Tag: ETF

BTC, ETH Consolidate Ahead of Ether ETF Decision

Shares in Nvidia reached a record high during Wednesday’s post-market hours after the company beat analyst estimates to report record revenue of $26.04 billion for the first quarter. The rally might be a positive signal for cryptocurrencies, including tokens supposedly associated with AI technology. This is because, historically, the inflow of money into the crypto market and the so-called AI coins has been partly contingent on outsized gains in NVDA and the tech-heavy Nasdaq index. Top AI coins such as FET, ICP, RNDR and GRT traded mixed, having rallied in…

ETH to BTC trader exposure ratio increased ahead of ETF approval

As the expectations of the spot Ethereum (ETH) exchange-traded fund (ETF) approval come closer, traders place bigger bets on ETH rather than Bitcoin (BTC). According to a CryptoQuant report shared with crypto.news, the ETH-BTC open interest ratio has increased from 0.54 to 0.67 over the past week. This shows traders are getting a higher exposure to Ethereum rather than Bitcoin due to the expectations of the spot ETH ETF approval. Data from Santiment shows that the ETH total open interest is currently standing at $8.53 billion. The total funding rate…

Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH) in Stasis as SEC ETF Decision Looms, Nvidia (NVDA) Hits Record High

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“The SEC should approve U.S.-listed ETH ETFs today. Hours before the Bitcoin ETF approval, SEC Gensler tweeted that crypto investors should consider all potential risks before making any investment. Today, a tweet could come around 9 a.m. ET. and would provide more clarity on whether approval would be imminent,” Markus Thielen, founder of 10x Research, said in a note to clients. Original

Bloomberg analyst foresees spot Solana ETF following Ethereum approval

Approval of a spot Ethereum ETF by the U.S. securities regulator could pave the way for a similar fund for Solana, according to Bloomberg analyst James Seyffart. Solana, the fifth-largest cryptocurrency by market value, might see its own spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) “within a few years” if the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approves spot Ethereum ETFs, Seyffart indicated in a recent social media post. Based on current precedent/needs — Will happen within a few years of getting a CFTC regulated futures market. But congress & Market structure bills…

Fidelity axes spot Ethereum ETF staking feature 

Several crypto ETF issuers are reportedly scrambling to amend SEC filings as odds for approved spot Ethereum products improved in the past 24 hours.  Wall Street titan Fidelity submitted an updated spot Ethereum ETF S-1 form with the U.S. SEC and removed all staking language, signaling dialogue with the regulator. Multiple reports also emerged claiming the securities watchdog has instructed other issuers and national exchanges like Nasdaq to expedite improved spot Ether (ETH) ETF filings ahead of possible partial approvals.  At press time, crypto.news had yet to hear back from…

Transactions Surge More Than 50% Amid ETF Speculation

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Dogecoin (DOGE), a meme-inspired crypto, has recently experienced a significant surge in activity from large-scale investors, commonly known as “whales.” Recent data shows that the value of substantial transactions has nearly doubled in the last 24 hours. Related Reading Dogecoin Transactions Soar As ETF Speculation Intensifies According to data from IntoTheBlock, the value of these large transactions exceeding $100,000 has significantly increased within the past 24 hours. This dramatic increase saw the total value surge from $1.53 billion to roughly $3.01 billion. Dogecoin Large Transaction Volume. | Source: IntotheBlock Concurrently,…

EIGEN Riches Tempt Ethereum Devs, Even as ETF Approval Nears

MEV SNIPING! It’s not clear exactly what started it all, but top Ethereum developers locked horns on the social-media platform X, in an intense and almost uncomfortable-to-observe debate touching on the practice of maximal extractable value, or MEV – essentially, the use of sophisticated trading bots to frontrun user transactions at the point of execution. On May 16, Ethereum core developer Péter Szilágyi tweeted about his despair over the lack of progress in pushing to solve some of the blockchain’s most vexing issues. “Voila, the banking system recreated,” he wrote.…