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The eight recently launched spot ETH ETFs posted nearly $600M of volume in the first half of their first day of availability. (Charlie Harris/Unsplash)
Spot Ether ETFs See $600M in Volume In First Half Day of Trading
Funds from Grayscale, BlackRock and Fidelity have seen the most volume, though analysts believe that Grayscale’s high amount comes from heavy outflows.
The eight recently launched spot ETH ETFs posted nearly $600M of volume in the first half of their first day of availability. (Charlie Harris/Unsplash)

Kamala Harris (Chris duMond/Getty Images)
Kamala Harris Memecoin Sets New Highs as Her Nominee Odds Surge to 90%
Harris has been endorsed by incumbent Joe Biden for the upcoming U.S. presidential elections, and some traders are betting on her ascent with meme tokens and prediction market...
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Several stacks with coins and the term ETF and a chart with stock prices.
Ether Options Market Bets on Price Gains Post-Spot ETF Approval
Some analysts are forecasting an ether price swoon after ETFs begin trading in the U.S. The options market disagrees.
Several stacks with coins and the term ETF and a chart with stock prices.

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - JULY 15: (L-R) Tucker Carlson, U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL), Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump,  Republican Vice Presidential candidate, U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) appear on the first day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 15, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Delegates, politicians, and the Republican faithful are in Milwaukee for the annual convention, concluding with former President Donald Trump accepting his party's presidential nomination. The RNC takes place from July 15-18. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Taking Profits on Bitcoin Ahead of Trump Conference Appearance Could Be 'Expensive Exercise': Analyst
Markus Thielen, founder of 10x Research, fully expects Trump to win the November election, triggering an early exit for SEC Chair Gary Gensler.
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - JULY 15: (L-R) Tucker Carlson, U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL), Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump,  Republican Vice Presidential candidate, U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) appear on the first day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 15, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Delegates, politicians, and the Republican faithful are in Milwaukee for the annual convention, concluding with former President Donald Trump accepting his party's presidential nomination. The RNC takes place from July 15-18. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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Solana ETF Hopes, Rising Fundamentals Are Driving SOL Prices Higher, Traders Say
The total value of tokens locked on Solana has increased over 25% in a month, crossing the $5.28 billion mark to levels not seen since April 2022, data tracked by DefiLlama sh...
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HNT's price rally. (Coingecko)
HNT Token Beats Bitcoin With 40% Surge as Helium Mobile's Subscriber Count Tops 100K
HNT is the second-best performing token of the past seven days.
HNT's price rally. (Coingecko)

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Popcat Crosses $1B, Mog Rallies as Solana, Ethereum Beta Bets Gain Favor
Popcat became the first cat-themed meme coin to hit $1 billion market capitalization, a resolved Polymarket bet shows.
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Bitcoin Briefly Tops $68K as Biden Dropout Riles Up Crypto Bulls
The general possibility of a crypto-friendly government coming into power is bumping sentiment among professional traders, one firm said.
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Bitcoin Traders Brace for 'Fat Tails' as Focus Shifts to Trump's Nashville Bitcoin Conference Speech
Speculation is high that Trump will announce a bigger role for BTC in the financial system, triggering a parabolic rise in the cryptocurrency's price, one observer said.
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Ripple Settlement Hopes Pushed XRP Volumes Above Bitcoin on S. Korean Exchanges This Week
XRP accounted for almost 40% of all trading activity on top Korean exchanges from Tuesday to Thursday and prices surged.
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