Bitwise

Bitcoin

First Mover: Bitwise Calls $50K Bitcoin Price When Market Calm Finally Breaks

Bitwise suggests Bitcoin could be looking at territory well north of the previous $20,000 all-time high.

Markets  ·  30 June 2020
Investment

Bitcoin Can Boost Portfolio Returns, Even if Bought at All-Time High: Bitwise Study

Bitwise found that bitcoin acts as a useful counterweight to a traditional portfolio if managed in the right way.

Markets  ·  6 May 2020
Bitwise

Bitwise Looks to Retail Market for Its Crypto Index Fund

Bitwise is hoping to draw a retail market for its Bitwise 10 Index Fund, which it intends to list on a regulated alternative trading system later this year.

News  ·  27 March 2020
Markets

Do Custodians Wield Undue Influence on Crypto Market Prices?

Noelle Acheson warns of the consolidating power of crypto custodians, and the influence this could have on asset prices.

Markets  ·  21 January 2020
SEC

Bitwise Withdraws Bitcoin ETF Application With the SEC

Bitwise's bitcoin ETF has been pulled, but the firm said it plans to refile at a later date.

Markets  ·  15 January 2020
Bitwise

More Than Half of Financial Advisors Want Better Regulation Before Investing in Crypto

More than half of financial advisors are too spooked by regulatory uncertainty to initiate or expand their cryptocurrency investments, a new study by Bitwise Asset Management found.

News  ·  14 January 2020
SEC

SEC Rejects Bitwise’s Latest Bitcoin ETF Proposal

The SEC has rejected Bitwise's proposal for a bitcoin ETF.

Markets  ·  9 October 2019
Legal

Bitwise Taps BNY Mellon as Transfer Agent for Proposed Bitcoin ETF

Bitwise has tapped Bank of New York Mellon to act as the administrator and transfer agent for its proposed bitcoin ETF.

Policy & regulation  ·  11 September 2019
SEC

SEC Delays Decisions on 3 Bitcoin ETF Proposals

The SEC has delayed making a decision on three different bitcoin ETF proposals until Sept. 29 at the earliest.

Policy & regulation  ·  12 August 2019
News

Amun Launches Exchange-Traded Product Using Bitwise Crypto Index

This new ETP will track Bitwise's index of 10 top crypto assets weighted by free-float and inflation-adjusted market capitalization.

Markets  ·  26 June 2019
Exchanges

Huobi Clamps Down on Crypto Wash Trading After Bitwise Report

Huobi said it has taken steps to discourage wash trading in the wake of a report that implied the exchange inflated trading volume.

Business  ·  30 May 2019
Exchanges

Public Perceptions of the Bitcoin Spot Market Are Wrong, Says Bitwise

The bitcoin spot market is “significantly" smaller and more efficient than is generally perceived, says a Bitwise paper sent as comment to the SEC.

Policy & regulation  ·  27 May 2019
Bitcoin

SEC Again Delays Decision on Bitwise Bitcoin ETF Approval

A filing from the SEC Tuesday did not advance one of several bitcoin ETF proposals currently waiting for regulatory sign-off.

Policy & regulation  ·  14 May 2019
Bitwise

Exchange Volumes May Be Fake, But Bitcoin’s Value Is Real

More than a critique of price manipulation rife across bitcoin markets, the Bitwise report shows cryptocurrencies' potential.

Markets  ·  2 April 2019
News

SEC Postpones Decision on Bitwise, VanEck Bitcoin ETF Proposals

The SEC has extended its review period of the Bitwise bitcoin ETF proposal, filed in conjunction with NYSE Arca.

Markets  ·  29 March 2019