The Securities and Exchange Commission announced Sunday suspensions in trading of the securities Bitcoin Tracker One
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and Ether Tracker One
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In a statement, the SEC said trading was suspended as of 5:30 p.m. Eastern and will continue until 11:59 p.m. Sept. 20. The suspension was ordered because of “confusion amongst market participants,” the SEC said. Bitcoin Tracker One started trading as an exchange-traded note in August and was seen by some as the closest thing to an exchange-traded fund for bitcoin. The SEC has repeatedly denied applications for bitcoin
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ETFs.
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