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ProShares Global Investment Strategist on Ether Futures ETF Outlook
ProShares Global Investment Strategist on Ether Futures ETF Outlook
Nine exchange-traded funds (ETFs) offering exposure to ether futures launched on the same day last week. ProShares global investment strategist Simeon Hyman discusses the debu...
ProShares Global Investment Strategist on Ether Futures ETF Outlook

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler peppered the crypto industry with criticisms in congressional testimony.  (Courtesy of the House Financial Services Committee)
SEC’s Gensler Throws More Crypto Punches in Congressional Hearing
Gary Gensler, while avoiding answers on bitcoin ETFs, argues in testimony that crypto firms dangerously mix assets in a way outlawed in other corners of the financial system.
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler peppered the crypto industry with criticisms in congressional testimony.  (Courtesy of the House Financial Services Committee)

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has postponed spot bitcoin ETF responses for two applicants.  (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
SEC Extends Ark, Global X ETF Deadlines as Government Shutdown Looms
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission moved earlier than required to extend a couple of deadlines in the pile of spot bitcoin ETF applications awaiting responses.
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has postponed spot bitcoin ETF responses for two applicants.  (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Republicans in the House of Representatives may force a government shutdown that could slow down crypto's U.S. progress. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
U.S. Shutdown, Assuming It Doesn’t Run Long, Will Slow, Not Cripple Crypto Efforts
Experts suggest that the courts and the SEC will keep rolling if the government is shuttered, but an already sluggish interaction with federal officials may be slowed even fur...
Republicans in the House of Representatives may force a government shutdown that could slow down crypto's U.S. progress. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Grayscale Ethereum Trust discount and ETH price (CryptoQuant)
Grayscale Ethereum Trust Discount Drops to Lowest in a Year Amid Spot Ether ETF Push
The fund's discount to NAV had ballooned to nearly 60% late in 2022.
Grayscale Ethereum Trust discount and ETH price (CryptoQuant)

Cboe (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Cboe's BZX Exchange Files to Launch Ark 21Shares, VanEck Spot Ether ETFs
If approved, these would be the first spot ether ETFs in the U.S.
Cboe (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Sign saying fee area ahead on a background of desert shrubland
Crypto ETF Opportunity Doesn't Stop at Bitcoin, Extends Into Multiple Digital Assets: Bernstein
The industry push for an ether spot ETF will follow immediately after a bitcoin ETF approval since ETH has a similar market structure of a traded CME futures market and a spot...
Sign saying fee area ahead on a background of desert shrubland

Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnenshein (CoinDesk)
Grayscale Victory Against SEC Clears Path for Spot Bitcoin ETFs: Bernstein
The ruling increases the likelihood the SEC might approve all bitcoin spot ETF applications together, the report said.
Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnenshein (CoinDesk)

Carlyle Group's David Rubenstein (Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
Private Equity Giant David Rubenstein Makes the Case for Bitcoin
Asset management leader BlackRock’s interest in a spot bitcoin ETF is among the signals that the cryptocurrency isn’t going anywhere, said the Carlyle Group co-founder.
Carlyle Group's David Rubenstein (Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)