Tag: ETF

Crypto Market Extends Slide Despite SEC Ether ETF Filings Approval

Bitcoin and ether both experienced wild swings in the run-up to the SEC’s ETF decision on Thursday. ETH tumbled to $3,500 before surging to $3,900 as the first reports came through that approval of some filings was imminent. BTC, meanwhile, sank below $66,500, then spiked to $68,300 before settling just below $68,000. Liquidations across all leveraged crypto derivative positions soared to over $350 million during the day, the most since May 1, CoinGlass data shows. The bulk of the positions were longs betting on rising prices, worth roughly $250 million,…

Mining Difficulty And Hash Rate Spike Amid ETH ETF Buzz

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Bitcoin mining difficulty has adjusted upwards by nearly 2%, reaching over 84.4 trillion, as the network’s average hash rate surged past 600 EH/s. This increase comes amid growing optimism in the crypto market, particularly due to speculation about the potential approval of spot Ethereum ETFs in the United States. Notably, Bitcoin mining difficulty measures how difficult it is to find a hash below a given target. The Bitcoin network has a global block difficulty that adjusts every 2,016 blocks (roughly every two weeks) to ensure that the time between blocks mined…

Brian Kelly: Solana Might Get the Next Spot ETF

Brian Kelly, founder and CEO of BKCM, a digital currency investment firm, stated that while he is still unsure about the imminent approval of a spot ether EFT, he trusts that it will be approved “at some point in time.” In an interview on CNBC, Kelly specified that solana (SOL) might be the next asset […] Source CryptoX Portal

Ethereum Soars 5.6% Ahead Of ETF Decision, Analysts Set Target

Ethereum (ETH) price is soaring ahead of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) decision regarding the Spot ETH ETF (exchange-traded fund). Investors’ and market watchers’ optimism has increased as the ‘King of altcoins’ surpasses the $3,900 mark. Some analysts believe this bullish momentum could soon propel ETH’s price above all established price targets. Related Reading Ethereum Soars Amid ETF Approval Expectation Ethereum, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, has seen a significant uptick this week. As rumors of ETH spot ETFs being approved this Wednesday surged, the community’s sentiment towards…

Bitcoin (BTC) Price Drops Below $68K, Ether Slumps in Crypto Market Sell-Off as ETH ETF Decision Looms

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Gensler Says ‘Stay Tuned’ on U.S. SEC’s Decision on ETH ETF

The SEC, after weeks of limited engagement, asked exchanges supporting spot ether ETF applications to refile their 19b-4 forms with universal language earlier this week. Those forms were submitted to the SEC by Tuesday, and the exchanges began publishing them online that night. The SEC also appears to have begun engaging with the would-be issuers themselves, as companies like Fidelity and Grayscale filed updated S-1 forms this week. The SEC has to make a final decision on at least one spot ether ETF application by the end of the day…

Spot Bitcoin ETF (BTC) Holdings Hit New High of 850K

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