US lawmakers send Gary Gensler a letter urging approval of spot Ethereum ETFs, and "other" digital assets (what could it be 🤔) Ethereum price is back above $3,900 on the news 📈
US lawmakers voted in favor of a crypto market structure bill FIT21 that could have a sweeping impact on the US regulatory backdrop for digital assets if it eventually becomes law ⚖️
Five potential spot ETH ETF issuers have submitted amended 19b-4 filings after receiving last-minute feedback from the US SEC 📄
Bloomberg analyst James Seyffart said that after the futures the CFTC approved ETF, the SOL SPOT ETF could be approved in a few years ⏳
VanEck Spot Ethereum ETF has been listed on the DTCC under the ticker $ETHV. This doesn't mean that the SEC has approved anything, just a good signal for the bulls 🐮
UK April CPI numbers: YoY CPI slowed sharply from 3.2% to 2.3%, but still above the expectation of 2.1%. Core YoY CPI fell by 0.3% from 4.2% 📊
Coinbase has launched the "Tech Against Scams" coalition with partners including Meta, Kraken, Ripple, Gemini, the Global Anti-Scam Organization, and Match Group ✋
After the PCPD ruled that Worldcoin’s retention of sensitive biometric data for up to 10 years solely for AI model training was unjustified, Worldcoin ordered to stop operations in Hong Kong 👁
SEC Chair Gary Gensler doesn't like the FIT21 Bill, says it would hurt investors & hamper the SEC's work The House of Representatives is expected to vote on the FIT21 bill in the coming weeks.
✅ The crypto market is up today, with the total market capitalization rising by 6.66% to rest at $2.6 trillion. At the same time, Bitcoin’s market dominance decreased by 1.44% because ETH is flying to the moon 📈
Day summary:
🔸 Uniswap Labs urges SEC to drop pending enforcement action in Wells response ⚖️
🔸 The US SEC has requested that both Nasdaq and the CBOE make updates to their applications to list Spot ETH ETFs
🔸 Standard Chartered said they expect the US SEC to approve spot ETH spot ETFs later this week
🔸 Microsoft unveiled the “designed for AI” Copilot+ PC 💻
🔸 Gala Games got exploited for nearly $214 million in GALA tokens
🔸 Two Ethereum Foundation researchers have disclosed advisory roles at EigenFoundation which raised concerns about conflict of interest
The aggregated open interest of ETH/USD trading pairs is at a record high. This indicates increased market participation 📊
High open interest doesn't specify a bullish or bearish trend; it depends on the positions' direction and market reactions, but it raises the risk of liquidations, which can amplify price movements.
Ethereum is up 22.5% to almost $3,800 in the last 24 hours and the sum of leveraged position liquidations on ETH/USD does not even exceed $122M, it seems there is room for growth 📈
The US SEC has requested that both Nasdaq and the Chicago Board Options Exchange make appropriate updates to their applications to list Spot Ethereum ETFs 👀
Standard Chartered, the financial giant with over $800 billion worth of assets under management, said they expect the US SEC to approve spot ETH spot ETFs later this week 🗓
Microsoft unveiled the “designed for AI” Copilot+ PC that will remember and later be able to find anything displayed on the screen 💻
✅ Bitcoin price rallied to the coveted $70,000 mark amid a noticeable surge in spot buying and spot BTC ETF positive inflows. And Ethereum is absolutely destroying the competition today 📈😳
Day summary:
🔸 Bloomberg analysts now believe the chances of a spot Ethereum ETF being approved this month are 75% instead of 25%
🔸 Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi and a few other government officials are confirmed dead in a helicopter crash 🇮🇷
🔸 Two Chinese nationals have been charged with utilizing tether and crypto-friendly bank Deltec to commit money laundering and wire fraud
🔸 CEO of Grayscale resigns and will be replaced by Goldman Sachs executive
🔸 Apple has launched a discounting campaign in China, offering discounts of up to $318 📱
🔸 Bipartisan bill for blockchain competitiveness passes US House
The total value of tokens to be unlocked this week will be over $1.22 billion, with the Pyth Network surpassing all others with $804 million worth of tokens about to be unlocked 👇
Gold and copper are breaking records, and silver is at an 11-year high (chart above), all of them share a common theme: recent weakness in the US dollar 📉
Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi and a few other government officials are confirmed dead in a helicopter crash. A senior Iranian government administration official said: “No foreign involvement at all” 🇮🇷
Two Chinese nationals have been charged with utilizing tether and crypto-friendly bank Deltec to commit money laundering and wire fraud amounting to $73 million ⚖️
Michael Sonnenshein will be stepping down from his role as the CEO of Grayscale and will be replaced by Goldman Sachs executive 💼
✅ It's been a good week for the bulls, after testing support at $60k Bitcoin bounced back to $67.6k at the peak and even ETH/BTC doesn't look so bad anymore 🤔
Weekly news digest Consensys announced the launch of Smart Transactions for Metamask web wallet Tether froze approximately 5.2 million USDT on 12 Ethereum addresses ❄️ Blockchain security platformCertiK discovered a $5 million security flaw in Wormhole bridge on Aptos El Salvador has launched its own proof-of-reserves website DTCC announced it had concluded a tokenization pilot with JP Morgan and BNY Mellon, leveraging Chainlink's CCIP
The CME is set to introduce Bitcoin trading
Coinbase is developing a service that targets Australia’s growing self-managed pensions sector 🏦
Binance’s security experts developed an “antidote” against the growing instances of address poisoning scams
Binance helped to tackle a large-scale money laundering case, resolving a $6.2M digital asset fraud
State of Wisconsin Investment Board discloses buying $99 million worth of BlackRock's spot Bitcoin ETF
OpenAI announced the launch of the ChatGPT-4o model 😳
Circle is planning to move its legal headquarters from Ireland to the United States for an IPO
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The Chaikin Money Flow (CMF) measures Money Flow Volume over a set period, usually 21 days, helping traders gauge buying and selling pressure
This indicator makes it easy for retail traders to find the price areas at which the accumulation or distribution occurs.
📈 A CMF value above zero indicates buying pressure, suggesting a potential upward trend.
📉 A CMF value below zero indicates selling pressure, hinting at a potential downward trend.
🔄 Look for divergences between CMF and price. If the price hits new highs but CMF does not, it might signal weakening momentum and a potential reversal.
✔️ Use CMF with other indicators to confirm trends. Sustained CMF values above or below zero strengthen the trend signal so you can have more conviction in your directional bets.
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