“Lyra options markets are implying a ~20% chance of ETH reaching $5,000 by June 28,” Nick Forster, Lyra’s founder and a former Wall Street options trader, told CoinDesk in an email. “There is a 20% chance of ETH moving above $5,500 by July 26, as traders have increased positioning post the ETF speculation.” Source
The FCA introduced a ban on crypto derivatives products including ETPs in January 2020. However, with such products being widely available in Europe for several years and following the U.S. spot ETFs listing approvals, the regulator adjusted its stance. It is keeping the ban in place for for retail investors. Source
“This work will include sharing best practices, threat intelligence, and other tips and information to help keep users safe and protected before they become victim to an online fraud scheme such as romance scams or crypto scams such as ‘pig butchering’,” the coalition said. Source
According to Gensler, FIT21 ignores long-standing precedent for how investment contracts are regulated, puts the agency into a tough position for certifying self-proclaimed digital commodity issuers, ignores Supreme Court precedent in the Howey Test, removes investor protections and potentially allows investors to take on excessive risk without appropriate disclosures. Source
SOL is often cited as a contender to replace ETH eventually. This week’s market action shows how Herculean the task would be. Source
The young PoliFi crypto sector, a frontier where politics, finance, and cryptocurrency converge, has minted a new class of millionaires as a token themed after Donald Trump surged in the past few weeks, analysis by on-chain data provider Nansen shows. Source
Consensus, CoinDesk’s annual conference, kicks off next Wednesday in Austin, Texas. We’ll have a number of policymakers and industry participants engaging in the policy world. We have a few sessions on Wednesday, May 29, and Friday, May 31, but the bulk of this will take place on Thursday, May 30, when we hold our annual Policy Summit. Source
While the 19b-4 forms might be approved as soon as this Thursday – when the first one, an application by VanEck and Cboe, faces a final deadline – the spot ether ETFs can’t launch until the SEC also approves the S-1 forms filed by the issuers themselves. There appears to be less movement on this front than with the 19b-4 filings. A few applicants have already begun revising their S-1 forms, however. Source
Tuesday was also the third day in a row of inflows, marking a break from the general trend of decreasing ETH balance on exchanges, Nansen data shows. The last time ETH experienced consecutive days of inflows to exchanges was in March, near this year’s peak in crypto prices. Source
If the metaverse is a little more your speed, the Somnia Cocktail Networking Party, starting at 4:30 p.m. and going past 8:00 p.m., is being sponsored by some of the leading firms in the space, including Somnia: The Metaverse Computer, CertiK, OKXWallet, Spartan Group, the Virtual Society Foundation, among others. Source