Ether.Fi (ETHFI) Price Gains 50% While Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH) Slump as Liquid Restaking Narrative Heats Up

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Grayscale CLO anticipates SEC approval for spot Ether ETFs by May

Grayscale’s chief legal officer (CLO), Craig Salm, expects the SEC to approve spot Ether (ETH) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) by May 2024. According to Salm, the optimism stems from the SEC’s meetings with Grayscale prior to the approval of Bitcoin ETFs. The meetings covered critical operational aspects such as creation/redemption procedures, cash versus in-kind contributions, authorized participants (APs), liquidity providers (LPs), and custody issues. Based on these interactions, Salm asserts that the case for Ethereum ETFs is quite similar to that of Bitcoin ETFs.  His argument mainly centered on the fact…

House Republicans Demand Answers From SEC on Prometheum and Ether

Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) and Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-Penn.), the chairmen of the two committees, and the other Republican lawmakers – many of whom have been staunch supporters of the crypto industry – argued in Tuesday’s letter that ETH is not a security, making the asset illegal to handle by a securities firm like Prometheum. Source

Bitcoin and Ether ETNs to Debut on LSE

The Nasdaq-listed spot bitcoin (BTC) ETFs registered inflows totaling $15.4 million on Monday, ending a five-day run of outflows, according to provisional data published by investment firm Farside. Fidelity’s FBTC led the inflows, collecting $261.8 million, followed by BlackRock’s IBIT, which amassed $35.5 million. Other funds like BITB, BTCO, EZBC, and BRRR received between $11 million and $20 million each. Meanwhile, Grayscale’s ETF (GBTC) continued to bleed money, losing just over $350 million. Last week, the ETFs saw a cumulative outflow of $887.6 million, as a result of withdrawals from…

London Stock Exchange (LSE) Will Start Market for Bitcoin and Ether ETN’s May 28

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Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH) in the Green as Asia Trading Day Begins with a Roar

“Even though a market correction seems long due, the medium term looks pretty upbeat for equities, residential real estate, gold, bitcoin, etc., if this is the case. From this angle, it is unsurprising that #equities and #gold already made fresh all-time highs,” founder and manager of the Blokland Smart Multi-Asset Fund, said on X, explaining the onset of the global easing cycle. Original