ETFs
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The ETH funds received the final SEC nod after issuers worked with the agency on disclosure documents in recent weeks
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The numbers point to one conclusion: Risk is back, or at least it was during the first half of the year
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The SEC has signaled a timeline to issuers that could lead to a July 23 launch for the ETH funds, people close to the process told Blockworks
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Investors add to crypto positions after “turnaround in sentiment due to lower-than-expected CPI,” CoinShares research head says
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The former Valkyrie CEO chats with Blockworks about what she has her eye on as Cypherpunk Holdings’ new leader
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Franklin Templeton has the lowest intended ETH fund fee so far, though a similar advantage did not help it win the race for bitcoin ETF assets
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Bitcoin has us all glued to the charts. Few likely more so than this year’s freshman class of bitcoin ETF buyers.
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Bitcoin looks like it’s may be forming two peaks, but there are strict rules about what constitutes a double top
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Just over half of the crypto tokens held by investment products have beaten the S&P 500 over the past year
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The $4 trillion-plus asset management titan is not opting to launch spot bitcoin or ether products — at least not yet
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VanEck’s proposed Solana Trust may have a tough time getting past the SEC given its structure and the regulatory precedent
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Solana’s pathway to a spot ETF will be different because of its unlock schedule, staking demand and the political backdrop
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Fund issuers expect very few additional comments from the SEC on their ETH fund registration statements, if any at all
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Roughly $1.1 billion has left the US spot funds since June 13 as BTC price is down more than 10% in past month
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Despite the approval of the Ethereum ETF, a flurry of approvals for other altcoin ETFs is highly unlikely anytime soon
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Current ETF issuers are simply not quite prepared to grapple with multibillion-dollar inflows and the supreme complexities of managing crypto
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