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A fee war is brewing; Ark Invest for now ditches its plan to enter the spot ether ETF arena with 21Shares

A regulated futures market has been a prerequisite for US spot bitcoin and ether ETF approvals — a precedent that could change

Crypto products don’t fit in “a well-balanced, long-term investment portfolio,” Vanguard reiterates ahead of potential ether fund launches

Planned funds would not stake their holdings, which some say will hurt the ETFs’ appeal for certain investors

BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust is on the cusp of passing Grayscale’s GBTC in assets under management

Amended S-1s from all prospective issuers could come by late next week, a person familiar with the filings told Blockworks

After accelerating conversations with issuers, the SEC took a step toward allowing ETH funds to launch

From CME Group’s launch of ether futures to congressmen urging the SEC to approve spot funds, a lot has led up the agency’s decision

House members ask Gensler to keep a “consistent and equitable approach” with ether ETF proposals after the agency approved spot bitcoin ETFs in January

Firm’s head of crypto research Matthew Sigel urges the agency to “respect the queue” ahead of anticipated decision

Amendments that nix the possibility for planned funds to earn yield by staking ETH come just ahead of a key SEC deadline

WisdomTree has gotten FCA approval to list bitcoin and ether ETPs on the London Stock Exchange, the company said Wednesday

Fidelity, Ark Invest and Grayscale have so far adjusted proposals to omit plans of staking the funds’ ETH holdings

As Bloomberg analysts up their ether ETF approval odds, concerns about ETH’s liquidity and its possible status as a security remain

The $948 million of inflows from May 13 to May 17 roughly equaled the net money that left the fund category over the five prior weeks

Some investment pros are mulling crypto allocations between 1% and 10% and seeking ex-BTC exposure for interested clients

Industry watchers are split on whether a prospective issuer could pursue legal action in the case of a denial

Crypto is likely to stay politicized until the Democrats pivot their questionable stance on the segment, Galaxy CEO says

Bringing financial products onto the blockchain is “a huge conversation” at most TradFi giants, according to Polygon’s Colin Butler

BlackRock’s spot bitcoin ETF has seen zero or negative flows nine times since its 71-day net inflow streak ended on April 24

Experiment involving Visa, Mastercard, JPMorgan and Citibank set to highlight tokenization benefits via shared ledger tech

Higher-for-longer interest rate expectations are among the tailwinds that could send bitcoin lower before a possible longer-term surge

Access to staking rewards is expected to be key for wider adoption of ether ETFs in the future, analysts say

Grayscale’s spot bitcoin ETF notched positive flows for the first time since becoming an ETF, ending a 78-day outflow run