● US SEC officially approved 11 spot Bitcoin ETFs
According to Reuters, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved Bitcoin spot ETF applications from 11 issuers.
● BlackRock iShares Bitcoin Spot ETF to trade on Nasdaq
According to BlockBeats, BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Spot ETF (IBIT) is expected to begin trading on Nasdaq on January 11.
● The US SEC voted 3 to 2 to approve the Bitcoin spot ETF, with SEC Chairman Gary Gensler voting in favor
According to PANews, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the voting results on the application for the listing of a Bitcoin spot ETF. The vote was passed 3 to 2, with SEC Chairman Gary Gensler, Commissioner Hester Peirce and Commissioner Mark Uyeda voting in favor.
● SEC Chairman: Approving the listing and trading of some spot Bitcoin ETFs does not mean approval or recognition of Bitcoin
Gary Gensler, Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), released a statement on the approval of the Bitcoin spot ETF on the SEC website. He said: Although we approved the listing and trading of certain spot Bitcoin ETP stocks today, we did not approve or endorse Bitcoin. Investors should be cautious about the countless risks associated with Bitcoin and products whose value is related to cryptocurrencies.
● Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee: Approval of the spot Bitcoin ETF is a historic milestone for the U.S. digital asset ecosystem
According to Golden Finance, Patrick McHenry, Chairman of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee, and French Hill, Chairman of the Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Inclusion Subcommittee, issued a statement on the approval of the spot Bitcoin ETF. Patrick McHenry said: "Today's approval of the spot Bitcoin ETF marks a historic milestone in the future of the U.S. digital asset ecosystem."
● X Official Security Account Safety: The US SEC account was stolen due to the theft of phone number control and the failure to enable two-factor authentication
According to Foresight News, X's official security account Safety released a preliminary investigation into the @SECGov account being stolen, saying: According to the investigation, the vulnerability was not due to the destruction of X's system, but because an unidentified individual gained control of the phone number associated with the @SECGov account through a third party. It also confirmed that the account did not have two-factor authentication enabled when the account was stolen, and Safety recommends that all users enable this additional layer of security.
● Company X cancels NFT profile avatar function
According to BlockBeats, when Elon Musk’s X company (formerly Twitter) released its grand vision for 2024, it quietly revoked the ability for paid subscribers to set NFT as their profile picture.
● Türkiye completes final stage of technical study on cryptocurrency regulation
Turkey’s Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek said that Turkey is completing the “final stage” of technical research on cryptocurrency regulation, according to CoinDesk. The country is accelerating the development of cryptocurrency regulations as part of a broader effort to get off the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list.
