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Finance

Bogus BlackRock XRP Filing Spoofs ETF Watchers, Crypto Traders

The fake filing sent XRP higher by more than 10% before the token gave back those gains.

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Finance

Meet Midas: A New Yield-Bearing Stablecoin Investing in U.S. Treasuries

The proposed stablecoin, which tokenizes ownership of Treasuries, mentions BlackRock, Circle, Fireblocks and Coinfirm as "institutional partners."

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Videos

Ether Surges on BlackRock’s ETF Plans; A Milestone for Michael Saylor’s Massive Bitcoin Bet

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the hottest crypto headlines today, including the price action for bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) after a Nasdaq filing confirmed BlackRock's plan to file for an ETH-based exchange-traded fund (ETF). The rising price of bitcoin has pushed the asset’s largest public holder, Michael Saylor's company MicroStrategy (MSTR), to unrealized gains of over $1.1 billion. Plus, Celsius is cleared to exit bankruptcy.

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Ether Hits 7-Month High After BlackRock's ETF Plan Is Revealed

On Thursday, a Nasdaq filing confirmed BlackRock's plan to file for an ETH-based exchange-traded fund (ETF). The news sent the price of ETH above $2,000 to a seven-month high. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents "The Chart of the Day."

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BlackRock's Latest Moves Are a 'Watershed Moment' for Crypto: Legal Expert

"Digital Money Demystified" author and Penn State Dickinson Law professor Tonya Evans joins "First Mover" to discuss the latest moves BlackRock is making for an exchange-traded fund (ETF) for Ethereum. Evans also shares insights into her new book "Digital Money Demystified: Go From Cash to Crypto Safely, Legally, and Confidently," which aims to address some of the common misconceptions about the world of cryptocurrency.

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Ether Tops $2K as BlackRock’s Ethereum ETF Plan Is Confirmed in Nasdaq Filing

BlackRock wants to create an ETF that holds Ethereum's ether (ETH), a plan that deepens the world's largest asset manager's commitment to cryptocurrencies. Following the news, the price of ETH surged nearing $2,100 on Thursday and rose about 3% versus just before the filing came out. CoinDesk Managing Editor of Global Policy and Regulation Nikhilesh De weighs in on the possible industry and regulatory implications.

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Markets

Ether Surges to 7-Month High, Outshines Bitcoin on BlackRock ETF Plans; Altcoins Plunge

Bitcoin hit an 18-month high near $38,000 before pulling back sharply.

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Finance

BlackRock's Ethereum ETF Plan Is Confirmed in Nasdaq Filing

The world's largest asset manager has already made waves by seeking to list a bitcoin ETF

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Markets

Wild Bitcoin, Ether Price Swings Spur $400M of Crypto Liquidations, the Most Since August

BTC and ETH both surged to milestone levels amid bitcoin ETF optimism, but some shorts and longs got badly burned.

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Markets

Coinbase, Ether Liquid Staking Tokens Lido, RocketPool Surge on BlackRock ETH ETF News

The iShares Ethereum Trust was registered as a corporate entity in the state of Delaware earlier Thursday.

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