South Korea to allow trading for spot Bitcoin ETF this year

South Korea’s People Power Party announced seven major law changes to improve their virtual asset ecosystem. One of them is a plan to launch spot Bitcoin ETF within this year. According to a report by local media Edaily, the People’s Power Party announced trading for digital asset spot ETF will be permitted this year. For the first time, traders in the country will be able invest in exchange-traded funds linked to major cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH). Representative Park Soo-min said its about time South Korea allowed…

Grayscale presses SEC on ETH ETF staking as Ethereum targets $2K

Key Notes Grayscale is pushing the SEC to allow ETH staking, unlocking millions in missed rewards. Massive ETH inflows into exchange Binance sparked fears of a new wave of selling pressure. ETH could target $2,000 in the near future as Buterin unveiled massive upgrades for ETH. The representatives from Grayscale Investments met with the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Crypto Task Force on April 21 to advocate for allowing staking within Ethereum exchange-traded products (ETPs). Grayscale proposed amendments to its Form 19b-4 filings for both the Grayscale Ethereum Trust…

Blackrock’s IBIT Nears 600,000 BTC as ETF Reserve Growth Accelerates

U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds amassed $3.06 billion in inflows last week, according to newly published figures. Meanwhile, Blackrock’s IBIT fund edges closer to the 600,000 BTC threshold, requiring just 11,314 BTC to eclipse this significant benchmark. Three Bitcoin ETFs Now Hold Almost 1 Million BTC Combined Data compiled by sosovalue.com reveals that since Jan. […] Source BitcoincryptoexchangeExchanges CryptoX Portal

Bitcoin trades at ‘40% discount’ as spot BTC ETF buying soars to $3B in one week

Key takeaways: Data suggests that Bitcoin currently trades at a 40% discount. Over 36,000 Bitcoin were withdrawn from Coinbase and Binance on April 25. Bitcoin’s fractal pattern from Q4 2024 could propel prices above $100,000 in April. Bitcoin (BTC) is currently trading at a 40% discount to its intrinsic value, according to Capriole Investments founder Charles Edwards. In a recent post on X, Edwards highlighted that since the April 2024 halving, which reduced block rewards to 3.125 BTC, Bitcoin’s energy value—an estimate based on mining costs and energy consumption—stands at…

SEC delays multiple crypto ETF decisions amid growing application backlog

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has pushed back decisions on Bitwise’s Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs as well as Canary Capital’s Hedera ETF, citing the need for more time as it navigates a surge in ETF filings. According to filings dated April 24, the SEC has delayed decisions on Bitwise’s Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) ETFs as well as well as Canary Capital’s Hedera (HBAR) ETF, with the new deadlines set to June 10 and June 11, respectively. In both filings, the SEC cited the need for additional time to…

Cantor Fitzgerald crypto play, ETF inflows highlight industry’s big sentiment shift

US President Donald Trump’s first 90 days in office have been miserable for Bitcoin (BTC) and the broader cryptocurrency industry. Despite positive regulatory developments, culminating in the first-ever White House crypto summit on March 7, digital asset prices have been dragged down by the currents of trade war and fear of recession. However, crypto saw a huge sentiment shift this week amid reports that Trump was backing off on his full-scale tariff war against China. It also didn’t hurt that Trump’s media empire, Trump Media and Technology Group, inked a…

Bitwise Files Delaware Trust Registration for Proposed NEAR Protocol ETF 

Crypto asset manager Bitwise has taken a preliminary step toward launching a NEAR Protocol-focused exchange-traded fund (ETF) by filing registration documents for a Delaware statutory trust, public records show. Bitwise Advances NEAR ETF Plans with Delaware Statutory Trust Filing A Bitwise NEAR ETF entity was registered as a Delaware statutory trust on April 24, 2025, […] Source CryptoX Portal