NYSE Arca has filed to permit staking for Grayscale’s spot Ethereum ETFs, according to a filing on Friday.
Major institutions, including sovereign wealth funds and pension funds, ramped up their spot Bitcoin ETF investments.
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The purchase follows BlackRock securing a commercial license to operate in Abu Dhabi towards the end of last year.
Barclays has emerged as one of the top holders of BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF as of Dec 31, according to a Thursday 13F filing with the SEC.
The U.S. SEC has acknowledged Grayscale's proposals for an XRP and Dogecoin exchange-traded fund and is asking for public comments.
Bloomberg Intelligence ETF analyst James Seyffart alluded to the filing being the first ETF to file with the SEC to allow for staking.
13Fs are a way to glimpse how the largest portfolios and some of the most influential money managers play the market.
So far, the process to launch Solana ETFs is mirroring what transpired when issuers were seeking to launch spot bitcoin products.
Regulatory filings show momentum for crypto ETFs, with Bloomberg estimating a 70% approval chance for spot Solana ETFs in the U.S.
The rally follows Bloomberg analysts raising approval odds for a Litecoin ETF, and Monday's spot Cardano ETF filing.
A subsidiary of the New York Stock Exchange, on behalf of Grayscale, filed to create a spot Cardano exchange-traded fund.
The analysts estimate that Litecoin ETFs filed by Canary and Grayscale have the highest chance of approval.
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Experts speculate on the potential launch of memecoin ETFs, with issuers already filing for funds tied to tokens like Trump’s memecoins.
It marks the fifth consecutive week of net inflows for the investment products, CoinShares Head of Research James Butterfill noted.
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Cboe filed 19b-4s on behalf of Bitwise, 21Shares and Canary Capital for a spot XRP exchanged-traded product.
The U.S. SEC is weighing a proposal to change BlackRock's spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund to allow in-kind redemptions.
The U.S. SEC asked the public to comment on a proposal for converting Grayscale's Litecoin trust into an exchange-traded product.
The investment vehicles will be components of Truth.Fi, the new financial services and fintech brand that debuted on Jan. 29.
Sygnum forecasts that a $1 billion Strategic Bitcoin Reserve purchase could trigger a demand shock and increase BTC's market cap by $20 billion.
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Following the success of its U.S.-based spot Bitcoin ETF, BlackRock is now preparing a BTC-based fund to be listed in Europe.
The filing specifically mentions the Bitwise Ethereum ETF, Grayscale Ethereum Trust, Grayscale Ethereum Mini Trust, "and any trust that holds ether."
Ondo Finance launched a new platform that seeks to offer onchain exposure to U.S.-based securities, such as stocks, bonds and ETFs.
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Following President Trump’s tariff announcements, ether was one of the hardest hit, dropping 36% to a low of around $2,100 on Monday.
While Trump’s potential tariffs were already an escalating concern last week, the full impact is yet to be reflected in the weekly figures.
In January, the 12 spot bitcoin ETFs saw about $5.25 billion in monthly inflows, up from $4.53 billion in December 2024.