The 22nd of July was a significant date for the cryptocurrency space with the approval of spot Ethereum ETFs.
A few hours after the S-1 approval (which means the ETF issuers are now officially ready to start their investment products) we can already see that these spot ETFs are trading in pre-market – like BlackRock’s iShares Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHA).
BlackRock also posted a video for Ethereum ETF investors.
Although this news is significant, Ethereum’s price is fluctuating, currently trading at $3,540 after a 1% surge in the past 24 hours. The price of ETH fell below $3,500, following BTC’s decline to around $66,300.
Ethereum ETFs are expected to register significant inflows, but not as much as spot Bitcoin ETFs did after their start.
This however is a historic moment for the cryptocurrency community as this is the first altcoin ETF to get approval for non-crypto investors to get exposure.
Grayscale has taken a significant step by filing an S-1 form with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to transition its Solana Trust into an exchange-traded fund (ETF).
Coinbase is making moves to expand its crypto derivatives offerings by filing with the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to introduce futures contracts for XRP.
Retail investors are increasingly favoring XRP over Bitcoin, as Glassnode data shows a dramatic 490% increase in XRP’s daily active addresses, compared to just 10% for Bitcoin since the 2022 market low.
Fidelity Investments has moved forward with plans to launch a spot Solana Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF), with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) formally acknowledging the filing.