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Staking in Ethereum ETFs Might Be a Question of When, Not If

The eight spot ether exchange-traded funds had a largely successful launch on Tuesday, despite the missing staking feature that many investors had hoped to profit from.

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Markets

Ethereum Experienced Its Highest Inflationary Period in the Last Quarter: Fidelity

Layer-2 adoption has been impressive since the Dencun upgrade in March, with transactions on these blockchains increasing around 20%, the report said.

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Ether Jumps on Spot ETF Hopes; Hex Trust Issues Stablecoin on Flare

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, including the surge in ether (ETH) to above the $3,800 level as traders anticipate a spot ether ETF approval in the U.S. Plus, Fidelity amended its S-1 filing with the SEC and Hex Trust Group issued the first native stablecoin on layer-1 blockchain Flare.

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Markets

Steven Cohen's Point72 Also an Owner of Bitcoin Via Spot ETFs

Roughly 13 out of the 25 biggest U.S.-based hedge funds held the spot bitcoin ETFs at the end of March, according to data from bitcoin brokerage River.

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U.S. SEC Calls for Comments on Spot ETH ETFs

The Securities and Exchange Commission has opened up comment periods for ETF applications for Grayscale, Fidelity and Bitwise.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler says the agency's court loss led to bitcoin ETF approvals. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

Fidelity Adds Staking to Ether ETF Application, Sending LIDO Up 9%

The asset manager filed to launch an ethereum fund in November.

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Markets

Fidelity’s Bitcoin Fund Becomes Fifth Most Popular of All ETFs in 2024

The Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund has attracted $6.9 billion from investors since its launch in January, the fifth-highest amount of all exchange-traded funds.

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SEC Pushes Back Decision on BlackRock, Fidelity's Ether ETF Applications

The SEC wants to know if the applications for ETFs that hold Ethereum's ether (ETH) are supported by the same arguments that led to the approval of spot bitcoin ETFs.

BlackRock's corporate office in New York, New York. (Jim.henderson/Wikimedia Commons)

Tech

Former Fidelity International Digital Assets Executive Joins Advisory Board of Ethereum L2 Layer N

Luc Froehlich will help guide Layer N's Real World Asset (RWA), TradFi, and tokenization strategies.

Luc Froehlich (Fidelity International)

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Bitcoin's Price Nears $45K; Do Kwon's Legal Woes Drag On

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest stories shaping the crypto industry today, as bitcoin (BTC) rallied to a four-week high on Thursday, nearing $45,000. A new research report from JPMorgan claims there is evidence that Blackrock and Fidelity’s spot bitcoin ETFs already have an advantage over Grayscale. And, Do Kwon has won another chance to change his extradition from Montenegro.

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