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Bitcoin prices fell sharply after the US Securities and Exchange Commission shot down a bid to list a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF).

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The SEC announced it would not approve a bitcoin ETF that was proposed by Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, causing the bitcoin price to immediately shed 10%.

Bitcoin is crashing after the US Securities and Exchange Commission rejected the Winklevoss twins' exchange traded fund (ETF). The cryptocurrency plunged more than 16% in the moments after the decision was released, and is now down 14%, or $180, at $1019 a coin. 

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The US Securities and Exchange Commission has rejected a bid to launch the first-ever bitcoin ETF.

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US stocks rose after a stronger-than-forecast jobs report for February, but not by enough to avoid the first weekly loss since mid-January.

Here's the scoreboard:

• Dow: 20,896.49, +38.30, (0.18%)
• S&P 500: 2,372.57, +7.70, (0.33%)
• Nasdaq: 5,860.89, +22.08, (0.38%)
• WTI crude oil: $48.45, $-0.83, (-1.68%)

1. The US economy added 235,000 nonfarm payrolls in February with a surge in construction jobs that was likely enabled by warmer whether. The unemployment rate dipped to 4.7% from 4.8%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Average hourly earnings rose 2.8% year-on-year.
2. Canada's labor market added 15,000 jobs in February, with full-time employment up and part-time employment down. Additionally, the unemployment rate fell to 6.6% from 6.8%.
3. Bitcoin exploded to an all-time high. Friday's gains came ahead of the highly anticipated US Securities and Exchange Commission ruling on whether or not it will approve at least one of the three proposed bitcoin-focused exchange-traded funds by a March 11 deadline.
4. The US oil rig count rose for an eighth straight period this week, by eight to 617, according to Baker Hughes. West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures fell below $50 per barrel on Thursday for the first time since December after government data showed record inventories. 
5. An obscure senate rule could collapse the House GOP leadership's plan to repeal and replace Obamacare . The Byrd rule makes it so any bill going through the budget reconciliation process — like the AHCA — can be blocked on the grounds that it contains an "extraneous matter" or something "merely incidental" to the federal budget.

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You're twice as likely to live the American Dream in Canada

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The SEC’s decision on the bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) is likely to arrive in the late afternoon, financial experts told CoinDesk.

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Welcome to Finance Insider, Business Insider's summary of the top stories of the past 24 hours.

The US economy added 235,000 nonfarm payrolls in February, many more than expected, and the unemployment rate dipped to 4.7%, a report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed on Friday.

Wage growth bounced back, and labor force participation moved up. According to Gary Cohn, the head of President Trump's National Economic Council, there's no reason to give credit to Trump for the strong report.

"So we're still living on the hirings from the normalized economic growth that's built into the system here," Cohn said in an interview with CNBC. "So when you look at what's ahead of us and what's built into the system, we have a huge backlog of hiring we already know about in the normal run rate of the economy and we're very excited about what's ahead of us."

North of the border, Canada's jobs report beat.

Stocks are in a "rare state" — here's what happens when they get as expensive as they are right now.

The $2.5 trillion investor behind a statue of a girl on Wall Street is tackling its own gender problem. And there's now a petition asking New York City's mayor to make a statue of a girl on Wall Street permanent.

A top Bank of America Merrill Lynch IPO banker is leaving to join a fintech company.

The FBI is reportedly examining why a Russian bank with ties to Putin wanted to reach the Trump Organization during the campaign.

In tech, a giant billboard outside Tesla's Fremont factory is asking Elon Musk to "dump Trump." And Ford’s chief engineer for driverless cars revealed three big issues holding back the technology.

Lastly, a retired hedge fund manager is selling his 2-in-1 St. Barts estate for $67 million — take a look inside.

Here are the top Wall Street headlines from the past 24 hours.

Bitcoin super spikes to an all-time high - Bitcoin exploded to an all-time high on Friday morning. The cryptocurrency surged more than $120 to a record high of $1,327 a coin shortly before 8:30 a.m. ET.

Sears just hinted at another round of store closures - Sears hasn't yet completed its latest round of store closures, but it looks like the company is already planning for more to come.

