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19th December: Crypto & Coffee at 8

🚨 BlackRock ARK and WisdomTree revises Spot Bitcoin ETF 📊 OKX NFT Marketplace tops Blur & OpenSea ❗Zcash founder Zooko Wilcox news 🔻Zilliqa transactions🔻

🚨 BlackRock, ARK Investment Management LLC led by Cathie Wood, and WisdomTree Asset Management are among the recent applicants for spot Bitcoin ETFs that have adjusted their filings in accordance with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s cash-only model. Filing can be found here https://tinyurl.com/2s37amuu & https://tinyurl.com/w7j4k8jp They are amending their filings to comply with the cash redemption model demanded by securities regulators. More info via Cointelegraph here https://tinyurl.com/3zp8m4fh

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📊 Ethereum: 🟢 ETF update James Seyffart, CFA, CAIA mentioned via Twitter that the SEC is pushing back its decision on several Ether (ETFs) to May 2024. https://tinyurl.com/6ytnz48d.

- In the filings here https://tinyurl.com/tmmdv263 , the agency said it was instituting proceedings that involve gathering further public input around whether or not the ETFs should be listed.

📊 On December 18, the OKX NFT Marketplace achieved an impressive 24-hour trading volume of $50 million, outperforming its rivals in the competitive NFT space. You can check this info here https://tinyurl.com/mud6khte

The NFT marketplace’s trading volume surged as it offered Bitcoin Ordinals trading. According to CryptoSlam Inc, the Bitcoin network experienced a significant week, boasting a robust sales volume of $367 million. This surpassed the combined weekly trading volume of Ethereum and Solana, which amounted to $91 million.

❗ Zooko Wilcox-O’Hearn, the founder of Zcash Foundation, has resigned from his position at Electric Coin. In his stead, Josh Swihart, who has served as the vice president at Electric Coin for almost five years, has been appointed as the new CEO. 

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