US Spot Ethereum ETF

[zasad@]

https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/01/12/blackrock-ceo-larry-fink-backs-ether-etf/
"BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Backs Ether ETF
The asset management giant may now be looking to list an equivalent product for ether, the native token of the Ethereum blockchain, as part of its ongoing journey toward tokenization."

If BlackRock is interested, at this rate we could see it in a few quarters. Ethereum price could rise to $3,500

[zasad@]

https://www.theblock.co/post/273703/osl-hong-kong-crypto-etf-midyear
OSL executive says Hong Kong could debut spot crypto ETF by mid-year
"Gary Tiu, executive director and head of regulatory affairs of OSL, a Hong Kong-licensed crypto exchange, said that the special administrative region could potentially see the issuance of its first spot crypto exchange-traded funds by the middle of this year, according to local media.

The Hong Kong Economic Journal reported Monday that Tiu said that OSL is in close communication with many fund companies—  and that five to 10 companies are currently studying such an ETF. Tiu added that around five companies have progressed faster than the others, with the possibility of rolling out Hong Kong’s first spot crypto ETFs by the middle of this year."

[fapar]

https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/01/12/blackrock-ceo-larry-fink-backs-ether-etf/
"BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Backs Ether ETF
The asset management giant may now be looking to list an equivalent product for ether, the native token of the Ethereum blockchain, as part of its ongoing journey toward tokenization."

If BlackRock is interested, at this rate we could see it in a few quarters. Ethereum price could rise to $3,500

The main thing is that it does not turn out that expectations from the adoption of the Etherium ETF do not “overheat” the ETH market. By analogy with the BTC market before the adoption of the ETF. In addition, we should not forget about the existence of the Grayscale Ethereum Trust, from which assets can then flow into ETH-ETF. Updates to the ETH network should have a greater impact on cost due to the new EPRs.

[Tipstar]

https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/01/12/blackrock-ceo-larry-fink-backs-ether-etf/
"BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Backs Ether ETF
The asset management giant may now be looking to list an equivalent product for ether, the native token of the Ethereum blockchain, as part of its ongoing journey toward tokenization."

If BlackRock is interested, at this rate we could see it in a few quarters. Ethereum price could rise to $3,500

I knew this was the way ahead but hadn't expected things moving this fast.
BlackRock is not just another company but the largest fund manager in US which has it's influence in whole of US market. They manage around 15 trillion USD, while the total marketcap of all the crypto in the world stands below 2.5 million USD. When a company as large as that accepts Ethereum as ETF, the whole world will follow.
Now when the top 2 ETFs are on the market, there would be 100s of new crypto ETF would follow. This is a perfect pretext for the ultimate bull run in 2024.

[tyz]

https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/01/12/blackrock-ceo-larry-fink-backs-ether-etf/
"BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Backs Ether ETF
The asset management giant may now be looking to list an equivalent product for ether, the native token of the Ethereum blockchain, as part of its ongoing journey toward tokenization."

Now that the Bitcoin Spot ETF has been approved, it is only a matter of time before there is one for Ethereum. I don't think it will take that long. With some delay there will also be spot ETFs for other cryptos, Solana or Cardano would be candidates for me. It is also conceivable that in the near future there will also be ETFs with mixed coins that track a kind of crypto index.

[Mate2237]

This is a good news to those who are investing. Someone made mentioned of theirs Great News when bitcoin ETF was approved. And the price of Ethereum will definitely pass $4k before this year will end. I think BlackRock is interested and that he is focusing on the tokenization of the altcoins. This year the narrative of cryptocurrency will change and many will benefit from the cryptocurrency market.

We only need to buy keep and hodle for the right time to sell.

[GreatArkansas]

https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/01/12/blackrock-ceo-larry-fink-backs-ether-etf/
"BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Backs Ether ETF
The asset management giant may now be looking to list an equivalent product for ether, the native token of the Ethereum blockchain, as part of its ongoing journey toward tokenization."

Now that the Bitcoin Spot ETF has been approved, it is only a matter of time before there is one for Ethereum. I don't think it will take that long. With some delay there will also be spot ETFs for other cryptos, Solana or Cardano would be candidates for me. It is also conceivable that in the near future there will also be ETFs with mixed coins that track a kind of crypto index.

Exactly. Just take Silver as an example before. Gold ETF first then Silver followed.  That's what I can see right now.
Ethereum will be like Silver and I am strong guts the next ETF will be for Ethereum. We still new in ETF so for me, it will still take some time to have another ETF for another cryptocurrency.

