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BlackRock Wants to Follow Bitcoin ETF With an Ethereum ETF. Marketing It Might Not Be So Simple

Larry Fink has been talking up a spot ether ETF, but index provider CF Benchmarks sees a conundrum when it comes to selling that product.

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Spot Bitcoin ETF Fee War Continues; BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Backs Ether ETF

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines shaping the crypto industry, including the ongoing fee war between spot bitcoin ETF issuers. Plus, the latest on crypto asset manager CoinShares (CS) exercising its option to buy Valkyrie Investments' ETF unit. And, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink backed the notion of an ether (ETH) exchange-traded fund a day after the much-anticipated bitcoin ETF went live.

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Bitwise, Fidelity See Biggest Bitcoin ETF Inflow, Grayscale Loses Only $95M in Early Tally

BlackRock's IBIT saw the third-biggest inflow, though the data might be incomplete, analysts pointed out.

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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.

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Finance

BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF Could Attract a Record $3B Inflow in First Trading Day: CF Benchmarks

The fund saw about $400 million of inflows within 30 minutes of its trading debut, CF Benchmarks said.

(Jim Henderson, modified by CoinDesk)

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Grayscale Claims Bragging Rights for First Spot Bitcoin ETF to Begin Trading

Grayscale's conversion of its $27 billion bitcoin trust into an ETF was finally approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday

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Policy

Bitcoin ETFs: What to Expect on Day One

A decade after they were first proposed, spot bitcoin ETFs are finally launching in the U.S. Here's what's next.

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Markets

BlackRock, ARK 21Shares Follow Rivals in Cutting Bitcoin ETF Fees

The SEC is expected to approve multiple ETFs at the same time, meaning the different providers will tussle for market share using fee structure as one of the main weapons.

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BlackRock, Other Potential Providers Update Bitcoin ETF Filings; CFTC Turns to DeFi

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines shaping the crypto industry today, including BlackRock (BLK), VanEck and other potential ETF providers filing updated documents within hours of the SEC's response. Plus, the CFTC wants policymakers to look at ways of identifying the individuals involved in DeFi. And, host of CNBC’s Mad Money Jim Cramer said bitcoin was “topping out” just days after he claimed bitcoin was “here to stay.”

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BlackRock, VanEck and Others Update Bitcoin ETF Filing Within Hours of Quick SEC Response

The filings indicate that the two entities were among the prospective issuers that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sent comments in the past 24 hours.

(Jim Henderson, modified by CoinDesk)