok holiday, gave back some of the increase.
As the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved asset management companies’ Ethereum futures exchange-traded funds (ETFs) at the end of last month, trading in nine funds began on the 2nd, but trading volume was slower than expected. Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) prices, which rose due to expectations for the Ethereum futures ETF, appear to be slowing down.
In addition, the aftermath of a surge in U.S. Treasury yields is believed to have had an impact on prices.
As of 8:55 am on the 4th, the Bitcoin price according to CoinMarketCap recorded $27,327, down 0.39% from the same time the previous day.
At the same time, the domestic Bitcoin price based on Upbit was traded at around 37.2 million won, down 0.58% from the same time the previous day.
Of the 9 Ethereum futures ETFs that began trading on the 2nd (local time), 5 are Ethereum single futures and the remaining 4 are ETFs that combine Bitcoin and Ethereum futures. The first-day trading volume of these nine ETFs was approximately $1.7 million, which is sluggish compared to the first day of trading for past Bitcoin strategy ETFs.
ProShares’ Bitcoin Strategy ETF, launched during the virtual asset bull market in October 2021, exceeded $1 billion in trading volume on the first day.
◇US court ‘dismisses’ SEC’s application for interim appeal of Ripple lawsuit
A U.S. court dismissed the SEC’s application for an interlocutory appeal of the ruling in the lawsuit between Ripple and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Previously, the SEC filed an ‘interlocutory appeal’ against the court’s summary judgment in a lawsuit against Ripple Labs, the issuer of the virtual asset Ripple (XRP). An interlocutory appeal is an appeal against a court decision while other parts of the case are being tried.
Last July, Judge Annalisa Torres of the Southern District of New York ruled that the sale of XRP to ordinary investors was not a sale of securities. The basis is that ordinary investors simply purchased XRP on a virtual asset exchange, and it is difficult to say that they purchased XRP from a specific counterparty, Ripple Labs. However, the sale of XRP to institutional investors was deemed to be a violation of securities laws as it constituted a sale of securities.
When the SEC applied for an interlocutory appeal against the summary judgment, Judge Annalisa Torres dismissed it, citing that it found no substantive basis for the difference of opinion.
As this news spreads, the price of XRP is strong. As of 9:30 am on the 4th, the price of Ripple (XRP) based on CoinMarketCap is $0.528, up 3.18% from the same time the previous day.
◇FTX CEO trial begins… 7 charges including fraud
The trial of former FTX CEO Sam Bankman Fried (SBF) has begun.
According to Reuters on the 3rd (local time), Judge Lewis Kaplan of the Southern District of New York began the jury selection process ahead of the start of the SBF trial, which will be held for six weeks from this day.
SBF was indicted on seven counts of fraud and conspiracy in connection with the FTX bankruptcy. Specifically, from 2019 until November of last year when FTX collapsed, the company was accused of stealing billions of dollars in customer funds and sending them to its affiliate Alameda Research, purchasing real estate in the Bahamas with customer funds, and providing illegal donations to U.S. politicians. receive
Expected witnesses include Caroline Allison, former CEO of Alameda Research, and FTX co-founder Gary Wang.
Some even raised the prospect that Sam could receive up to 115 years in prison. CryptoBasic, a media outlet specializing in virtual assets, predicted, “If found guilty, SBF could receive up to 115 years in prison.”
◇SBF lawyers oppose user testimony and request temporary release
As the trial of former FTX CEO Sam Bankman Fried (SBF) began on the 3rd local time, SBF’s lawyers requested the court to exclude testimony from exchange users and investors.
According to Cointelegraph on the 3rd (local time), SBF’s defense team submitted documents to the Southern District Court of New York on the 2nd, opposing the prosecution’s request for testimony from FTX users. The prosecution decided that it was necessary to testify from FTX users about how they believed FTX would handle customer assets.
Meanwhile, the defense team reportedly requested SBF’s temporary release to prepare for trial, but this request was reportedly rejected. According to multiple foreign media, the court ruled that SBF should have been detained during the trial due to concerns about flight, and that there had already been sufficient time to prepare for the trial.
Source: Donga
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