[Sophokles]

This is a good news to those who are investing. Someone made mentioned of theirs Great News when bitcoin ETF was approved. And the price of Ethereum will definitely pass $4k before this year will end. I think BlackRock is interested and that he is focusing on the tokenization of the altcoins. This year the narrative of cryptocurrency will change and many will benefit from the cryptocurrency market.

We only need to buy keep and hodle for the right time to sell.

It will be approved eventually, like the BTC ETF. They just delayed it so that people can still speculate on ETH ETF approval. If this was a rejection, then it was a bad time to invest in ETH. The price of ETH already slipped below 2200$ and now it is recovering slowly. They asked for more time so i think it will be approved in mid 2024 after the halving. Right now the market looks really strong and the last 7 days of bitcoin accumulation by all those asset managers show how crazy the bitcoin market will be after they have completed their major accumulation.

[batang_bitcoin]

I think that even without this, Ethereum can be back to its former ATH and more than that. And this also gives the idea that BlackRock is also probably bag holding Ethereum.

It will be approved eventually, like the BTC ETF. They just delayed it so that people can still speculate on ETH ETF approval.

The SEC probably might play with it as well that they're going to delay it and put some emotions to the people that are in hopes of it. Same scenario, same tactics but who knows. IMO, there's still kind of some long haul for this but let's see how Gensler will act with its decision.

[Bazzu]

https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/01/12/blackrock-ceo-larry-fink-backs-ether-etf/
"BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Backs Ether ETF
The asset management giant may now be looking to list an equivalent product for ether, the native token of the Ethereum blockchain, as part of its ongoing journey toward tokenization."

If BlackRock is interested, at this rate we could see it in a few quarters. Ethereum price could rise to $3,500

In the long term, it might indeed increase the adoption of ETh itself. And makes prices increase. Hype will also occur before the ETH Spot ETF is accepted and when it is almost accepted. But once received it will usually experience resale pressure similar to what happened with BTC.

Also monitor all coins on the ETH network. like layer 2 of the ETH network.

[wheelz1200]

https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/01/12/blackrock-ceo-larry-fink-backs-ether-etf/
"BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Backs Ether ETF
The asset management giant may now be looking to list an equivalent product for ether, the native token of the Ethereum blockchain, as part of its ongoing journey toward tokenization."

If BlackRock is interested, at this rate we could see it in a few quarters. Ethereum price could rise to $3,500

Price speculation in fiat for altcoins  for some maybe will happen a year from now (which honestly wouldn't happen that quick) is crazy.  Not saying it can't or won't happen but trying to pin a price on that is crazy.  I guess the next wave of fads is going to be etfs and if they are going to be available to the main stream.

[Yogee]

[...]
With some delay there will also be spot ETFs for other cryptos, Solana or Cardano would be candidates for me.

There is always that possibility. These cryptocurrencies have to be taken out from SEC's securities list before that happens so there's going to be longer discussions on that.

[...]
Also monitor all coins on the ETH network. like layer 2 of the ETH network.

Why? Do you think ETH will just carry them or is it because some big companies will also apply for ETF for any of these L2s?

[o48o]

This is a good news to those who are investing. Someone made mentioned of theirs Great News when bitcoin ETF was approved. And the price of Ethereum will definitely pass $4k before this year will end. I think BlackRock is interested and that he is focusing on the tokenization of the altcoins. This year the narrative of cryptocurrency will change and many will benefit from the cryptocurrency market.

We only need to buy keep and hodle for the right time to sell.

Yeah but after BTC was approved, the price immediately started tanking, what is exact opposite of what people thought to be happening. This might have been because sell the news effect or something else. It could be even that "Mass adoption" could mean that bitcoin becomes more stable. And for sure there will be more shorters then ever if they even smell that price is too high.

But i am betting that now people are waiting ETH to have same faith after approved. ETF being approved is great news both to BTC and possibly eth in ln long run. But we might have more bumpy road ahead of us then we liked.

[zasad@]

https://www.theblock.co/post/274333/gensler-says-secs-move-to-approve-spot-bitcoin-etfs-was-limited-despite-excitement-about-possible-ethereum-etfs
Gensler says SEC's move to approve spot bitcoin ETFs was limited, despite excitement about possible Ethereum ETFs

https://cryptonews.com/news/sec-postpones-decision-on-blackrocks-spot-ethereum-etf-to-march.htm
"The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has delayed its decision on BlackRock’s spot Ethereum exchange-traded fund (ETF) application to March.

