Wild Bitcoin, Ether Price Swings Amid Spot ETH ETF Decision Triggers $350M Liquidations
U.S. regulators approved listing spot ETH ETFs but have not yet cleared to trade.
U.S. regulators approved listing spot ETH ETFs but have not yet cleared to trade.
The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for May 23, 2024.
Ether spot ETF approval would set a precedent as the first non-bitcoin digital asset to be considered a commodity, raising expectations that solana could follow the same path, the report said.
Ether’s price jumped 18% in six days on mounting speculation the U.S. SEC will approve a spot ETH exchange-traded fund (ETF). Some traders expect it to hit $5,000 by the end of June.
The surge in deposits comes after a 22% rally in ether spurred by hopes of a spot ETF approval.
Traders on Lyra have snapped up ether calls at the $5,000 strike and higher this week.
SOL is often cited as a contender to replace ETH eventually. This week’s market action shows how Herculean the task would be.
The fast move likely signals short-term profit taking after ether’s rapid 30% rally, one observer noted.
Annualized yields on ether staking are nearly 3% as of Tuesday, veri from popular staking service Lido shows.
Traders will not want to be short ETH while going through an ETF approval, one observer said.