SEC Approves Teucrium’s Launch of Bitcoin Futures ETF

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has granted Teucrium permission to launch an ETF for Bitcoin futures on the NYSE Arca exchange. The SEC has released a statement to this effect. Teucrium and NYSE Arca filed with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 on Form 19b-4. While the already approved futures ETFs of ProShares, Valkyrie and VanEck fell under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The regulator’s approval of the nation’s…

In Honduras, the recognition of bitcoin as a means of payment was limited to one island

The free economic zone (FEZ) of Honduras Próspera ZEDE intends to attract international investment by issuing bonds for bitcoins. Próspera ZEDE, located on the island of Roatan in the Caribbean, has announced that it accepts cryptocurrencies as a means of payment. From now on, local governments and international companies that are residents of the FEZ can issue bonds based on bitcoin under the jurisdiction of Próspera ZEDE in accordance with international KYC and AML standards.…