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Aug 13 — Goldman buys into bitcoin ETFs, SEC crypto rules ahead
• Goldman Sachs acquired NEOS for $2.25 billion to enter bitcoin and ether income ETF issuance — a bulge-bracket bank paying billions signals deepening institutional commitment to crypto wrapper products. • The SEC will hold an open meeting Friday to propose rules defining crypto asset investment contracts — formal rulemaking could finally clarify what counts as a security, reshaping token markets. • Solana nearly froze Wednesday according to Marinade Finance, reviving reliability concerns just as institutional Solana products are gaining traction.
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