Today's news tips:
1. Form 19b-4 for VanEck and 21Shares Solana ETFs was allegedly removed from the CBOE website
2. Asset management company Franklin Templeton submits S-1 application for new crypto index ETF
3.DOGS: DOGS tokens are now available for claiming on Telegram wallet and CEX
4. Sanctum launches several new LSTs, including mangoSOL and uptSOL
5.Babylon: The first phase of Bitcoin staking mainnet will be launched next week
6. Wallets associated with the US government still hold nearly $12 billion in BTC
7. A certain address bought 265,000 USD worth of NEIRO tokens when it skyrocketed, and currently has a floating loss of 98,000 USD
Regulatory News
Asset Management Firm Franklin Templeton Files S-1 for New Crypto Index ETF
Asset management company Franklin Templeton is looking to launch a new exchange-traded fund (ETF) that aims to be a one-stop cryptocurrency portfolio, according to an August 16 filing. The Franklin Crypto Index ETF will track the performance of the CF Institutional Digital Asset Index, which currently only includes Bitcoin and Ethereum, the filing said. "The fund will achieve its investment objective by investing in digital assets with approximately the same weight as the underlying index," the filing said, adding that the ETF may hold other types of cryptocurrencies in the future.
Project News
Exodus Movement, a self-custodial wallet company, reported a net loss of about $10 million and held $121.3 million in BTC and ETH
Exodus Movement, a self-custodial wallet company, has released its first quarterly financial statements since its shares (ticker: EXOD) went public on NYSE American, a unit of the New York Stock Exchange, in May. The report said revenue for the second quarter increased 80% year-over-year to $22.3 million. However, the company's cost of revenue also increased, with a quarterly loss of nearly $10 million, compared to a profit of $1.9 million in the same period last year. Monthly active users also rose slightly to 1.5 million in the quarter, from 1.2 million in the same period last year. Exodus' funds are mainly concentrated in digital assets. The company holds about $70.7 million in cash and cash equivalents, including stablecoins and U.S. Treasuries, and $195.5 million in digital assets, including $121.3 million in Bitcoin and Ethereum tokens.
VanEck and 21Shares Solana ETF Form 19b-4 Suspected to be Removed from CBOE Website
According to @SummersThings, the Form 19b-4s for the VanEck and 21Shares Solana ETFs appear to have been removed from the CBOE website. Files SR-CboeBZX-2024-066 and SR-CboeBZX-2024-067 are no longer accessible via direct links and are no longer visible in the BZX Pending Rule Changes.
36.78 million BLUR unlocked yesterday have been transferred to Coinbase Prime
According to on-chain analyst Ember, the 36.78 million BLUR (about 5.64 million US dollars) unlocked yesterday entered Coinbase Prime 3 hours ago.
Yesterday, according to the monitoring of on-chain analyst Yu Jin, it is the time for the monthly unlocking of BLUR again. 36.78 million BLUR (about 5.64 million US dollars) were unlocked and transferred from the Blur unlocking contract to the 0x0A0 multi-signature address 5 hours ago. The 0x0A0 multi-signature address also conducted a small deposit test to Coinbase Prime. These BLUR will enter Coinbase Prime later as before.
Since BLUR entered the unlocking cycle on June 15, 2023, 26.6% (800 million) of the total BLUR has been unlocked and flowed into Coinbase Prime. Calculated at the price at the time of transfer, it is worth about US$286 million.
Bitcoin miners mined an empty block at block height 857116
Mempool data shows that Bitcoin miners mined an empty block at Bitcoin height 857116 (that is, the block only contains one transaction, the block reward Coinbase).
It is reported that miners pack empty blocks for economic reasons. In order to make full use of this period of time for mining and avoid conflicts with transactions packed in the parent block, miners cannot fill transactions into the block, which means that miners can only try to mine empty blocks.
DOGS: DOGS tokens are now available for claiming on Telegram wallet and CEX
Dogs official Telegram channel announced that DOGS token claims have been opened for Telegram wallets and CEX. Users will not receive the tokens immediately. The tokens will be deposited into the airdrop claim account selected by the user before August 20.
According to previous news, the TON ecosystem Meme project DOGS released token economics, and the total supply of the community token $DOGS is 550 billion. 81.5% of them are allocated to community users, 73% will be awarded to Telegram OG users, and the rest will be used to reward traders, sticker creators and future community members. In addition, 10% is allocated to the team and future development, most of which will be gradually released within 12 months. 8.5% is used for CEX and DEX liquidity and related listing activities.
