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Asset manager VanEck filed an amended application for a spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) on Oct. 27 with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), according to the regulator’s database.

Stocks on Wall Street closed mostly lower on Friday to cap off another losing week as investors digested the latest round of corporate earnings results while continuing to focus on the Federal Reserve’s outlook for interest rates.

Six months after NYSE-listed Mercer International’s local outpost picked up $37.8 billion worth of superannuation assets from Westpac, it has swooped on another bank’s pensions honey pot.

Over the past week, the crypto market experienced significant fluctuations. Meme coins, such as PEPE coin , took center stage and reached a market cap of 500, nearly doubling its value.

Amidst the tumult of global markets reacting to the Israel-Hamas conflict, Bitcoin stands resilient. As of Saturday, the premier cryptocurrency is trading at $34,126, marking a modest increase of nearly 0.10%. This stability in the face of geopolitical unrest emphasizes Bitcoin’s growing role as a potential hedge against traditional market volatility.

The cryptocurrency rocketed from just over $5,000 each during the start of the pandemic to nearly $68,000 in November 2021, according to FactSet, during an era of massive tech growth. Prices came back down to earth during an aggressive series of rate hikes from the Federal Reserve as it battled inflation, and then the collapse of one of the biggest companies in crypto, FTX. When 2023 began, a single bitcoin could be had for less than $17,000 after losing more than 75% of its value. Investors, however, began returning in large numbers this year as inflation started to cool. And the collapse of prominent tech-focused banks actually led more investors to turn to crypto as they bailed out of positions in Silicon Valley start-ups and other more risky bets. Now, bitcoin is getting another boost on the prospects of creating a much larger pool of investors. Industry advocates say a new way to invest in bitcoin at spot prices, instead of futures, could make it easier for anyone to enter the cryptoverse while lowering some of the well-documented risks associated with investing in cryptocurrencies.

Digital assets under management have soared by 6.74% to $31.7 billion after a string of positive developments amid wider market uncertainties.

Bank of America equity strategists see a real risk the S&P 500 could trade below 4000 in the coming days and weeks.

With just three trading days left in October, Wall Street’s three major indexes are on track to end the month with heavy losses as surging bond yields and fresh uncertainty surrounding the future path of the Federal Reserve’s interest rates rattled investors.

Fidelity Investments is seeking clearance that would allow some of its best-known mutual funds to also operate as exchange-traded funds, becoming the largest firm to challenge Vanguard Group’s former monopoly on the concept. 

Another company is settling fraud charges from regulators amid a widespread crackdown on precious metals dealers that target retirees.

The Biden administration is meeting with China’s top diplomats this week to try to repair a relationship between the two superpowers that has grown rocky.

, the pioneering cryptocurrency, faced a slight setback as it dipped to 34,146, marking a nearly 1.75% decline this Friday. This downturn comes amidst a flurry of activity in the crypto sphere. The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been flooded with eight to ten potential Bitcoin ETF product submissions, hinting at an evolving landscape.

Arti Mohan, Cherrapunji, Meghalaya A total market index is a stock market index that typically tracks the performance of publicly traded companies from different market segments including largecap, midcap and smallcap. Total market indices are designed to provide a broad representation of the overall stock market, and they are often used as benchmarks for investment performance. A total market index fund is a type of mutual fund or exchange-traded fund (ETF) that tracks a total market index.

, the pioneering cryptocurrency, remains strong on Thursday morning, comfortably hovering around the $34,000 mark.

Despite tremendous pressure to approve a spot Bitcoin ETF for trading on public markets, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairman Gary Gensler refuses to discuss his agency’s next steps.

By Suzanne McGee

(Reuters) — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has 8 to 10 filings of possible exchange-traded products for Bitcoin in front of it for consideration, SEC chair Gary Gensler said on Thursday.

The Pepe price has risen by 16% in the past 24 hours, with its move to $0.00000119 finding the meme token outperforming the market as a whole, which has gained by 1.5% today.

Bitcoin has jumped on bets that the first US exchange-traded funds investing directly in the token are set to be approved. The question now is whether an actual green light for the products would spur some profit-taking.

In the intricate world of cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin price continues to maintain its dominance, both in market cap and in the headlines.