{"id":1048,"date":"2023-06-22T10:48:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T02:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insights.digift.io\/?p=1048"},"modified":"2025-08-15T16:54:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T08:54:09","slug":"blackrock-close-to-filing-bitcoin-etf-uk-set-to-pass-crypto-and-stablecoin-regulations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insights.digift.io\/zh\/blackrock-close-to-filing-bitcoin-etf-uk-set-to-pass-crypto-and-stablecoin-regulations\/","title":{"rendered":"BlackRock close to filing Bitcoin ETF, UK set to pass crypto and stablecoin regulations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Weekly Update: 22 June 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1) BlackRock close to filing Bitcoin ETF [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/finance\/blackrock-close-filing-bitcoin-etf-coindesk-2023-06-15\/\">Reuters<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; According to an SEC filing, BlackRock&#8217;s iShares Bitcoin Trust will employ Coinbase Custody for its custodial services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2) UK set to pass crypto and stablecoin regulations&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/decrypt.co\/145300\/crypto-laws-enter-final-stages-of-uk-parliamentary-process\">[Decrypt]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; The UK is nearing the final stages of passing new regulations for cryptocurrencies and stablecoins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3) BNB Chain releases Layer 2 testnet based on Optimism [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.coindesk.com\/tech\/2023\/06\/19\/bnb-chain-releases-layer-2-testnet-based-on-optimism-op-stack\/\">CoinDesk<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; Binance&#8217;s BNB Chain launches a Layer 2 testnet based on Optimism for enhanced scalability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4) Charles Schwab, Citadel-backed EDX Markets launches&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www-theblock-co.cdn.ampproject.org\/c\/s\/www.theblock.co\/amp\/post\/235607\/charles-schwab-citadel-backed-crypto-exchange-goes-live-today-wsj\">[The Block]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; EDX Markets, a non-custodial crypto exchange backed by major financial firms, begins operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">5) Curve pool imbalance triggers USDT depeg concerns&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/curve-pool-imbalance-usdt-depeg-concerns-tether-cto-calls-it-fud\">[Cointelegraph]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; 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Etherscan introduces an OpenAI-powered tool to interpret smart contract source code.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">9) Gemini expands to Singapore&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theblock.co\/post\/235624\/gemini-expands-singapore-hub-as-it-looks-beyond-the-us-for-crypto-adoption\">[The Block]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; Gemini plans to hire over 100 employees in Singapore as it expands its operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">10) Republic, INX join forces to build blockchain infrastructure&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theblock.co\/post\/235452\/republic-inx-join-forces-to-build-blockchain-infrastructure-expand-tokenization\">[The Block]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; Republic and INX collaborate to build blockchain infrastructure and expand asset tokenization.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BNB Chain releases Layer 2 testnet based on Optimism <\/p>","protected":false},"author":256897719,"featured_media":2444,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_angie_page":false,"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"page_builder":"","_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1,132582],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1048","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","category-market-decoded"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/insights.digift.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DigiFT-Weekly-16-June.jpg?fit=1173%2C620&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pg7Ide-gU","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/insights.digift.io\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1048","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/insights.digift.io\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/insights.digift.io\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insights.digift.io\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/256897719"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insights.digift.io\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1048"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/insights.digift.io\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1048\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1053,"href":"https:\/\/insights.digift.io\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1048\/revisions\/1053"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insights.digift.io\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2444"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/insights.digift.io\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1048"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insights.digift.io\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1048"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insights.digift.io\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1048"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}