Securities exchange Cboe BZX is seeking permission from US regulators to incorporate staking into Fidelity’s Ether exchange-traded fund (ETF), according to a March 11 filing. The filing marks Cboe’s latest attempt to support staking for the Ether (ETH) funds traded on its US exchange. Cboe’s proposed rule change would allow Fidelity Ethereum Fund (FETH) to…
Bitwise has launched an exchange-traded fund (ETF) holding stocks of companies with large Bitcoin (BTC) treasuries, the asset manager said on March 11. The Bitwise Bitcoin Standard Corporations ETF (OWNB) “seeks to track the Bitwise Bitcoin Standard Corporations Index, a new equity index of companies with at least 1,000 bitcoin in their corporate treasuries,” Bitwise…
CoreWeave announced on March 11 that it had struck a five-year deal worth up to $11.9 billion with OpenAI, the nonprofit research and development company that created ChatGPT. Through the deal, OpenAI will become an investor in CoreWeave through the issuance of $350 million of stock, while CoreWeave will deliver AI infrastructure. The deal comes…
Bitcoin (BTC) dropped to a four-month low of $76,700 on March 11, following a 6% weekly decline in the S&P 500 index. The stock market correction pushed the index to its lowest level in six months as investors priced in higher odds of a global economic downturn. Despite Bitcoin’s 30% drop from its all-time high…
THORChain has been called a money laundering protocol — a label no decentralized finance (DeFi) project wants unless it’s prepared to have regulators breathing down its neck. Its supporters have fended off the criticism by championing decentralization, while its critics point to recent activities that showed some of the protocol’s centralized tendencies. After exploiting Bybit…
Opinion by: Michael O’Rourke, founder of Pocket Network and CEO of Grove Open data is currently a major contributor toward building a global emerging tech economy, with an estimated market of over $350 billion. Open data sources often rely, however, on centralized infrastructure, contrary to the philosophy of autonomy and censorship resistance. To realize its…
The XRP (XRP) daily chart registered its lowest candle close in 99 days on March 10. The altcoin dropped below the $2 support level but registered a short-term recovery of 12% on March 11. XRP 1-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView On the high time frame (HTF) charts, XRP must hold above its psychological level at $2,…
Bitcoin exchange-traded products may have fundamentally altered the concept of a crypto “altseason.” For years, the crypto market followed a familiar rhythm, a near-predictable dance of capital rotation. Bitcoin (BTC) surged, bringing mainstream attention and liquidity, and then the floodgates opened to altcoins. Speculative capital rushed into lower-cap assets, inflating their values in what traders…
Ether (ETH) price declined by over 11.75% in the last 24 hours to around $1,900. At its intraday low, the cryptocurrency was trading for $1,755, its lowest price since October 2023. ETH/USD four-hour price chart. Source: TradingView Several factors appear to be contributing to ETH price losses, including: US recession fears and its overall impact…
Cardano (ADA) price displays weakness on March 11, down 2.5% over the last 24 hours to trade at $0.7250. A weakening technical setup and several onchain signals suggest that ADA could see a deeper correction in the coming days. ADA/USD daily chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView Let’s take a closer look at why ADA price is underperforming…