A Bitcoin user inscribed the text “SEC Chairman on the brink of second ETF approval” into a Bitcoin transaction’s OP_RETURN field.

Full approval from the SEC is still pending, but the exchange approved Bitcoin ETF listings from ARK 21Shares, Invesco Galaxy, Fidelity, VanEck, WisdomTree and Franklin Templeton.

As of Jan. 9, Torrey Young and Marc Mukasey of Mukasey Young LLP said they represented the former FTX CEO.

Taxation-wise, the U.S. may be unprepared for the investor rush in the wake of a spot Bitcoin ETF. There is a new tax law but no guidelines.

CFTC Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero said there’s a need to study risks related to digital assets or risk consequences.

Some industry execs like ARK’s Cathie Wood previously predicted that the market is likely to react to ETF approval news by selling in the short term.

Upon receiving the full MAS license, BitGo clients will have access to buy and sell digital assets from the safety and security of BitGo's insured cold storage custody solution.

The Turkish government will legally define critical concepts in crypto, license trading platforms and comply with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) standards.

The agreement will enable Replica to create and license a digital replica of the actors protected by SAG-AFTRA under “fair and ethical” conditions.

Senators J.D. Vance and Thom Tillis raised concerns about the Commission’s internal cybersecurity procedures while demanding clarity on the incident.