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Fidelity, an asset management firm overseeing $4.5 trillion in assets, has become the latest firm to seek approval for a spot Ethereum (ETH) exchange-traded fund (ETF).In a filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on November 17, Fidelity proposes to list and trade shares of the Fidelity Ethereum Fund
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Since Monday, discussions around the mysterious BlackRock XRP ETF filing that appeared in Delaware have dominated the crypto space. The news of the filing was initially debunked by Bloomberg’s Eric Balchunas, but recent developments have raised suspicions that the filing was actually made by BlackRock. BlackRock XRP ETF Could Be Filed
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This week, Poloniex suffered a breach. BlackRock seeks to launch an Ethereum (ETH) ETF as it awaits a decision on the Bitcoin (BTC) application. BTC targeted $38,000 amid a sustained rally. Meanwhile, regulators reply to Binance. Poloniex hacked for $100m Poloniex faced a security hiccup on Nov. 10, as its hot wallet
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Ether's (ETH) BlackRock (BLK)-prompted surge past $2,000 on Thursday stole the spotlight from bitcoin (BTC), which is down slightly on the day, at around $36,500, while ether is now around $2,100. According to David Lo, head of financial products at Bybit, ether could push further. “Historically, ETH often makes significant
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Fees, as measured by median gas prices, spiked to as high as 270 gwei late on Thursday, temporarily touching a level last seen in June 2022. That pushed up costs of trading swaps to anywhere from $60 to $100 for a few hours. Gwei is a small unit of ether
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Blackrock’s plans for a spot Ethereum exchange-traded fund (ETF) has now been confirmed, per a 19b-4 form filing submitted to the United States Securities and Exhange Commission on Nov. 9.Nasdaq filed the 19b-4 form to securities regulator on behalf of the $9 trillion asset management firm for a proposed ETF
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Etherfuse, a platform attempting to improve decentralized blockchain infrastructure, unveiled "Stablebond" at Solana’s breakpoint conference in Amsterdam, a tokenized bond offering, to retail investors in Mexico. The firm is targeting Mexico because it is the second-largest bond market in Latin America, after Brazil, according to the company's research. The market
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The ticker for BlackRock's spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) IBTC has reappeared on the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation’s (DTCC) website after disappearing for a few hours.The price of Bitcoin surged to new yearly highs following the Oct. 23 surprise appearance of IBTC on the website with markets frenzied
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The ticker for BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF), IBTC, has reappeared on the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation’s (DTCC) website after disappearing for a few hours.The price of Bitcoin surged to new yearly highs following the Oct. 23 surprise appearance of IBTC on the website, with markets frenzied
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The iShares spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) proposed by investment firm BlackRock has been listed on the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), suggesting potential approval by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.In an Oct. 23 X (formerly Twitter) thread, Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas said the DTCC listing
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