Due to varying levels of liquidity, meme coins historically perform well during periods where BTC and ETH are rangebound near local highs and perform poorly when the wider market is tumbling. Dogwifhat, for example, rose by more than 60% in May, while BTC traded between $66,000 and $69,000. Source
Investors who would likely buy spot ETFs, as opposed to the respective tokens, may view bitcoin and ether as similar enough to split their allocations between the two cryptocurrencies, rather than viewing them as distinct assets, Citi said. That means ether may see flows that had been earmarked for bitcoin ETFs rather than additional allocations. Source
SEC officials told one issuer that the regulator had no further comments on the recently submitted S-1s and that the final versions needed to be submitted by Wednesday, one of the source said, adding that the funds can subsequently be listed on exchanges on Tuesday, July 23. Source
As more and more investors choose to keep their Ethereum assets frozen rather than actively selling them, the Ethereum ecosystem suddenly finds itself severely short of supplies. The second-largest cryptocurrency in the world could face serious challenges going forward depending on the planned behavior of market players. Related Reading Ethereum Supply Tightens Up The first sign of this supply gap came earlier this month when an unknown market player moved a staggering 6,400 Ethereum to the Beacon Chain depositor wallet. The Beacon Chain, which checks recently added blocks to the…
Justin Sun, the founder of Tron, a decentralized blockchain-based operating system, has found himself joining the Spot Ethereum ETFs FOMO with a new $5 million investment in Ethereum (ETH), the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency. Tron Founder Buys $5 Million Worth Of ETH In an X (formerly Twitter) post on July 11, Spot On Chain, an AI-driven on-chain analytics platform, uncovered a new Ethereum transaction allegedly executed by Sun. According to the analytics platform, the Tron founder had supposedly spent $5 million to buy 1,614 ETH tokens at an approximate price of…
Ethereum price extended its increase above the $3,120 resistance zone. ETH could soon aim for a move above the $3,200 resistance. Ethereum is slowly moving higher above the $3,080 level. The price is trading above $3,080 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There is a connecting bullish trend line forming with support at $3,070 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair could rise steadily if there is a close above the $3,200 resistance zone. Ethereum Price Outperforms Bitcoin Ethereum price extended its recovery wave above…
An Ethereum whale has caused panic among community members following a recent transaction suggesting they might be looking to offload their holdings. This comes amid a recent prediction by research firm Matrixport that Ethereum’s price could significantly rebound from its current price level. Ethereum Whales Transfers 11,215 ETH Onchain data shows that the Ethereum whale transferred 11,215 ETH ($34.3 million) to the crypto exchange Coinbase. A trader usually makes such a move when selling these tokens, and considering the amount of tokens involved, such a sale could significantly impact ETH’s…
With eight issuers looking to launch an ether ETF at the same time, fees will play a critical role in differentiating a product from the others and appealing to investors. Grayscale’s higher-than-normal 1.5% fee on its bitcoin (BTC) trust caused it, among other reasons, to bleed billions of dollars while others saw mostly inflows. Source
All 20 assets within the CoinDesk 20 are trading higher today. Source
A crypto project that raised 820,000 Ethereum in a 2016 initial coin offering (ICO) recently sold millions of dollars worth of ETH on a handful of exchanges, according to the digital asset tracker Lookonchain. Golem Network (GLM) is an open-source platform that aims to enable decentralized access to computing power. Lookonchain notes the project raised its large ETH stack through an ICO in November 2016, when the price of ETH was only $10.20. Lookonchain says Golem sold 24,400 ETH worth $72 million on the crypto exchanges Binance, Coinbase and Bitfinex…