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European Central Bank Shows It’s Serious About Enabling Digital Euro Offline Use
The central bank plans to allocate the lion’s share of its $1.3 billion contract budget for providers to work on enabling offline payments for a digital euro.

Bitcoin ETFs: What to Expect on Day One
Spot bitcoin ETFs are launching in the U.S. on Thursday. Here’s what the issuers and exchanges behind these products have to say.

Gary Gensler's Begrudging Bitcoin ETF Concession: 'We Did Not Approve or Endorse Bitcoin'
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler conceded that the regulator’s loss in court over rejecting Grayscale’s application for a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) left it little recourse but to approve about a dozen such proposals Wednesday.

'We Did Not Approve or Endorse Bitcoin': Gary Gensler's Begrudging ETF Concession
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler conceded that the regulator’s loss in court over rejecting Grayscale’s application for a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) left it little recourse but to approve about a dozen such proposals Wednesday.

'We Did Not Approve or Endorse Bitcoin': Gary Gensler's Begrudging ETF Statement
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler conceded that the regulator’s loss in court over rejecting Grayscale’s application for a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) left it little recourse but to approve about a dozen such proposals Wednesday.

Bitcoin ETFs Approved: The Industry Reacts
In a milestone for crypto adoption, the SEC today approved the trading of Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). CoinDesk rounded up reaction from across the crypto industry to the news.

ETF Euphoria Shows Bitcoin Needs Wall Street After All
Is an ETF at odds with Bitcoin’s goal of breaking away from Wall Street? Absolutely. Is that same ETF also necessary for crypto to grow? Also yes.

Bitcoin ETF Listings Will Be Quick but Money Flows Could Take Months: 21Shares Co-Founder
Ophelia Snyder says it is impossible to conceptualize the changes in bitcoin trading volumes likely through ETF inflows.

Gary Gensler's Statement on Bitcoin ETF Approvals

Bitcoin Wobbles Below K, Ether and Grayscale's GBTC Jump as SEC Approves Spot Bitcoin ETFs
After the spot bitcoin ETF approval, all attention turns to how much demand these investment vehicles will attract.