According to the SEC’s latest filing, the new decision deadline for BlackRock’s spot Ethereum ETF is set to be March 10, 2024. The Commission will then approve, disapprove, or institute proceedings to determine whether the proposed rule change should be disapproved."

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BlackRock will achieve its goals

[tyz]

https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/01/12/blackrock-ceo-larry-fink-backs-ether-etf/
"BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Backs Ether ETF
The asset management giant may now be looking to list an equivalent product for ether, the native token of the Ethereum blockchain, as part of its ongoing journey toward tokenization."

Now that the Bitcoin Spot ETF has been approved, it is only a matter of time before there is one for Ethereum. I don't think it will take that long. With some delay there will also be spot ETFs for other cryptos, Solana or Cardano would be candidates for me. It is also conceivable that in the near future there will also be ETFs with mixed coins that track a kind of crypto index.

Exactly. Just take Silver as an example before. Gold ETF first then Silver followed.  That's what I can see right now.
Ethereum will be like Silver and I am strong guts the next ETF will be for Ethereum. We still new in ETF so for me, it will still take some time to have another ETF for another cryptocurrency.

As far as I know, silver was an official means of payment even before gold. And the introduction of securitization on the stock exchange of both precious metals took place at the same time. Silver was already used for payment 2000 years ago, while gold was used more as jewelry etc. due to its comparatively low occurrence.

[naikturun]

if that's the case then that's great news, the crypto market is starting to be accepted and legalized, at least for the 2 main assets in crypto, this acceptance is a good start isn't it.
Maybe in the future it will be even better, but we don't know what policies the government will make.

[zasad@]

https://twitter.com/EleanorTerrett/status/1751066184487694714
"In order to have an $XRP spot ETF, there will first need to be a futures ETF.

Part of getting the $BTC spot ETFs approved was the
@SECGov
 concluding that the CME bitcoin futures market would suffice to provide surveillance for fraud and manipulation.

If $XRP gets a futures ETF than it’s a step in the right direction to one day getting a spot."

[avikz]

https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/01/12/blackrock-ceo-larry-fink-backs-ether-etf/
"BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Backs Ether ETF
The asset management giant may now be looking to list an equivalent product for ether, the native token of the Ethereum blockchain, as part of its ongoing journey toward tokenization."

If BlackRock is interested, at this rate we could see it in a few quarters. Ethereum price could rise to $3,500

It is a very big concern that company is like blackrock is showing interest in ETH. I am not really bulish on such corporate acquisitions of cryptocurrencies. Look at Bitcoin. Did it increase to a whole new level after the Bitcoin ETF was approved? I am sure, ETH will see the same thing.

Crypto market should stay with the common people like you and I. Corporate acquisition is not good in a decentralized environmental like cryptocurrencies. With their deep pocket, the corporate holds the power to manipulate the market as per their wish.

[lepbagong]

It will be approved eventually, like the BTC ETF. They just delayed it so that people can still speculate on ETH ETF approval. If this was a rejection, then it was a bad time to invest in ETH. The price of ETH already slipped below 2200$ and now it is recovering slowly. They asked for more time so i think it will be approved in mid 2024 after the halving. Right now the market looks really strong and the last 7 days of bitcoin accumulation by all those asset managers show how crazy the bitcoin market will be after they have completed their major accumulation.

Of course you are right that the ETF will still be approved because, as far as I know, they have only postponed it until May, but even though there will be obstacles because the differences between Bitcoin and Ethereum are not the same,.but the ETF will certainly be approved because this is to provide encouragement for ethereum, of course. With the trust given, it is not impossible that ethereum will increase quite high, and this is certainly the hope of all investors who have been waiting for events like the BTC ETF.but will it be rejected? Of course, we have to be patient because they will also see the prospects and impacts that will occur correctly so that they don't stop midway.​

[JayTrain]

Similar assumptions were made when considering the BTC ETF question, but the market showed a short-term reaction, staying in the green zone for only one day. Moreover, predicting the exact impact on the price of Ethereum is challenging, given possible regulatory changes and other factors that may influence this process.

[dansus021]

Yeah but after SEC approved the Bitcoin ETF there is not much changes on the price of the bitcoin at least for now, Im little bit skeptical about any ETF related especially after people on twitter said when SEC approve the Bitcoin ETF the price might touch 50-100K in no matter of day but here we are after the list of etf bitcoin is down at the moment.

