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BlackRock schedules an ETHA reverse split for October
The iShares Ethereum Trust ETF will begin split-adjusted trading on October 6. The operation changes shares and price per share, not the fund's ether exposure by itself.
2 min readRegulation · Deep DiveThe SEC-CFTC taxonomy separates the token from the deal. That changes the crypto securities question
Washington's March interpretation separates the asset, the promises made around it, the transaction under review and the intermediary that carries it. The release supersedes the SEC staff's 2019 framework, but applies existing law rather than creating a complete market-structure rulebook.
11 min readMarkets · NewsT. Rowe Price crypto ETF adds StoneX and Virtu as trading counterparties
The agreements give TKNZ two more routes for spot crypto trades. They also spell out where execution, counterparty and systems risk still sit.
2 min readMarkets · NewsARKB plans to replace its bitcoin pricing benchmark with FTSE data
The current CME CF licence is due to end August 31. The sponsor expects to sign with FTSE first, so the benchmark switch is planned rather than complete.
2 min readMarkets · BriefingWhat the first CFTC-approved bitcoin perpetual actually permits
KalshiEX received approval to list BTCPERP as a futures contract. Approval answers the regulatory question, not whether the contract has deep liquidity or broad access.
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