Trump's SEC nominee reveals possible Wall Street conflicts of interest - The Wall Street attorney chosen by President Donald Trump to head the Securities and Exchange Commission has worked on many of the kinds of deals the agency regulates and represented some of the world's biggest financial firms.

RBC: Fed rate hikes will benefit these banks the most - S&P 500 financials have rallied almost 25% since Donald Trump won the election, tops of all sectors.

One specific part of the Obamacare replacement bill has a bunch of doctors worried - The American Health Care Act proposed by House Republicans plans to slash a major public health fund, and it has doctors and public health experts worried.

The head of HR at a top Wall Street bank explains how to land a big promotion - Liz Lieberman knows what's required to stand out on Wall Street.

New York's tallest rental skyscraper will have a rock climbing wall, library, and basketball court - The area far west of midtown Manhattan was once a quiet part of town. Subway lines didn't stretch there, and many of the apartment buildings were modest in size.

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Since 2014, cryptocurrencies like bitcoin have been considered property, not currencies, by the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS), meaning they are subject to property tax laws.

Last year, the IRS came to the conclusion that bitcoin owners “may fail, or may have failed, to comply with one or more provisions of the internal revenue laws” and decided the best way to investigate was to order major bitcoin exchange Coinbase to hand over all US user records from 2013-2015.

Coinbase reacted in January by launching a legal appeal against the order, claiming it was too broad and would involve innocent bitcoin owners. In the latest installment of this saga, an industry group, the Digital Assets Tax Policy Coalition, has been formed to help the exchange fight the IRS.

The coalition aims to work proactively with the US government to inform cryptocurrency policy. It was formed by the Digital Chamber of Commerce (DCD), a blockchain trade association, and law firm Steptoe and Johnson, and will be based in Washington, DC. Other members of the coalition do not want to be named out of fear they could also end up subject to the IRS’ demands, according to Bloomberg. The coalition’s main objective is to help the IRS develop a strategy that enables the agency to ensure bitcoin owners are paying the correct taxes, without the need for actions as wide-sweeping and burdensome as last year’s order.

The formation of the coalition should help drive clearer US regulation for cryptocurrencies and boost the industry. Since the 2014 decision to classify bitcoin as property, the IRS has issued little in the way of clear guidance to bitcoin owners. Meanwhile, last December’s order caused anxiety within the industry, and is likely holding back consumers interested in cryptocurrencies from purchasing such assets. The coalition’s formation should help solve these issues by putting pressure on the IRS to form clearer guidelines, and in turn, that should ease anxiety among bitcoin owners, driving further growth in the cryptocurrency industry.

Despite having one of the largest fintech industries in the world, the U.S. is noticeably behind other regions when it comes to one factor crucial to the future growth of this burgeoning sector — regulation. 

The U.S. regulatory environment is holding back fintechs and hindering their chances of success. 

Sarah Kocianski, senior research analyst for BI Intelligence, Business Insider's premium research service, has compiled a detailed report on U.S. fintech regulation that examines the current regulatory landscape in the U.S. and how it's impacting the fintech industry. In addition, it discusses the methods fintechs are using to meet regulations as best they can, and details the fintech-specific initiatives that have already been launched by regulators and their likelihood of success. It also considers the future of fintech regulation in the U.S. and how it may shape the fintech sector long term.

Here are some of the key takeaways from the report:

• The U.S.' regulatory system involves many different players at the federal level, as well as a regulator for each state. This complexity not only makes the U.S. regulatory environment harder for fintechs to navigate in the first place, but it's a major barrier to the development of a coherent fintech policy.
• The U.S. regulatory landscape means it is falling behind other major fintech regions such as the UK and EU in certain segments. These regions already have established fintech regulatory policies. 
• U.S. fintechs are using a number of models to achieve compliance, but none are ideal. As a result, many are finding it hard to achieve the scale necessary for success. 
• Some U.S. regulators have realized the need to act regarding fintech regulation, and are launching initiatives with the aim of making compliance easier. That said, a coherent fintech regulatory policy for the U.S. is still a long way off. 

