PANews reported on August 13th that CoinDesk has announced the launch of Central Asia's first spot Bitcoin ETF, BETF, on the Astana International Exchange (AIX). Custodianed by BitGo, the ETF supports physical Bitcoin holdings and offers investors up to $250 million in insurance coverage. BETF is denominated in US dollars and allows for physical settlement, aiming to reduce tracking error and fees. Regulated by the Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC), the product is open to Central Asian and international investors, eliminating the need to manage private keys or use cryptocurrency exchanges.

Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran argued that stablecoins’ potential multi-trillion dollar growth over the next five years will help push down interest rates. A growing demand for US dollar-tied crypto stablecoins could help push down the interest rate, says US Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran.The Donald Trump-appointed Miran told the BCVC summit in New York on Friday that the dollar-pegged crypto tokens could be “putting downward pressure” on the neutral rate, or r-star, that doesn’t stimulate or impede the economy.If the neutral rate drops, then the central bank would also react by dropping its interest rate, he said.Read more

