The Latest Breaking News from SEC

The SEC is possibly nearing the approval of spot Bitcoin ETF applications based on the latest development this week.

The major indexes held up Thursday with bullish action from many leading stocks. The December jobs report and spot Bitcoin ETF approvals loom.

Key U.S. financial institutions, such as JP Morgan, Jane Street Capital, Virtu Americas and Cantor Fitzgerald, are among the authorized participants for spot Bitcoin ETF issuers.

The investment bank would serve as an “authorized participant” for the exchange-traded funds.

There’s still plenty of room for chaos in the six high-major conferences, with under-the-radar contenders like Villanova poised to have an impact.

In the absence of real information about when the SEC will arrive, crypto Twitter is in a frenzy of rumor and speculation.

Term Sheet readers say what to expect this year in the private markets.

The agency, which has rejected spot Bitcoin ETF applications in the past, is expected to approve the new set of issuers in a move that will unlock opportunities and provide access for traditional investment in the world's largest cryptocurrency asset by market capitalization, Bitcoin.

Matrixport's research created a market shakeup, causing Bitcoin to erase its gains from the previous day and trade in the red zone.