Semiconductor company Sequans is raising 0M to buy Bitcoin

Semiconductor company Sequans is raising $200M to buy Bitcoin

French chipmaker Sequans has said it is looking to accumulate 100,000 Bitcoin within five years in an aggressive treasury strategy. French semiconductor company Sequans Communications filed for a $200 million at-the-market equity offering on Monday to fuel its Bitcoin treasury strategy — with the longer-term aim to amass 100,000 Bitcoin by 2030. The program will…

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SEC Chair Paul Atkins teases private equity access for retail

SEC Chair Paul Atkins teases private equity access for retail

Atkins said the Securities and Exchange Commission would work to broaden access to investments typically reserved for accredited investors. US Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul Atkins signaled that the regulatory agency will work with US President Donald Trump’s administration to allow retail investors equal opportunities to invest in private equity. Atkins cited the recent…

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CFTC seeks to allow spot crypto trading on registered exchanges

CFTC seeks to allow spot crypto trading on registered exchanges

The CFTC is seeking feedback on how to more effectively regulate spot crypto trading as it moves to implement recommendations from the Trump administration. The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has launched an initiative to enable the trading of “spot crypto asset contracts” on CFTC-registered futures exchanges. The invitation is part of the CFTC’s “crypto…

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SEC votes to allow in-kind redemptions for crypto ETPs

SEC votes to allow in-kind redemptions for crypto ETPs

SEC Chair Paul Atkins said the new rules will make crypto exchange-traded products “less costly and more efficient.” The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved in-kind creation and redemption for cryptocurrency exchange-traded products (ETPs), allowing investors to exchange shares directly for the underlying crypto assets instead of cash. In a Tuesday announcement, the…

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