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The CEO of VanEck made headlines by voicing concerns about the potential SEC approval of Ether Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). He suggested that transaction fees, rather than Bitcoin ETFÂ approvals, greatly contributed to the Bitcoin surge in 2024.
The CEO of Grayscale indicated that a balance point for Bitcoin ETF outflows might be near. Yet, the recent drop in Bitcoin’s value below $69K has adversely affected other altcoins like Cardano and Dogecoin. This led Bitcoin stock to a three-year low, and the crypto community expects a significant recovery.
Growing hopes suggest that approval for spot Bitcoin ETFs in Hong Kong will be favored in the coming week, following Deutsche Bank’s announcement that hints at a strong quarter for Bitcoin.
We also witnessed Venture Firm A16z unveil the ‘Zero Knowledge Virtual Machine,’ known as Jolt, amidst ongoing Ethereum Foundation controversies.
Cryptocurrency updates: innovations, controversies, and opportunities
Moreover, First Digital’s $3 billion stablecoin debuted on the Sui Network, and WOO X’s Meme Coin Layer 2 Index Perpetuals were launched, showing rising interest in DeFi.
However, the crypto landscape is not devoid of challenges. The Ethereum community is currently entangled in a staking controversy, and trader Eisenberg faces theft allegations. Christie’s Bitcoin Inscriptions Auction also drew attention to potential industry malpractices. Senator Tillis, however, seeks milder crypto regulations.
In a promising development, the crypto community eagerly awaits the introduction of ‘stBTC,’ a Bitcoin Liquid Staking Token by Protocol Village: Nomic, along with the activation of EigenLayer and EigenDA on the Ethereum Mainnet. These advancements hint at new opportunities for crypto investors and the potential transformation of the blockchain technology landscape.