 In full, the report:

• Examines the current regulatory landscape in the U.S. 
• Explains how it is negatively affecting the fintech industry.
• Outlines the initiatives currently in play from major regulatory agencies. 
• Considers the future of U.S. fintech regulation and its potential impact on the fintech sector. 

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The latest software release from the Bitcoin Core development community provided a boost to a network aimed at broadcasting blocks more quickly.

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A giant billboard near Tesla's Fremont factory is asking CEO Elon Musk to sever his ties with the Trump administration.

The billboard reads "Elon: Please Dump Trump" and sits just three miles outside the Fremont factory on I-880, SiliconValley.com first reported. The sign's tagline reads "Resist" in red.

Musk sits on President Donald Trump's business advisory council and manufacturing jobs initiative. He visited the White House on Wednesday to discuss infrastructure spending. Musk is planning to launch a tunneling company to relieve traffic in Los Angeles.

Tesla did not immediately return Business Insider's request for comment.

No one has taken credit for the paid advertisement. Clear Channel Outdoor, the billboard's owner, wrote on the sign that the message does not reflect the views of Clear Channel Outdoor or its lessors.

Jason King, a spokesperson for Clear Channel Outdoor, reiterated that paid advertisements do not reflect the views of the company. King added that he "believes the ad in question is no longer running," but did not comment further on when the ad campaign began and concluded.

Musk has come under fire for his proximity to the Trump administration, particularly after Trump temporarily barred citizens from seven majority-Muslim countries and all refugees from entering the US. A federal judge temporarily blocked Trump's executive order in early February.

Some Tesla customers claim they canceled their Model 3 orders, citing discomfort with Musk's proximity to the Trump administration.

Musk defended his decision to remain on Trump's councils in early February:

"Advisory councils simply provide advice and attending does not mean that I agree with actions by the Administration. My goals are to accelerate the world's transition to sustainable energy and to help make humanity a multi-planet civilization, a consequence of which will be the creation of hundreds of thousands of jobs and a more inspiring future for all."

"I understand the perspective of those who object to my attending this meeting, but I believe at this time that engaging on critical issues will on balance serve the greater good."

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Mexican bitcoin exchange Bitso has been working with Canadian payments firm Paycase to create a new remittance corridor between the two countries.

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Bitcoin exploded to an all-time high on Friday morning. The cryptocurrency surged more than $120 to a record high of $1,327 a coin shortly before 8:30 a.m. ET. While bitcoin has pulled back from its record peak, it remains firmly bid, up 8.3%, or $99, at $1,291.

Friday's gains come ahead of the highly anticipated US Securities and Exchange Commission ruling on whether or not it will approve at least one of the three proposed bitcoin-focused exchange-traded funds by a March 11 deadline. Because that deadline falls on a Saturday, a decision may not be announced until Monday, March 13. 

Bitcoin has had a volatile start to 2017. It gained more than 20% in the opening week of the year before crashing 35% on rumblings China would begin to crack down on trading. But the cryptocurrency has been able to shrug off news that China's biggest exchanges started to charge a flat fee of 0.2% per transaction in addition to them blocking customer withdrawals. 

Bitcoin gained 120% in 2016 and has been the top performing currency in each of the past two years. 

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Bitcoin prices saw a significant price spike this morning, briefly shooting above $1,300 to hit a new all-time high.

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MIT-funded developer Cory Fields discusses his work overhauling the code for Bitcoin Core's peer-to-peer layer – a task that was anything but easy.

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Cybercriminals demand a ransom of 8 bitcoins after compromising computers and printers from 9 schools.

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Blockstack Core, a bitcoin development platform, is now available on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) marketplace.

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Here is what you need to know.

Here comes the jobs report. The US economy is expected to have added 200,000 nonfarm jobs in February as the unemployment rate slipped to 4.7%, according to the Bloomberg consensus. Additionally, average hourly earnings are expected to have increased by 2.8% year-over-year. The report will cross the wires at 8:30 a.m. ET.

South Korea's president is out. In a decision that's "final and unchallengeable," South Korea's Constitutional Court has removed President Park Geun-hye from office as a result of her corruption scandal.

