Spot bitcoin ETF unlikely to arrive until at least mid-2022, Valkyrie Funds CIO says – CNBC

The Valkyrie Bitcoin Strategy ETF , an actively managed product that holds a mix of front-month bitcoin futures contracts, Treasurys, corporate bonds and cash, followed in ProShares’ footsteps last week. “I don’t think we see a bitcoin spot ETF until at least middle of next year,” McClurg said. More than a dozen firms have filed […]

Mastercard says any bank or merchant on its vast network can soon offer crypto services – CNBC

Mastercard runs one of the dominant global payments networks along with Visa and has relationships with more than 20,000 financial institutions around the world. regulators have allowed the fund industry to offer a bitcoin-linked ETF for the first time this month, while big institutional investors like bond giant Pimco have said they were considering trading […]

Those who do their homework end up investing in bitcoin: Scaramucci – CNBC

“Do the homework on bitcoin, understand what it is,” the founder and managing partner of SkyBridge Capital told CNBC’s “Capital Connection” on Monday. “Anybody that does the homework … ends up investing into it. The more it goes up, the less likelihood Donald Trump is running for president in 2024, so I’m rooting for that SPAC,” […]

Scarlett Johansson’s agent slams Disney for accusing ‘Black Widow’ star of disregarding public Covid risks

Bryan Lourd, who is co-chair of talent agency giant CAA, also suggested that Disney was not playing fair by publicly revealing Johansson’s $20 million salary for the Marvel Entertainment movie. Johansson, like many Marvel veterans including Robert Downey Jr., negotiated to have a percentage of box office receipts tacked on to her salary. So far, […]

‘F9’ has highest opening weekend of the pandemic with $70 million box office haul

Kong,” which tallied $32.2 million during its first weekend in April, and “Cruella,” which took in $37.4 million when it was first released in May. The release of “F9” coincides with a country-wide loosening of Covid-related restrictions and an increase in the number of theaters are open to the public. As vaccination rates continue to rise and the […]

Mining bitcoin could be about to get a whole lot easier after China’s crypto crackdown

Last month, Beijing called for measures to stamp out bitcoin mining amid concerns over its environmental impact. In the case of bitcoin, these computers are racing to solve complex math puzzles in order to make transactions go through. Currently, rewards to miners are capped at 6.25 BTC. Meanwhile, the network difficulty of bitcoin — a […]