[Bounty Bro]

Ethereum is up to be next to be a confirmed ETF applicant.
It will be an important milestone for Ethereum to compete against Bitcoin because Bitcoin is already approved.
If Ethereum wants to stay close to Bitcoin, it should hurry up to get an ETF approved.

[zasad@]

https://www.theblock.co/post/275718/hong-kong-finance-firm-vsfg-targets-to-apply-for-spot-ethereum-etf-in-q2
"VSFG said it aims to submit an application for a spot Ethereum ETF in Hong Kong in the second quarter if it successfully launches spot bitcoin ETF in the first quarter.

Venture Smart Financial Holdings Ltd. (VSFG), a Hong Kong-based financial services firm, is preparing to apply for a spot Ethereum exchange-traded fund (ETF) in anticipation of potentially launching its spot bitcoin ETF in the first quarter.

In a Friday interview with The Block, VSFG Chairman Lawrence Chu said that the firm is in the final phase of officially submitting its application for a spot bitcoin ETF to the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission."

[yazher]

Ethereum is up to be next to be a confirmed ETF applicant.
It will be an important milestone for Ethereum to compete against Bitcoin because Bitcoin is already approved.
If Ethereum wants to stay close to Bitcoin, it should hurry up to get an ETF approved.

If they can manage to get the approval this year then they become the second most recommended investment in cryptocurrencies these days because that would make their project trustworthy to the investors and after that, surely there will be lots of companies will adopt and implement ETH to their company as they see some genuine business and potential profit with it. All the owner needs to do this time is to make it serious when it comes to the approval of ETH and not make any serious update yet in order to make ETH still at the top whenever plan A fails and despite that, they will gonna announce whatever innovative plans they have to cover their failure.

[justdimin]

Ethereum is up to be next to be a confirmed ETF applicant.
It will be an important milestone for Ethereum to compete against Bitcoin because Bitcoin is already approved.
If Ethereum wants to stay close to Bitcoin, it should hurry up to get an ETF approved.

If they can manage to get the approval this year then they become the second most recommended investment in cryptocurrencies these days because that would make their project trustworthy to the investors and after that, surely there will be lots of companies will adopt and implement ETH to their company as they see some genuine business and potential profit with it. All the owner needs to do this time is to make it serious when it comes to the approval of ETH and not make any serious update yet in order to make ETH still at the top whenever plan A fails and despite that, they will gonna announce whatever innovative plans they have to cover their failure.

I would say that it would be quite difficult to handle something like that, it has to be something that will be very hard to handle, and it should not really be all that easy to make that work. I get that we are still dealing with BTC and that makes people question the possibility of this but that doesn't mean that we are not going to end up with anything like ETH because ETF of it would still be possible and should be something that will benefit everyone.

I think it has to be something that will benefit everyone. The more the merrier, we need more ETF's in the market, for btc and for eth and whatever else to be fair. It would mean that we are going to get a lot more people to invest into something that would be helping us.

[zasad@]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/hot-new-bitcoin-funds-could-soon-have-rivals/ar-BB1iXnFX
"Wall Street firms launched bitcoin exchange-traded funds just a few weeks ago. Now, they want to offer everyday investors funds holding a smaller and more volatile crypto asset.

At least 10 firms including BlackRock and Fidelity Investments have filed applications to launch what would be the first U.S.-listed ETFs holding ether, the second-largest cryptocurrency. As with bitcoin and other ETFs, the firms would earn management fees for any investments people make.

Ether, the in-house token on the Ethereum blockchain, surged above $3,200 Tuesday for the first time since April 2022 in anticipation of the potential approvals. That gave it a market cap of about $390 billion, compared with bitcoin’s more than $1 trillion valuation."

[GoldMagic]

I think if it benefits each other, there is no problem.
Moreover, we know that this adoption has been well predicted.
investors will welcome it happily.

[Bushdark]

The Ethereum ETF was a dream come through because there are many people that had been anticipating for the confirmation of the approval. Finally we can now start seeing the price of Ethereum going bullish so that we can keep making profits from it.
This is going to make the price of Ethereum and Bitcoin to move along with bigger profits to investors holding it for the future.
We can always await the commencement of the ETF.

[tyz]

Just saw this interesting graphic. Just did some research and the figures seem to be correct. Alone yesterday, Bitcoin spot ETFs bought more than 10k Bitcoins, while only around 900 new Bitcoins were mined. This means that over 9k Bitcoins had to be bought on the market. If this continues, we will now see daily increases.

