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In 70 days
SEC approves the first US spot bitcoin ETFs, 2024
PolicySunday 10 January
3 years ago. The US Securities and Exchange Commission approved 11 spot bitcoin exchange-traded products, funds that hold bitcoin and whose shares trade on stock exchanges, for listing on three US exchanges.
January 2025
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| 20 | 21 | 22Ulbricht pardoned | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 27 | 28 | 29El Salvador ends forced acceptance of bitcoin | 30 | 31 |
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Events in January 2025
Friday 10 January660 days ago
SEC approves the first US spot bitcoin ETFs, 2024
1 year ago. The US Securities and Exchange Commission approved 11 spot bitcoin exchange-traded products, funds that hold bitcoin and whose shares trade on stock exchanges, for listing on three US exchanges.
PolicySourceSEC Chair Gensler, statement of 10 January 2024
Wednesday 22 January648 days ago
Trump pardons Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht
President Trump announced that he had signed a "full and unconditional pardon" for Ross Ulbricht, who had been serving life in prison since 2015 for running the Silk Road online drug market. Silk Road buyers paid in bitcoin.
Policy · 00:12 UTCSourceUS Department of Justice, Office of the Pardon Attorney, Clemency Grants by President Donald J. Trump (2025-Present) (Internet Archive copy, Jan 2026)
Wednesday 29 January641 days ago
El Salvador ends forced acceptance of bitcoin
El Salvador's Legislative Assembly amended the Bitcoin Law so businesses no longer have to accept bitcoin and taxes can no longer be paid in it. The change was part of a $1.4 billion loan deal with the IMF.
PolicySourceEl Mundo (El Salvador), 29 January 2025 (Spanish)