Coinbase Buckles 10% as Crypto Stocks Falter Despite Bitcoin Topping $45K
The decline happened as bitcoin spiked above $45,000 during the day as traders anticipate an imminent spot BTC ETF decision in the U.S.
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The decline happened as bitcoin spiked above $45,000 during the day as traders anticipate an imminent spot BTC ETF decision in the U.S.
U.S.-listed companies rode bitcoin’s bullish momentum to show significant gains in pre-market trading, including COIN, MSTR, MARA and RIOT.
The investment fund bought $9.2 million worth of BITO shares while selling $27.6 million worth of COIN.
The third-largest crypto exchange has said it wants to become regulated in countries with clear policies for the industry while it argues with the Securities and Exchange Commission for bespoke rules in the U.S.
Cathie Wood’s investment firm also sold GBTC stock while increasing its holdings of Block.
The SEC rejected Coinbase’s petition for crypto rulemaking, marking yet another refusal to provide regulatory clarity for an industry that badly wants it.
U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase’s petition to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to prod it toward a system of tailored rules for digital assets was rejected by the regulator on Friday.
The firm has sold over $150 million worth of stake in COIN since Dec. 5.
On Monday, a New Hampshire state representative asked a mostly-filled room at an industry campaign event to raise their hands if they were visiting from another state. More than half the people in the room raised their hands. These visitors had come to hear from industry representatives, state lawmakers and – perhaps most importantly – three presidential candidates talk about the upcoming election.
Prices reversed nearly all losses from last week following the announcement. BONK traded at $0.000014 on Thursday morning, with a trading volume of over $235 million.