[Bureau]

Just saw this interesting graphic. Just did some research and the figures seem to be correct. Alone yesterday, Bitcoin spot ETFs bought more than 10k Bitcoins, while only around 900 new Bitcoins were mined. This means that over 9k Bitcoins had to be bought on the market. If this continues, we will now see daily increases.

After watching this graphic I am convinced that if Ethereum spot ETF gets approved then the price of Ethereum will spike in the same manner. Bitcoin getting pumped is all because of Bitcoin spot ETF and I do not see any other factor responsible for this sudden bull run. Everyone was expecting a bull run to come after the approval, it took some time and it has been going on for a few weeks now. The Ethereum spot ETF should get approved by May and imagine how Bitcoin and Ethereum will then perform in the market.

[zasad@]

https://cointelegraph.com/news/sec-delays-ethereum-etf-applications-blackrock-fidelity
"SEC pushes back BlackRock, Fidelity spot Ethereum ETF proposals
The SEC has again delayed its decision on spot Ethereum ETF applications from BlackRock and Fidelity as analysts continue to tip May as the month to watch."

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I have no doubt that BlackRock and Fidelity will achieve their goals. But I have big doubts about other cryptocurrencies and the SEC will severely punish other large projects.

[OgNasty]

https://cointelegraph.com/news/sec-delays-ethereum-etf-applications-blackrock-fidelity
"SEC pushes back BlackRock, Fidelity spot Ethereum ETF proposals
The SEC has again delayed its decision on spot Ethereum ETF applications from BlackRock and Fidelity as analysts continue to tip May as the month to watch."

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I have no doubt that BlackRock and Fidelity will achieve their goals. But I have big doubts about other cryptocurrencies and the SEC will severely punish other large projects.

If Blackrock wants it to happen, it will happen.  That's just the way the finance world works when you own everything.  For this reason, I too believe that there will one day be a spot Ethereum ETF.  Maybe not as soon as this year, but it will happen.  Too many wall street folks were involved in Ethereum for it not to follow in Bitcoin's footsteps.  I wouldn't go selling your BTC for ETH, but if you've got fresh money looking for a spot to sit, grabbing some ETH and leaving it staked isn't the worst idea.  I think of my ETH holdings like a stock and have some exposure like I do with many companies, but it pales in comparison to my exposure to Bitcoin.

[wheelz1200]

Price aside I just saw another thread with Solana being asked if they will get etf approvals lol.  Eth has a better shot but the SEC typically doesn't have a large appetite to expose the public with highly volatile assets that could plummet their wealth quickly.  It took bitcoin a long time to soften them up its gonna be way longer than just a couple of quarters.

[zasad@]

https://twitter.com/EricBalchunas/status/1767204301372297274
"Yeah our odds of eth ETF approval by May deadline are down to 35%. I get all the reasons they SHOULD approve it (and we personally believe they should) but all the signs/sources that were making us bullish 2.5mo out for btc spot are not there this time. Note: 35% isn't 0%, still poss, and and long-term we think it will happen."

[zasad@]

https://twitter.com/EleanorTerrett/status/1771188774606676164

"BlackRock’s Head of Digital Assets Robert Mitchnick addresses how the asset manager is thinking about other #crypto products:

“For our clients, Bitcoin is overwhelmingly the number one priority. And then a little bit ethereum, and very little everything else.”

He says the crypto community would like to see a long tail of other crypto products from BlackRock, but he says “that’s just not where we’re focused.”"

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If the crypto community is asking .. then it will be

[electronicash]

https://twitter.com/EleanorTerrett/status/1771188774606676164

"BlackRock’s Head of Digital Assets Robert Mitchnick addresses how the asset manager is thinking about other #crypto products:

“For our clients, Bitcoin is overwhelmingly the number one priority. And then a little bit ethereum, and very little everything else.”

He says the crypto community would like to see a long tail of other crypto products from BlackRock, but he says “that’s just not where we’re focused.”"

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If the crypto community is asking .. then it will be

are they trying to prevent people from buying ETH? their investors would love ETH since staking ETH will make them more money. this has got to be more attractive to them than BTC.

it's not convincing that they are asking whether the crypto community will request it when they already filed a spot ETF. if they were not interested, they would have just ignored ETH but the fact that there are currently 8ETH ETFs to be approved means they are interested.

