With All Eyes on a Spot Bitcoin ETF Approval, Don’t Sleep on ETH (or ETHE)
There’s a better trade than buying Grayscale’s GBTC if you’re optimistic the SEC will approve crypto ETFs.
There’s a better trade than buying Grayscale’s GBTC if you’re optimistic the SEC will approve crypto ETFs.
The uptick was initially led by spot market buyers, which squeezed out bearish derivative positions, one analyst said.
The spread between dominant crypto options exchange Deribit’s forward-looking 30-day implied volatility index for ether (ETH DVOL) and bitcoin (BTC DVOL) has been consistently negative since Sept. 7.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission moved earlier than required to extend a couple of deadlines in the pile of spot bitcoin ETF applications awaiting responses.
Bitcoin miners have the ability to easily buy and sell hashing power to interested purchasers. The trades will be routed through smart contracts and will specify hashrate amount, duration and price.
The software ompany now holds nearly $4.68 billion worth of the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization.
DOGE’s new-found stability reflects lack of investor interest in trading alternative cryptocurrencies.
“We still believe that the chances of further declines are higher for now,” one analyst said.
An ex-Alameda employee claims a trader at the firm punched in a wrong decimal which led to bitcoin’s 87% drop on Binance.US in 2021.
Gold ETFs dramatically shook up markets. A spot bitcoin ETF could do the same.