Bitcoin (BTC) Surges Over $71K as Ether (ETH) ETF Hopes Lead to $260M in Short Liquidations

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Ether Price (ETH) and Bitcoin Price (BTC) Gain on Hope for ETF Approval

Bitcoin (BTC) is adding to gains alongside ETH’s advance, now higher by more than 5% and just shy of the $70,000 mark. Also on the move is the Grayscale Ethereum Trust (ETHE), a closed-end fund that Grayscale has proposed converting into a spot ETF. It’s recently been trading at more than a 20% discount to net asset value as investors bet against SEC approval, but is now higher by more than 23% on Monday. Original

BTC, ETH Little Changed Ahead of Ether ETF Decision

Bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) were little changed, suggesting a consolidation after last week’s rally. BTC traded at around $67,000 while ETH held steady about $3,100. The wider digital asset market as measured by the CoinDesk 20 Index (CD20) has added 0.3% in the last 24 hours. This week, attention will turn to the SEC’s decision on the approval of ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs), with the deadline for a response to VanEck’s and Ark/21 Shares’ applications due on May 23 and May 24, respectively. Traders may be keeping their powder…

Ether (ETH), Bitcoin (BTC) Open Asia Trading Week Flat as ETH ETF Decision, Nvidia Earnings Loom

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Bitcoin Price (BTC) Rises, Lags Ether, Solana, Chainlink

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Ether Bears Hit a Brick Wall as Price Collides With Bull-Market Trendline: Technical Analysis

The bears’ inability to penetrate that bull-market trendline since Monday suggests they might have to back up a bit and allow a price bounce before making another attempt at extending recent declines. The native token of the Ethereum blockchain has dropped more than 15% to $3,000 from highs near $4,100 two months ago, according to CoinDesk data. The CoinDesk 20 Index (CD20), a measure of the broader crypto market, lost 17% in the same period. Source