Top Stories of The Week Grayscale calls out SEC delay of Digital Large Cap Fund ETF listing Attorneys for digital asset manager Grayscale pushed back against the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) delay on approving its Digital Large Cap exchange-traded fund (ETF) in a letter sent on Tuesday. The SEC’s Division of Trading and…
A crypto analyst suggests altcoins may have plenty more upside, as many are already surging without pulling much market share from Bitcoin. “BTC dominance hasn’t even sneezed and Alts are ripping,” crypto analyst Matthew Hyland said in an X post on Friday. Bitcoin reaches new highs on three consecutive days TradingView shows Bitcoin (BTC) Dominance…
Key points: Bitcoin remains strong as long as it stays above $110,530. Bitcoin breaking to new all-time highs has attracted buying in select altcoins such as ETH, HYPE, UNI, and SEI. Bitcoin (BTC) has been on a roll, rising above $118,800 on Friday, indicating sustained buying by the bulls and short covering by the bears….
The Ethereum Foundation sold 10,000 Ether through an over-the-counter deal just before the cryptocurrency briefly regained the $3,000 mark. In a Friday X post, the Ethereum Foundation said it had finalized the terms of a 10,000 Ether (ETH) sale at an average price $2,572.37 via an over-the-counter transaction. At the time of writing, Ether traded…
Ethereum is preparing for a significant architectural upgrade that could see a zero-knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machine (zkEVM) integrated directly into its layer-1 blockchain within a year. In a post by Sophia Gold, a developer in the Ethereum Foundation’s (EF) protocol support team, the EF outlined a path toward replacing traditional block execution with zero-knowledge proofs…
Bitcoin and Ether investors piled into their respective crypto-themed funds on Thursday, marking their second-largest daily inflows since their inception. US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds inflows totaled $1.17 billion, with $448 million coming from BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) and $324 million from Fidelity’s Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund, according to Farside Investors. The near-record…
Key takeaways: ETH futures and options markets show hesitation despite spot ETF inflows and rising TVL figures. Layer-2 growth and lower fees haven’t translated to increased demand for ETH or sustained price momentum. Ether (ETH) price rallied 13.5% over two days, reaching $3,000 on Thursday, but traders remain unconvinced about whether it will hold. Despite…
Key point: An ETH treasury purchase by SharpLink Gaming boosted investor sentiment, clearing the path for a potential rally to $3,153. Ether (ETH) price entered a strong uptrend this week, leading many analysts to predict a rally to $3,000 before the end of July. These traders cite an uptick in spot ETH ETF inflows and…
Bitcoin mining firm Bit Mining is making a strategic shift into the Solana ecosystem, with plans to raise up to $300 million to support the move. The company said on Thursday it plans to raise between $200 million and $300 million in different phases to build a sizable Solana (SOL) token treasury. The capital will…
Key takeaways: Ether closed above $2,700 for the first time in a month. Declining BTC dominance and a pivotal 72-hour window for ETH could confirm the start of an altcoin season. Ether (ETH) closed above $2,700 on Wednesday for the first time in four weeks, signaling continued bullish momentum. The upward move continued into Thursday,…