* Bitcoin and Ethereum see gains after BlackRock files for Ethereum-based ETF.

* Bitcoin's big bounce: Cryptocurrency doubles in price in 2023.

* Sam Bankman-Fried trial: Opening statements expected today.

* Ether tops $2,000 for the first time since April, bitcoin reaches an 18-month high.

* Immutable's Robbie Ferguson discusses the future of web3 gaming.

Other notable crypto updates include:

* Short squeeze triggers $206.48 million in crypto liquidations, boosts crypto prices.

* Crypto lender Hodlnaut to be liquidated, court filing shows.

* Celsius bankruptcy reorganization plan approved by court; implementation by early 2024.