Weekly Update: 16 November 2023
1) BlackRock’s Ethereum ETF plan is confirmed in Nasdaq filing [CoinDesk]
– The world’s largest asset manager has already made waves by seeking to list a bitcoin ETF.
2) HSBC to offer tokenized securities custody service for institutions [CoinDesk]
– HSBC, one of the world’s largest banks, said it plans to start a digital-assets custody service for institutional clients focusing on tokenized securities in conjunction with Swiss crypto safekeeping specialist Metaco.
3) Bogus BlackRock XRP filing spoofs ETF watchers, crypto traders [CoinDesk]
– A regulatory filing suggesting the company had taken a first step toward doing so is fake, a spokesperson said shortly after the news began circulating on social media.
4) Cathie Wood speculates Gary Gensler’s political ambitions are affecting spot BTC ETF judgement [CoinDesk]
– The ARK Invest founder and CEO remains bullish and said the crypto market opportunity could scale to $25 trillion by 2030.
5) Cboe is launching margined Bitcoin and Ether futures in January [The Block]
– Cboe Digital will become the first U.S. regulated crypto native combined exchange and clearinghouse to enable both spot and leveraged derivatives trading on a single platform.
6) Disney does NFTs again in partnership with NBA top shot makers Dapper Labs [CoinDesk]
– Disney, known almost as much for its pursuit of technical innovation as much as its continually expanding catalog of entertainment products, is taking another stab at digital collectable non-fungible tokens (NFTs).
7) Financial Supervisory Commission of Taiwan awards first securitized token license [Cointelegraph]
– Cathay Securities is permitted to issue $930,000 worth of tokenized green bonds every six months.
8) Standard Chartered unit, SBI Holdings team up to invest $100 million in crypto startups [The Block]
– SC Ventures, the investment arm of the Standard Chartered bank, and SBI Holdings, the Japanese financial conglomerate, have partnered to set up a $100 million crypto vehicle in the United Arab Emirates.