[zasad@]

https://www.theblock.co/post/289452/crypto-etfs-other-than-bitcoin-and-ethereum-funds-will-100-be-approved-grayscale
Crypto ETFs other than Bitcoin and Ethereum funds will '100%' be approved: Grayscale
"Grayscale’s global head of ETFs, David LaValle, said he’s “100%” confident that exchange-traded funds based on other cryptocurrencies, aside from Bitcoin and Ethereum, will eventually be available to investors.
The firm currently manages the GBTC fund, the largest spot bitcoin ETF on the market."

[tengui]

currently the price of ETH is around $3k and I think the effect of the increase in the price of bitcoin due to the halving could bring ETH to reach $3500. I mean in the current situation this kind of news is not one of the reasons why the price of ETH is rising, and even if the price of ETH is rising because of this news maybe some people will think that the increase in the price of ETH is because of the bitcoin halving effect.

[Sayeds56]

https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/01/12/blackrock-ceo-larry-fink-backs-ether-etf/
"BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Backs Ether ETF
The asset management giant may now be looking to list an equivalent product for ether, the native token of the Ethereum blockchain, as part of its ongoing journey toward tokenization."

If BlackRock is interested, at this rate we could see it in a few quarters. Ethereum price could rise to $3,500

It is interesting to note that major financial institutions like BlackRock is supporting Ethereum ETF, indicating a potential move towards tokenization of Real world Asset (RWA), which is a lucrative sector for investment ,and drawing attention of many financial institution. In anticipation of such developments coupled with growing interest of institutions, it is possible that Ethereum could reach or even exceed $3500.

[el kaka22]

Honestly ETH situation could be a little different, it is still decentralized but Vitalik is alive and we know where he is and he could make things change in the ETH world, such as POW to POS situation was his brain child and he promoted it like crazy and took years to build it but we have it now.

I am not saying that it is different and ETF for ETH should not happen, of course it could still happen and as long as big companies wants it, they could make it work. But that doesn't mean that we should be expecting it to happen quickly, we could have some different solutions. The situation that we are looking at right now would just mean that we are going to have a different road until we get there and could be more difficult.

[zasad@]

https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/us-sec-expected-deny-spot-ether-etfs-next-month-industry-sources-say-2024-04-25/
US SEC expected to deny spot ether ETFs next month, industry sources say
"U.S. issuers and other firms expect the Securities and Exchange Commission to deny their applications to launch exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tied to the price of ether after discouraging meetings with the agency in recent weeks, four people said.
VanEck, ARK Investment Management and seven other issuers have filed with the SEC to list ETFs that would track the spot price of the world's second-largest cryptocurrency after bitcoin. The SEC must decide on VanEck's and ARK's filings, which are first in line, by May 23 and May 24 respectively."

[avikz]

https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/01/12/blackrock-ceo-larry-fink-backs-ether-etf/
"BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Backs Ether ETF
The asset management giant may now be looking to list an equivalent product for ether, the native token of the Ethereum blockchain, as part of its ongoing journey toward tokenization."

If BlackRock is interested, at this rate we could see it in a few quarters. Ethereum price could rise to $3,500

I don't care if the ETH price goes up to 3.5k or 35k, but I am more concerned about the dark strategy of BlackRock! The amount of money they hold under their management, it's extremely easy for them to control a major portion of the ETH in circulation and control its market.

I never liked when corporates got into crypto space and still I am not a fan of such things. Bitcoin and ETH are two biggest cryptos that could have become a blessing to the privacy focused population. But with all these corporate interventions, it's more of an investment where you need to pay taxes to the government. I personally do not want any corporate to open any more crypto ETF.

[Sayeds56]

Given the current unfavorable conditions of cryptocurrencies markets with Bitcoin price falling to $55,000 and Ethereum is trading below $3000, I am afraid the market will not welcome and Ethereum ETF might not attract substantial inflow of investment in the short term, as we observed lackluster market response to ETF launched in Hong Kong.

Additionally, there is also possibility that approval of Ethereum ETF could be delayed. Nonetheless, long term outlook of the market remains promising.

[zasad@]

https://twitter.com/NateGeraci/status/1792330334169903568
"SEC decision deadline this week on spot eth ETFs…
 
SEC must approve both the 19b-4s (exchange rule changes) & S-1s (registration statements) for ETFs to launch.
 
Technically possible for SEC to approve 19b-4s & then slow play S-1s (esp given reported lack of engagement here)."