Sanctum launches multiple new LSTs, including mangoSOL and uptSOL
Sanctum announced the launch of several new LSTs on the X platform, including mangoSOL (Mango), uptSOL (UpRock), (lotusSOL) LOTUS, uSOL (Urban Node), pineSOL (Pine Analytics), gS (Guardian Validator), and eonSOL (EONpool). In addition, any project that wants to work with Sanctum to launch LST must submit a proposal on research.sanctum.so.
Babylon: The first phase of the Bitcoin staking mainnet will be launched next week
Babylon said on the X platform that the first phase of the Bitcoin staking mainnet will be launched next week, and Bitcoin holders will be able to start locking BTC for staking.
Important data
Ethereum spot ETF had a net outflow of $15.005 million yesterday, and the ETF net asset ratio reached 2.34%
According to SoSoValue data, the total net outflow of Ethereum spot ETFs yesterday (August 16, Eastern Time) was US$15.005 million.
Yesterday, Grayscale Ethereum Trust ETF ETHE had a single-day net outflow of $27.743 million, and the current historical net outflow of ETHE is $2.415 billion. Grayscale Ethereum Mini Trust ETF ETH had a single-day net outflow of $0.00, and the current historical total net inflow of Grayscale Ethereum Mini Trust ETH is $223 million. The Ethereum spot ETF with the largest single-day net inflow yesterday was BlackRock ETF ETHA, with a single-day net inflow of $10.3302 million, and the current historical total net inflow of ETHA reached $978 million. The second was Fidelity ETF FETH, with a single-day net inflow of $7.2122 million, and the current historical total net inflow of FETH reached $368 million.
As of press time, the total net asset value of the Ethereum spot ETF was US$7.352 billion, the ETF net asset ratio (market value as a percentage of Ethereum's total market value) was 2.34%, and the historical cumulative net outflow has reached US$420 million.
Bitcoin spot ETF had a net inflow of US$36.015 million yesterday, and the ETF net asset ratio reached 4.65%
According to SoSoValue data, yesterday (August 16, Eastern Time), the total net inflow of Bitcoin spot ETFs was US$36.015 million.
Yesterday, Grayscale ETF GBTC had a daily net outflow of $72.9033 million, and the current historical net outflow of GBTC is $19.646 billion. Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust ETF BTC had a daily net outflow of $0.00, and the current historical total net inflow of Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust BTC is $288 million. The Bitcoin spot ETF with the largest daily net inflow yesterday was Fidelity ETF FBTC, with a daily net inflow of $61.3469 million, and the current historical total net inflow of FBTC is $9.804 billion. The second is BlackRock ETF IBIT, with a daily net inflow of $20.3854 million, and the current historical total net inflow of IBIT is $20.388 billion.
As of press time, the total net asset value of the Bitcoin spot ETF was US$54.353 billion, the ETF net asset ratio (market value as a percentage of the total market value of Bitcoin) reached 4.65%, and the historical cumulative net inflow has reached US$17.370 billion.
A whale liquidated WBTC positions built in the past 10 months six hours ago, making a profit of about $14.26 million
According to @ai_9684xtpa, the whale 0x3c9 liquidated the WBTC positions he had built in the past 10 months six hours ago, with a cumulative profit of about $14.26 million. Since October 2023, he has withdrawn 618 WBTC from Binance in batches, with an average price of only $39,899; and gradually reduced his positions after BTC reached a record high, with an average selling price of $62,921, and a total of $38.89 million worth of tokens sold.
Wallets associated with the US government still hold nearly $12 billion in BTC
IntoTheBlock said on Platform X that the U.S. government recently transferred $600 million worth of Silk Road Bitcoin to Coinbase Prime. While exchange deposits usually indicate a sell-off, this transfer may have been for custody purposes. Wallets associated with the U.S. government still hold nearly $12 billion in BTC.
A certain address bought 265,000 USD worth of NEIRO tokens when it skyrocketed, and currently has a floating loss of 98,000 USD.
According to @ai_9684xtpa, the address 0xF8e...985F0 spent 103 ETH (265,000 USD) to buy 4.41 billion tokens when NEIRO skyrocketed, with an average price of 0.00005991 USD, which was almost the highest point of the currency price. Currently, NEIRO has fallen back to 0.00003768 USD, and the address has suffered a floating loss of 98,000 USD, a loss of nearly 37%.
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