The ticker for BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) IBTC has reappeared on the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation’s (DTCC) website after disappearing for a few hours.

The price of Bitcoin surged to new yearly highs following the Oct. 23 surprise appearance of IBTC on the website with markets frenzied over the sign of a potential soon-to-come spot ETF approval.

When the ticker quietly disappeared from the site a few hours later, Bitcoin‘s price slumped nearly 3%, indicating that much of the trading activity seems to be hinged on watching ETF-related developments.

BlackRock’s iShares IBTC ETF is back on the DTCC’s site. Source: DTCC

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Cody Carbone, Vice President of Policy at the Chamber of Digital Commerce will be speaking at the upcoming Benzinga Future of Digital Assets, Mark Nov. 14 on your calendar for the must-attend gathering in the fintech industry!

In an era of relentless digital innovation, the United States stands at a crossroad. On one path lies the potential to harness blockchain technology and digital assets to catapult the U.S. economy into a future of unparalleled transparency, efficiency, and inclusivity. The alternate path, mired by hesitation, skepticism, and fear of the unknown, risks relinquishing our competitive edge on the global stage. The burgeoning blockchain ecosystem, despite its nascent…

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Mastercard Inc MA wants to team up with self-custody wallet firms such as MetaMask and Ledger, according to a Web3 strategy workshop presentation, reported CoinDesk. 

The company believes the payment card can assist wallet providers in increasing active users, building loyalty and generating additional revenue streams alongside spending their crypto balances. Mastercard and its issuance partners will also help wallet firms meet their resource demands while launching a card in a region.

Partner firms are likely to receive a set of franchise standards from Mastercard regarding consumer protection, price competition and transaction monitoring requirements.

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BlackRock’s proposed iShares Bitcoin ETF, with the ticker IBTC, is back on the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation website after vanishing early Tuesday.

IBTC originally appeared on the DTCC website on Monday, sending bitcoin rallying. Late Monday, bitcoin briefly topped $35,000 before falling back around $33,000.

Eagle-eyed crypto investors, eager for nibbles of news around the spot bitcoin ETFs, first noticed the listing. Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas commented on X, saying that BlackRock’s listing was “notable” due to BlackRock not only being the first to list on DTCC, but also leading “the charge on these logistics (seeder, ticker, dtcc).”

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Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren is at it again. With mainstream press outlets including Germany’s Deutsche Welle running sensationalist headlines — “How cryptocurrency fueled Hamas’ terrorist attack” — Warren is using Hamas’ attack on Israel to fuel her own war on cryptocurrency.

Crypto’s role in the conflict came into focus on Oct. 10, when Israeli police froze crypto accounts used for donations to Hamas. It was not the first time. In 2021, Israel’s Terror Financing of Israel (NBCTF) seized crypto wallets linked to a Hamas fundraising campaign.

While Binance worked “closely with international counter-terrorism authorities” on the seizures, Warren led a group of…

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In one of the shortest speaker nominations yet, Representative Tom Emmer (R-Minn) will not pursue Speaker of the House.

Emmer’s hat was tossed in the ring around noon Tuesday, with Punchbowl’s Jake Sherman posting on X that Emmer was stepping down roughly five hours later. 

During an internal vote on Tuesday, Emmer failed to snag the votes of 26 Republicans, leaving him well shy of the necessary 217 votes needed to become Speaker.

Emmer’s failed candidacy marks nearly a month of Republicans trying — and failing — to get a fresh Speaker after Kevin McCarthy was ousted from the role in a historic vote earlier this month. 

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The price of bitcoin has peaked to over $35,000 in the past 24 hours — upwards of a 13% rally on the expectation that bitcoin ETFs would be approved in the US.

At the time of publication, the price of the asset is sitting at roughly $33,000. Bitcoin is not alone in seeing its value rally, however, with the broader cryptocurrency market also benefiting from the price action. 

Between Oct. 16 and Oct. 24, Bitcoin’s market capitalization increased from $500 billion to $650 billion, Luke Nolan, a research associate for CoinShares, told Blockworks. In this same time frame, the crypto industry has seen its aggregate market cap increase by $180 billion, from $1.039 trillion to $1.219…

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Euroclear announced the successful settlement of its inaugural digital note, a World Bank offering on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, which amassed 100 million euros ($106 million) dedicated to sustainable development initiatives.

In connection with this, it’s worth noting that discussions about the evolving landscape of digital assets will be highlighted at Benzinga’s Future of Digital Assets conference on Nov. 14.

The Brussels-based securities clearing entity, among the globe’s most prominent, indicated that this event signifies the commencement of its digital securities settlement service, Reuters reported.

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Investors continue to be optimistic that Bitcoin ETFs will be approved.

Signs point to a matter of when and not if. The optimism even helped propel the price of Bitcoin BTC/USD over a key $31,000 level on Monday.

Here’s a look at how much an investment in the leading cryptocurrency would be worth today, based on a key date in history.
What Happened: Investors are stoked for potential Bitcoin ETFs after a federal court ruled against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and directed the regulatory agency to review the application from Grayscale Investments to convert its Grayscale Bitcoin Trust GBTC into an ETF.

The decision from the court could expedite the approval of…

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Vodafone Digital Asset Broker (DAB) has joined the Chainlink network as a node operator after completing a proof-of-concept with Japanese trading and investment company Sumitomo for exchanging trade documents across platforms. The companies hope to improve document transfer and processing of financial transactions in the $32-trillion global trade ecosystem, Vodafone said.

The proof-of-concept used oracle network Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP). DAB “provide[d] security and interoperability across IoT devices at the edge of a network.” The proof-of-concept showed the potential of Vodafone Internet-of-Things devices and blockchains to provide data for use in…

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