{"id":118364,"date":"2023-07-05T19:59:09","date_gmt":"2023-07-05T19:59:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/valkyrie-updates-bitcoin-etf-filing-lists-coinbase-as-surveillance-sharing-partner-crypto-news\/"},"modified":"2023-07-05T19:59:11","modified_gmt":"2023-07-05T19:59:11","slug":"valkyrie-updates-bitcoin-etf-filing-lists-coinbase-as-surveillance-sharing-partner-crypto-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/valkyrie-updates-bitcoin-etf-filing-lists-coinbase-as-surveillance-sharing-partner-crypto-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Valkyrie Updates Bitcoin ETF Filing, Lists Coinbase as &#8216;Surveillance-Sharing&#8217; Partner\n &#8211; Crypto News"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"position:relative;overflow:visible;font-size:1.2em;line-height:1.58\">\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:sm:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">As the race to establish America&#8217;s first spot Bitcoin ETF continues apace, Nasdaq has proposed listing the Valkyrie Bitcoin Fund on its exchange in a recent filing that names Coinbase as a so-called \u201csurveillance-sharing\u201d partner.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:sm:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The Securities and Exchange Commission has denied every application for a spot Bitcoin ETF to date, signaling no applicant has provided a coherent plan for protecting investors from &#8220;fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:sm:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/listingcenter.nasdaq.com\/assets\/rulebook\/NASDAQ\/filings\/SR-NASDAQ-2023-019.pdf\" class=\"sc-adb616fe-0 ePvUAp\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Filing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\">  submitted Monday states that Nasdaq and Coinbase \u201cexecuted a term sheet\u201d on June 30, ironing out a surveillance-sharing agreement that would bolster Nasdaq&#8217;s ability to monitor spot Bitcoin markets with support from Coinbase.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:sm:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">A wave of fresh applications for spot Bitcoin ETFs has followed BlackRock&#8217;s move to establish one week ago, from firms like Invesco, Wisdom Tree, Bitwise, and Fidelity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:sm:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Firms have sought to establish a Bitcoin spot ETF in the US for a decade, as <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/decrypt.co\/147082\/sec-inaction-spot-bitcoin-etf-complete-disaster-cameron-winklevoss\" class=\"sc-adb616fe-0 ePvUAp\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">highlights<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\">  recently by Gemini co-founder Cameron Winklevoss.  But with BlackRock banging on the SEC&#8217;s door, prominent figures in crypto such as Circle&#8217;s CEO Jeremy Allaire believe a <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/decrypt.co\/146368\/circle-ceo-optimistic-over-bitcoin-spot-etf-approval-progress-is-being-made\" class=\"sc-adb616fe-0 ePvUAp\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">regulatory green light<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\">  is imminent.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:sm:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">BlackRock, the world&#8217;s largest asset manager, after <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/decrypt.co\/146863\/sec-calls-blackrock-fidelity-bitcoin-etf-applications-inadequate-wsj\" class=\"sc-adb616fe-0 ePvUAp\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">reportedly<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\">  being told by the SEC that its application was &#8220;inadequate,&#8221; <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/decrypt.co\/147177\/blackrock-spot-bitcoin-etf-filing-sec-coinbase-surveillance\" class=\"sc-adb616fe-0 ePvUAp\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">refilled<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\">  for a spot bitcoin etf last week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:sm:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Valkyrie&#8217;s attempt to have shares of the Valkyrie Bitcoin Fund listed on the Nasdaq leans on language included in BlackRock&#8217;s second attempt at a filing, specifically when it comes to the Nasdaq&#8217;s surveillance-sharing agreement with Coinbase.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:sm:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Both applications emphasize that a &#8220;significant portion of US-based Bitcoin trading&#8221; takes place on Coinbase.  And both applications state that Nasdaq would \u201creceive market data for orders and trades from Coinbase\u201d as part of the agreement, while also being able to request information when necessary to investigate potential manipulation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:sm:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">While BlackRock has listed Coinbase Custody Trust Company and BNY Mellon as custodians that would respectively hold on to its ETF&#8217;s Bitcoin and cash, Valkyrie simply states that it \u201cwill enter into a custodian agreement\u201d with a qualified custodian.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:sm:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">When Valkyrie updated the filing for its Valkyrie Bitcoin Fund in a <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/decrypt.co\/145708\/bitcoin-etf-valkyrie-updated-sec-filing-brrr-fund\" class=\"sc-adb616fe-0 ePvUAp\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">fresh prospectus<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\">  In June, the firm removed Coinbase Custody Trust Company as the fund&#8217;s specified custodian.  For its ETF, it wrote in the filing, shares would trade under the ticker name &#8220;BRRR.&#8221; <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"my-4 border-b border-decryptGridline\">\n<div class=\"text-left p-8 md:py-12 md:px-12 max-w-prose relative\"><span class=\"border-t-4 border-l-4 w-4 h-4 md:border-t-[6px] md:border-l-[6px] md:w-6 md:h-6 border-decryptPurple dark:border-decryptNeon gg-dark:border-cc-pink-2 absolute top-4 left-4 md:top-6 md:left-6\"\/><span class=\"border-t-4 border-l-4 w-4 h-4 md:border-t-[6px] md:border-l-[6px] md:w-6 md:h-6 border-decryptPurple dark:border-decryptNeon gg-dark:border-cc-pink-2 absolute rotate-180 bottom-4 right-4 md:bottom-6 md:right-6\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"font-akzidenz-grotesk font-bold text-xl md:text-3xl mb-6 md:text-center gg-dark:text-white\">Stay on top of crypto news, get daily updates in your inbox.<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the race to establish America&#8217;s first spot Bitcoin ETF continues apace, Nasdaq has proposed listing the Valkyrie Bitcoin Fund on its exchange in a recent filing that names Coinbase as a so-called \u201csurveillance-sharing\u201d partner. 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