The Latest Breaking News from Bitcoin

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Tuesday closed up +0.73%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.62%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +0.97%. Stocks on Tuesday rose moderately, buoyed by some...

The crypto custodian was the victim of a multimillion-dollar hacking incident in September.

Morning Markets December E-Mini S&P 500 futures (ESZ2 3) are up +0.50%, and the Dec Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ2 3) are up +0.54%. Stock index futures this morning are moderately higher as a decline in T-note yields sparks some short covering in stocks. Also, some positive corporate news supports...

BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust listed on DTCC, positive indicators for SEC approval

Bitcoin extended a rally fueled by expectations of fresh demand from exchange-traded funds, reaching the highest price since May last year.

Bitcoin's market cap also expands 2.5% as prices rise and ETF optimism grows

A year ago, Sam Bankman-Fried (often called “SBF”) was on top of the world. He had been on the covers of Forbes, which dubbed him “the richest twentysomething in the world”, and Fortune – the equivalent, for a business leader, of a rock star on Rolling Stone, or an athlete…

The price of Bitcoin today (^BTCUSD ) rose more than +4% to a 3-1/4 month high on speculation the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may be close to approving the first U.S. exchange-traded-funds (ETFs) investing directly into spot Bitcoin. Asset managers BlackRock and Fidelity Investment are among the fund...

The cryptocurrency had its highest weekly gain since June.