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US ETH Spot ETF Launching 7/23, Sources Confirm

"Two sources familiar with the matter have confirmed that an Ethereum (ETH) spot ETF will launch on July 23," crypto media outlet DeCrypt reports. "The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has reportedly instructed asset managers that have filed applications to launch ETH spot ETFs to file a finalized version of their S-1s by July 17, which is consistent with claims made by Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas," The Crypt added. Coinness previously quoted Eric Balchunas as saying, "Barring any last-minute unforeseen issues, the ETH spot ETF will definitely launch on July 23rd."

Binance WBTC plunges to $5200, then recovers

Cointelegraph reports, “A flash crash in the price of WBTC occurred on Binance on Nov. 23 (local time). This caused WBTC to briefly drop from $98,000 to $5,200, but has since recovered. The cause of the error is still unknown.

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Trump nominates 'Crypto Proponent' Howard Lutnick as Commerce Secretary, while US SEC chairman struggles to narrow down candidates to four.

US President-elect Donald Trump has nominated US investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick to serve as Secretary of Commerce, according to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ). Lutnick is an avid supporter of Bitcoin and Tether (USDT), with Cantor Fitzgerald reportedly serving as Tether's U.S. Treasury bond

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BlackRock IBIT Options Hit $1.9 Billion in First Day of Trading, Grayscale Begins Trading on November 20th.

Bloomberg ETFs analyst James Seyffart reports via X that “Options volume on BlackRock's bitcoin spot ETF IBIT, which began trading today (Nov. 19), was about $1.9 billion. A total of 35.4 million contracts were active, of which 28.9 million were calls (82%) and 65,000

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