Odds that spot ether ETFs will get approved in May have gotten slimmer, according to a Bloomberg ETF analyst who cited U.S. regulators’ seeming lack of engagement with potential issuers over the products. Source
Spot Bitcoin ETFs Are Just the Beginning for Wall Street Source
The No. 1 fund based on 2024 inflows is Vanguard’s S&P 500 ETF (VOO), which has attracted over $24 billion from investors. IBIT is in third place with $12.5 billion, behind the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV), which has seen just over $15 billion of inflows this year. Source
Hong Kong is gearing up to introduce Ethereum ETFs, racing to beat the U.S. in the global crypto game, as Bitcoin ETFs face launch delays. Financial institutions in Hong Kong are racing to roll out Ethereum (ETH) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) before the U.S. does, aiming to establish dominance in the crypto market. Following the successful introduction of Bitcoin (BTC) spot ETFs in the U.S. in January 2024, Hong Kong is keen to leverage the growing demand for crypto investment products. Although Hong Kong began accepting applications for Bitcoin spot ETFs…
“I would say, broadly, it’s a lot of retail,” said Kyle DaCruz, director of digital assets products at VanEck. But there’s a lack of transparency into who invests in ETFs in the early days of launch as many of the trades are executed by authorized participants, market makers and brokers, who all invest on behalf of an entity, he added. Source
Last week, Ethereum welcomed the Dencun upgrade, leading to a reduction in transaction fees across several layer-2 protocols. Bitcoin (BTC) slipped below the $65,000 mark while spot Bitcoin ETFs continued to hit new records, clinching a peak trade volume. Ethereum welcomes Dencun The Dencun upgrade finally went live on the Ethereum network, marking the start of “The Spurge.” Notably, the update went live on March 13, exactly as scheduled by developers. Shortly after Ethereum witnessed the implementation of the upgrade, crypto.news reported a massive reduction in average transaction fees across…
The latest statistics on bitcoin reserves from the nine new spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) reveal they currently possess 453,503.98 bitcoins, valued at approximately $30.29 billion based on the current exchange rates. The 9 New ETFs Hold Nearly a Half Million Bitcoin Since their inception on Jan. 11, 2024, these nine spot bitcoin ETFs have […] Original
Cetera Financial Group, a platform with $475 billion in assets under administration and $190 billion in assets under management, has approved four U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) for use in brokerage accounts on its platform. “We are prudently embracing bitcoin ETFs and we prioritized developing this important guidance to help our financial professionals implement […] Original
Two U.S. senators have urged U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler to refrain from approving additional crypto exchange-traded fund (ETF) applications. The lawmakers cautioned: “However vulnerable bitcoin may be to fraud and manipulation, markets for other cryptocurrencies are far more exposed to misconduct.” Lawmakers Say SEC Should Not Approve Spot Crypto ETFs […] Original
With the approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs, traditional investors seem no longer relying on crypto-friendly mining stocks as a proxy to gain access to BTC. Publicly traded Bitcoin (BTC) mining companies have traditionally served as a gateway for investors to gain exposure to the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization without directly owning it. However, the recent approval of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) has dramatically changed this dynamic. In a statement to crypto.news, Alessandro Cecere, marketing specials at Bitcoin mining services firm Luxor Technologie said that the market “may now…