Bitcoin recently traded around $47,500, up from just below $46,000 before the news broke Wednesday afternoon. Ethereum’s ether (ETH), the second-largest crypto by market capitalization, jumped 11% and exceeded $2,500 for the first time in 20 months as attention turns to U.S. applications for ether ETFs. Original
Ethereum price briefly broke past the $2,400 mark on Jan. 10, up 10% within the weekly time frame, ahead of the much-anticipated Bitcoin ETF Approval. The crypto market experienced widespread volatility on Jan 9 after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced false Bitcoin (BTC) ETF approval in a now-denounced post on X. Despite the raging controversy, Ethereum’s (ETH) price has maintained a steady uptrend, trading as high as $2,440 on Jan. 10. Ethereum vs Bitcoin: Crypto derivatives traders are betting bigger on ETH Between Jan. 7 and Jan.…
Ether (ETH) and native tokens of applications built on Ethereum surged in the past 24 hours as traders bet on the possibility of an ether exchange-traded fund (ETF) following the expected approval of a bitcoin ETF in the U.S. Ether exchanged hands over $2,400 in early European hours Wednesday, up 5% in 24 hours. LDO, the governance token of the decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) behind liquid-staking system Lido, gained over 20% while the ARB token of Ethereum scaling solution Arbitrum rose almost 17%. Bitcoin fell 2.2%. BlackRock has filed an…
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Ethereum price is struggling to clear the $2,300 resistance zone. ETH is showing a few bearish signs and might decline toward the $2,080 support. Ethereum is still struggling to clear the $2,280 and $2,300 resistance levels. The price is trading below $2,260 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There is a connecting bearish trend line forming with resistance near $2,240 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair could extend its decline if it stays below the $2,300 resistance zone. Ethereum Price Faces Major Hurdle Ethereum…
“Celsius will unstake existing ETH holdings, which have provided valuable staking rewards income to the estate, to offset certain costs incurred throughout the restructuring process,” the firm said in an X post. “The significant unstaking activity in the next few days will unlock ETH to ensure timely distributions to creditors.” Source
This week, business intelligence firm MicroStrategy augmented its Bitcoin (BTC) stash with $615 million. The drama surrounding the spot BTC ETF continued, while, a U.S. court affirmed that Binance founder Changpeng Zhao remains in the country until his sentencing. MicroStrategy accumulates, Trump distributes MicroStrategy continued its Bitcoin buying spree on Dec. 27 when the firm purchased an additional 14,620 Bitcoin at an average price of $42,110 per token, according to chairman Michael Saylor. The company now holds 189,150 Bitcoin currently valued at $7.99 billion. MicroStrategy procured these tokens at an…
The recovery of the overall crypto market this year has spurred a surge in the digital-asset derivatives market as institutional investors seek exposure to the crypto space. According to a recent Bloomberg report, the deadline for US regulators to approve or reject Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) has prompted traditional investors to turn to crypto options and futures, leading to unprecedented trading volumes. Crypto Options Trading Hits Record High Before the options expiry on Friday morning, crypto options trading volume reached a new all-time high, with options worth a notional value…
Ethereum price is gaining pace above the $2,320 resistance zone. ETH is up over 5% and it seems like ETH is finally outperforming Bitcoin. Ethereum is gaining pace and trading above the $2,300 support zone. The price is trading above $2,350 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There is a connecting bullish trend line forming with support at $2,380 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair could extend its rally toward the $2,500 and $2,550 resistance levels. Ethereum Price Starts Fresh Rally Ethereum price extended…