Tag Archives: Ethereum ETF

Hong Kong regulators recently approved spot Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded fund applications, but Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas predicts that the local ETF market may not perform as well as the US due to the current lack of big players and the possibility of high fees. According to Balchunas, the Hong Kong Bitcoin and Ether ETF market may generate $500 million in inflows, which is small compared to the over $15 billion from BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF product...

U.S. regulators will likely reject Ethereum (ETH) spot ETFs – and crypto won’t put up much of a legal fight for it, according to Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas. The analyst’s latest take is a discouraging sign for Ethereum bulls and stands in stark contrast to his former optimism about Bitcoin spot ETFs preceding their January approval. Are Ethereum ETFs Worth Fighting For? In a Wednesday tweet, Balchunas addressed a common theory that the crypto industry will sue the...

CoinspeakerSEC Unlikely to Approve Ether ETF Applications, VanEck CEO Anticipates Rejection Despite­ approving spot Bitcoin ETFs in January, the SEC approaches Ethe­r cautiously. SEC Unlikely to Approve Ether ETF Applications, VanEck CEO Anticipates Rejection

After a decade of waiting, rejecting, and delaying at best, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission finally greenlighted nearly a dozen spot Bitcoin ETFs at the start of 2024. Their impact on BTC’s price has been undeniable as the demand for those products among traditional investors has skyrocketed. Now that there are existing exchange-traded funds tracking the performance of at least one cryptocurrency, the community speculates on whether there will be a...

Asset management firm Fidelity wants traders of its proposed spot Ethereum exchange-traded fund (ETF) to be able to stake their assets upon the product’s approval. The financial giant included the request in an amendment of its November 17 application to launch a spot Ethereum ETF in the United States. Fidelity Includes Staking in ETF Proposal Per a 19b-4 amendment filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on March 18, Fidelity intends to stake a...

Ethereum staking could present challenges for crypto asset manager Grayscale if the SEC greenlights fund conversion for ETHE as it did for GBTC. These are the findings of BitMEX research, which added that if the SEC does not allow staking, then there will be large outflows from the firm’s ETHE fund, larger than those from its Bitcoin ETF. “All the more reason to redeem from ETHE as soon as you can,” it advised. Staking Allowed in ETFs? Moreover, if Grayscale lowers the fee...

Over the past weekend, the crypto market experienced a tumultuous blend of emotions, characterized by fear and greed, as Bitcoin plunged to lows of 64,500. However, it swiftly rebounded, with the leading asset surging back above the 67,000 mark. While Bitcoin has exhibited significant resilience, the same cannot be said for Ethereum. Ethereum’s Rocky Road Amidst Bitcoin’s Resilience The heavy selling of BTC put options indicated a dissipation of fear among investors, who...

Paul Grewal, the Chief Legal Officer at Coinbase, has come forward to criticize a letter written by two U.S. senators urging the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to impose stricter regulations on Bitcoin exchange-traded funds and refrain from approving any further cryptocurrency ETF applications. In a March 15 X thread, he challenges the assertions of senators Jack Reed and Laphonza Butler and defends the necessity of expanding the ETF market to include assets beyond...

CoinspeakerSEC Delays Decision on Cboe Options Trading for Bitcoin ETFs The SEC has pushed making a decision on an application from the Cboe seeking to trade Bitcoin ETF Options. The agency will decide by April. SEC Delays Decision on Cboe Options Trading for Bitcoin ETFs

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has once more postponed its decision to approve or deny the applications for spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) submitted by BlackRock and Fidelity. The latest delay comes weeks after the agency greenlighted several Bitcoin ETFs that have since gained massive traction. SEC Delays Decision on Ethereum ETFs On March 4, the SEC declared it would postpone the decision for BlackRock’s iShares Ethereum Trust and...