Betting Big That Bitcoin Mining Won’t Exist In Five Years…? | ZeroHedge

Authored by Mark Jeftovic via BombThrower.com,

Long Bitcoin / Short Miners Is The Mid-Curve Trade of the Year

I’ve never understood the hedgies’ penchant for pair trades: long this / short that is supposed to be some kind of big brain move that either outperforms something or hedges out the risk – like I said, I don’t always grok them, maybe because I don’t have an MBA in finance.

To be clear, when I see one I usually do understand the overall thesis – what I don’t (more…)

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Ethereum ETF Launch Date Depends On Issuers, Not SEC: Gensler | ZeroHedge

Authored by Felix Ng via CoinTelegraph.com,

The approval of United States spot Ether exchange-traded funds (ETF) will depend on how quickly issuers can respond to comments from the Securities and Exchange Commission, says chairman Gary Gensler. 

Gensler’s comments appear to put the onus for approvals on issuers and indicate the SEC will not drag the process out as some feared.

On May 23, the SEC approved eight 19b-4 filings to list spot Ether ETFs on various U.S. (more…)

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ZiG Zagged: Zimbabwe Central Bank Ironing Out Wrinkles In New Currency | ZeroHedge

Authored by Derek Andersen via CoinTelegraph.com,

Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG), the new currency that evolved from a gold-backed token, has performed well on the foreign exchange market, but has faced difficulties at home. The ZRB announced new steps to combat the black market for the currency and improve its usability on June 4.

The Zimbabwe Reserve Bank (ZRB) appealed directly to the public via its X account to urge people to turn in illegal currency traders or businesses that (more…)

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