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Major cryptocurrencies plummet after fake news about BlackRock's spot bitcoin ETF approval circulates.

The price of Bitcoin (^BTCUSD ) on Monday surged +10% to a 2-1/4 month high on an erroneous report that BlackRock, the world’s biggest money manager, had won approval from the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) to launch a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded-fund (ETF) that allows investors to invest directly in...

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) spokesperson Mellissa Campbell Duru said last week the expected October release date for the commission’s emissions disclosure rule was a best estimate that could be inaccurate, according to a Bloomberg Law report. Campbell Duru also said the SEC—like BlackRock CEO Larry Fink and others in…

The cryptocurrency soared as high as $29,483 on Monday morning.

Bitcoin reversed an earlier gain of as much as 10% after BlackRock said that its application for an exchange-traded fund that invests directly in the cryptocurrency is still under review.

The SEC won't appeal its court loss to Grayscale. This means a crypto ETF is coming—but whether it will be a big deal remains to be seen.

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BofA and Citi warn the latest inflation report is a worrying sign for the Fed, but BlackRock’s Rick Rieder and veteran strategist Ed Yardeni are more optimistic.

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Even companies making mild gestures of social responsibility are getting slammed with boycotts and lawsuits. Their hollow do-gooder rhetoric hasn't helped.