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The US Securities and Exchange Commission has approved generic listing standards for exchange-traded products (ETPs) that hold spot commodities, including crypto assets. National securities exchanges such as Nasdaq, Cboe BZX, and NYSE Arca can now list spot crypto ETFs without seeking case-by-case SEC approval, provided they meet the generic requirements. One of the key criteria […]

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The post Crypto Credit, Borrowing to Drive Next Big Wave: Bitwise CEO appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Key Highlights:  Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley predicts that credit and borrowing in crypto could explode in the next few months.  Turning U.S. stocks into tokens could let people borrow on the blockchain even with small amounts of shares. This will make credit much easier to access.  Industry data confirms strong growth in on-chain lending and staking.  The crypto industry has survived various waves of innovation, from the rise of Bitcoin and Ethereum to decentralized finance taking over, NFTs, and the anticipated surge of spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs). But according to Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley, the next big shift might not come from these areas, but it could come from crypto credit and borrowing. Speaking on the evolving role of digital assets in traditional capital markets, Horsley projected that credit markets built on crypto and tokenized assets will see explosive growth in the next few years. He also suggested that this transformation could come through within the next 6-12 months and it will reshape how crypto market works. Bitwise CEO talks about the next big thing in crypto The Two Vectors of Growth Horsley in his post on X (formerly known as Twitter) highlighted two major forces that might be converging in the near future: The first reason is the size of the crypto market. As of now, there’s almost $4 trillion worth of cryptocurrency in circulation worldwide and as we can see the number is growing day by day. Due to this growth, many investors do not want to sell their coins, but they still need cash sometimes. According to the Bitwise CEO, borrowing against crypto makes more sense because instead of selling coins, people can instead use them as collateral for loans. In this way, the investors get the money that they want, and their investment in crypto also…