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The 485APOS prospectus for the iShares Bitcoin Managed Protect ETF is BlackRock's third bitcoin fund — overlapping tranches of call spreads on IBIT, no bitcoin held directly.
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The Swiss regulator cleared a publicly offered fund investing directly in BTC on October 20, 2026, granting an exemption from standard risk-diversification rules and declining to name the issuer.
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OKXICE's October 19 notice adds seven more objectors — Microsoft, Alphabet, Goldman Sachs, Qualcomm, Caterpillar, McDonald's and Western Digital — bringing the total to 16.
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Winklevoss Asset Services filed an S-1 October 6 for a spot ZEC ETF listing on Nasdaq under ticker WINK, Gemini as custodian, with Winklevoss Capital Fund signaling up to $100M in seed interest.
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SEC Release 34-106577 on Oct 2 approves listing of six 3x daily leveraged ETPs including bitcoin and ether, but trading waits for S-1 effectiveness.
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The first US spot NEAR ETF starts trading on NYSE Arca with a 0.75% fee and staking rewards routed to shareholders through NAV.
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SEC Release 33-11426, published to the Federal Register on July 2, poses 27 questions on crypto and event-contract ETFs. Comments on File S7-2026-24 due 60 days after publication.
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On June 11, Japan's House of Representatives passed the FIEA amendment reclassifying crypto as financial instruments. Flat 20% tax (vs 55%), insider-trading ban, spot ETF path. Upper House next.