Mnuchin asks Congress to raise the debt ceiling. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin sent letters to congressional leaders on Thursday asking them to raise the debt ceiling by midnight on March 17 to prevent the Treasury from needing to take "extraordinary measures" for the federal government to keep paying its bills.

Oil is stabilizing. West Texas Intermediate crude oil trades up at 0.3% at $49.61 a barrel. Friday's bid comes after the energy component lost almost 7% over the previous two sessions in response to Department of Energy data showing US inventories swelled to a record high.

Bitcoin is unchanged ahead of the big SEC decision. The cryptocurrency holds at $1,200 a coin as traders await the US Securities and Exchange Commission's decision on whether it will approve at least one of the three proposed bitcoin-focused exchange-traded funds by the Saturday deadline. Because the deadline falls on a Saturday, the announcement could come as late as Monday.

Jeff Sessions rattles the marijuana industry. "Marijuana is against federal law, and that applies in states where they may have repealed their own anti-marijuana laws," US Attorney General Jeff Sessions told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt on Thursday. "And I'm not in favor of legalization of marijuana. I think it's a more dangerous drug than a lot of people realize."

Facebook reaches a deal to stream soccer matches. Facebook, the Spanish-language broadcaster Univision, and Major League Soccer have reached an agreement in which Facebook will stream at least 22 regular-season matches, The Wall Street Journal reports.

Stock markets around the world are higher. Japan's Nikkei (+1.5%) led the gains in Asia, and Spain's IBEX (+0.9%) sets the pace in Europe. The S&P 500 is on track to open higher by 0.4% near 2,375.

Earnings reports trickle out. Vail Resorts will release its quarterly results ahead of the opening bell.

US economic data is light. Aside from the jobs report and everything associated with it, traders will be watching the 1 p.m. ET release of the Baker Hughes rig count.

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Here is what you need to know. 

Here comes the jobs report. The US economy is expected to have added 200,000 nonfarm jobs in February as the unemployment rate slipped to 4.7%, according to the Bloomberg consensus. Additionally, average hourly earnings are expected to have increased by 2.8% year-over-year. The report will cross the wires at 8:30 a.m. ET. 

South Korea's president is out. In a decision that's "final and unchallengeable," South Korea's Constitutional Court has removed president Park Geun-hye from office as a result of her corruption scandal. 

Mnuchin asks Congress to raise the debt ceiling. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin sent letters to Congressional leaders on Thursday asking them to raise the debt ceiling by midnight on March 17 in order to prevent the Treasury from needing to take "extraordinary measures" for the federal government to keep paying its bills. 

Oil is stabilizing. West Texas Intermediate crude oil trades up at 0.3% at $49.61 per barrel. Friday's bid comes after the energy component lost almost 7% over the previous two sessions in response to Department of Energy data showing US inventories swelled to a record high. 

Bitcoin is unchanged ahead of the big SEC decision. The cryptocurrency holds at $1,200 a coin as traders await the US Securities and Exchange Commission's decision on whether or not it will approve at least one of the three proposed bitcoin-focused exchange-traded funds by the March 11 deadline. Because the deadline falls on a Saturday, the announcement could come as late as Monday. 

Jeff Sessions rattles the marijuana industry. "[M]arijuana is against federal law, and that applies in states where they may have repealed their own anti-marijuana laws," US Attorney General Jeff Sessions told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt on Thursday. "And I’m not in favor of legalization of marijuana. I think it’s a more dangerous drug than a lot of people realize."

Facebook reaches a deal to stream soccer matches. Facebook, Spanish-language broadcaster Univision, and Major League Soccer have reached an agreement where Facebook will stream at least 22 regular season matches, the Wall Street Journal reports. 

Stock markets around the world are higher. Japan's Nikkei (+1.5%) led the gains in Asia and Spain's IBEX (+0.9%) sets the pace in Europe. The S&P 500 is on track to open higher by 0.4% near 2,375.

Earnings reports trickle out. Vail Resorts will release its quarterly results ahead of the opening bell. 

US economic data is light. Aside from the jobs report and everything associated with it, traders will be watching the 1 p.m. ET release of the Baker Hughes rig count. 

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Bitcoin hardware wallet maker CoolBitX has raised $500,000 as part of its push into the broader blockchain security industry.

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