Crypto update: Conflicting ETF news and Hamas funding scrutiny

ETF speculation fuels market turbulence, observers consider crypto role in Middle East conflict, Australia tightens rules and Binance stops accepting new UK customers.

Initial reports that a BlackRock ETF had been approved were later discredited.

Cointelegraph admitted this week it had posted a report that the SEC had approved BlackRock’s iShares spot Bitcoin ETFs without properly verifying the rumors, which reportedly spread through a Telegram channel. The news was run by other

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