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Plume Network Registers with SEC as Transfer Agent

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Plume Network, a layer-2 blockchain designed to host real-world assets (RWAs), has registered as a transfer agent with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) — a move that bolsters its ability to bring traditional financial instruments onchain and streamline the issuance of tokenized securities. The company announced its registration on social media, saying the step supports its broader mission of migrating securities markets onto blockchain infrastructure. Transfer agents traditionally handle critical back-office functions for securities issuers, including maintaining shareholder registries, recording ownership transfers and managing corporate actions.  Plume said…

SEC silent on Canary Litecoin ETF Amid Uncertainties

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Canary Capital’s spot Litecoin exchange-traded fund is in limbo after the US Securities and Exchange Commission took no action on Thursday, the original deadline for it to make a decision. The SEC’s silence has left the crypto community uncertain about how the regulator will function amid a federal government shutdown and how its new generic listing standards would affect the timelines of dozens of crypto ETF applications awaiting approval. Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart and FOX News reporter Eleanor Terrett noted that the old 19b-4 deadlines for crypto ETF applications…

Tether Mega Raise, SEC Eyes Onchain Stocks

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If this week’s Crypto Biz had a theme, it’s the steady march of traditional finance deeper into crypto’s core infrastructure. Tether is reportedly courting major venture firms for a funding round that could value the stablecoin issuer alongside private tech giants like OpenAI. At the same time, US regulators are considering whether traditional stocks should trade onchain, as the convergence between the Securities and Exchange Commission, Wall Street and tokenization gains momentum. Elsewhere, JPMorgan’s Kinexys platform added a major Gulf bank as a user, while a Nasdaq-listed biotech firm built…

REX seeks SEC approval for BitMine Growth and Income ETF to offer BMNR exposure

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Key Takeaways REXShares’ new ETF would give direct exposure to BitMine Immersion Technologies through an actively managed equity strategy. The filing does not include leverage, focusing instead on growth and income from BMNR shares. Share this article REXShares has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to launch the BitMine Growth and Income ETF, an actively managed fund designed to provide exposure to shares of BitMine Immersion Technologies. According to the prospectus, the ETF’s investment objective is to maximize total return, combining capital growth and income. The strategy involves holding…

Flood of Major Altcoin ETFs Await SEC Approval in October

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The crypto industry could be set for a flood of new crypto exchange-traded funds in October, with the US Securities and Exchange Commission set to make their final decisions on 16 crypto ETFs next month.  The ETFs are connected to a variety of major altcoins, including Solana (SOL), XRP (XRP), Litecoin (LTC) and memecoin Dogecoin (DOGE), which have final deadlines scattered throughout October. Up for approval first is decentralized exchange Canary’s Litecoin ETF, with a deadline of Oct. 2, followed by asset manager Grayscale’s Solana and Litecoin trust conversion on…

VanEck consults SEC Crypto Task Force on tokenization of ETFs

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Key Takeaways VanEck is actively engaging with the SEC Crypto Task Force regarding the tokenization of ETFs, focusing on the role of underlying issuers. The SEC Crypto Task Force is examining how DeFi, smart contracts, and new compliance frameworks relate to the future of tokenized financial products. Share this article VanEck, an asset manager actively filing for spot crypto ETFs, today consulted with the SEC Crypto Task Force on tokenizing ETFs. The discussions focused on the role of underlying issuers in tokenized ETF structures. The SEC Crypto Task Force recently…

US Lawmakers Ask SEC to Act on Trump’s Crypto 401(k) Plan

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US lawmakers have called on Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul Atkins to help accelerate the executive order enabling crypto investments in US 401(k) retirement plans. In the letter on Monday, nine lawmakers, including House Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill and Subcommittee on Capital Markets Chairman Ann Wagner, said that Atkins was asked to “provide swift assistance” to the Secretary of Labor and to make any necessary adjustments to its current regulations and guidance. They also noted that under President Donald Trump’s August EO on “Democratizing Access to Alternative…

SEC Listing Standards to Boost Crypto ETFs: Bitwse

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The US Securities and Exchange Commission streamlining the approval process for crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) may trigger a surge of new offerings, but that doesn’t guarantee their success, a crypto executive warns. “The adoption of generic listing standards — which could come as early as October — will likely usher in a ton of new crypto ETPs. This is intuitive, but it’s also backed up by ETF history,” Bitwise chief investment officer Matt Hougan said in a report on Monday. However, Hougan warned that the launch of a crypto ETF…

SEC, Gemini Trust Reach Agreement Over Lending Dispute

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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Gemini Trust Company filed a status update in court, letting a federal court know they had reached a “resolution in principle” to resolve a securities case stemming from a 2023 complaint. In a Monday filing in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY), the SEC and Gemini Trust said that, “subject to review and approval” by the commission, the two parties requested that all litigation in the civil case be indefinitely stayed. The filing stated that both…