AERO, the native token of liquidity protocol Aerodrome Finance, jumped by 77% on Tuesday after it was selected by the Base Ecosystem Fund, which is led by CB Ventures. Source
AERO Surges 77% After CB Ventures Invests In Aerodrome Finance
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Ether (ETH) Prices Are Being Driven by US Investors, Indicator Shows
While interest in ether bets has risen significantly, an ETF could create sustained rather than explosive growth for the second-largest cryptocurrency by market value, some traders said. As of Tuesday, Franklin Templeton, BlackRock, Fidelity, Ark and 21Shares, Grayscale, VanEck, Invesco and Galaxy, and Hashdex had submitted applications for an ether ETF. Source
USDC Is Making a Comeback: Coinbase
USDC’s increase in liquidity reflects the “overall pickup in both retail and institutional demand as crypto has moved into a new phase of its market cycle after the launch of spot bitcoin ETFs in the U.S., contributing to fresh capital inflows,” the authors wrote. A stablecoin is a type of cryptocurrency that’s typically pegged to the U.S. dollar, though some other currencies and assets such as gold are also used. Source
Republican Senators Cruz, Hagerty, Scott, Budd, Braun File Bill to Ban Fed From Issuing a Digital Dollar
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OKX Expands to Turkey as Part of Global Expansion Plan
OKX President Hong Fang says there is a high demand for crypto in the country. Source
Chart Pundit Peter Brandt Raises Bitcoin’s 2025 Target to $200K on Channel Breakout
Bitcoin rose past $55,000 on Monday, breaking out of the 15-month channel, identified by trendlines connecting November 2022 and September lows and April 2023 and Jan 2024 highs. Per Brandt, the bullish view will remain valid while prices exceed the past week’s low of around $50,500. Source
Bitcoin (BTC) Funding Rates Surge To 100% on Binance as Prices Near $57K
“The perp funding rates are exploding, while open interest keeps climbing, now at $14.4 billion,” Markus Thielen, founder of 10X Research, who predicted bitcoin’s rise to $57,000, said. “Traders are becoming increasingly confident that the halving and the ETF inflows will be bullish.” Source
HTX Withdraws Hong Kong Crypto Exchange Application
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Seeking Yield on $37M Ethereum (ETH) Treasury, JPEG’d DAO Mulls Airdrop Farming
So-called PIP-85 could see JPEG’d DAO utilize nearly $19 million worth of ETH tokens on EigenLayer and Blast, two of the most popular spots for airdrop hunters in the Ethereum ecosystem right now. Both protocols are expected to reward their users with potentially valuable tokens in the future. That expectation has prompted billions of dollars of crypto capital – much of which is from airdrop farmers – to flow into their protocols. Source
ETH Not BTC Is the Most Held Crypto by Institutional Investors: Bybit Research
Institutions have increased their portfolio concentration in bitcoin and ether to 80%, with a significant bet on ether due to the anticipated Dencun upgrade, according to Bybit’s report, which surveyed traders with assets in the exchange. Meanwhile, retail users have a lower concentration in these assets and a higher tilt towards altcoins, the report added. Source