Ether price spikes on hope of ETH ETF — but will the SEC approve it?

St. Moritz, SWITZERLAND — U.S. Securities and Exchange Chair Gary Gensler fired warning shots to the crypto industry, casting doubt over whether digital coin ether would follow next in the footsteps of bitcoin to receive approval for an exchange-traded fund. After the bitcoin ETF approval, prices for ether — the token linked with Ethereum — … Read more

Ether rallies 6% in catch-up trade as investors position for January

A representation of cryptocurrency Ethereum is placed on a PC motherboard in this illustration taken on June 16, 2023. Dado Ruvic | Reuters The price of ether jumped on Wednesday as investors moved into the cryptocurrency ahead of key upside catalysts expected in January. Ether was last higher by 6%, according to Coin Metrics. Solana’s … Read more

Ether futures ETFs fizzle as spot bitcoin fund hangs in limbo

Investor appetite for ether futures exchange-traded funds has remained muted, despite a surge in new listings. Six new ether futures funds from Bitwise Asset Management, ProShares and VanEck launched on Oct. 2. As of Thursday’s close, all six funds have posted losses of 5% or greater since their debuts. The broader outlook for crypto is … Read more