On a Thursday that shall henceforth be remembered as the day the financial overlords condescended to mingle with the crypto rabble, BlackRock unveiled its ETHB. The fund, with a hauteur befitting its lineage, promises to “provide investors with exposure to spot ether while potentially generating income by staking a portion of its ether holdings.” How generous of them to allow the plebeians a glimpse of their gilded cage.
According to the oracles at crypto.news, Ethereum (ETH) price leapt nearly 6% to $2,144 during the mystical hours of Friday morning in the East, before settling like a sated cat around $2,100. At this valuation, the second-largest crypto asset by market cap sits 11% above its weekly low and a staggering 18% above its February nadir. A resurrection, if you will, from the ashes of despair.
Crypto futures open interest swelled 2%, now a bloated $102 billion. Yet, flat-to-negative funding rates whisper of a crowd more interested in playing it safe than chasing dreams. Traders, ever the pragmatists, are hedged and waiting-probably planning their next coffee break.
What makes this warning so peculiar? Well, Ethereum’s network is busier than a squirrel in a nut factory, yet its price is as flat as a pancake. It’s like watching a superhero lose their powers while their fans cheer louder than ever.
Bitcoin hit $72k. Ethereum’s at $2,100. BNB, XRP, Solana, Dogecoin-all had their moment in the sun. Big deal. Meanwhile, the Dow Jones face-planted, and tech stocks are crying in the corner. Crypto’s like, “Not my problem.”
Verily, Solana’s price hath begun a decent increase after settling above the $85 zone, much to the delight of its adherents, who now revel in the company of Bitcoin and Ethereum. SOL hath ascended above $88, thereby entering a short-term positive zone, though one must question whether this is a mere flirtation or a lasting union.
VeryAI, a “proof of reality” platform, announced March 12 that it has raised $10 million in seed funding. The round was led by Polychain Capital, with participation from the Berggruen Institute and Anagram. With this fresh capital, VeryAI plans to scale its proof of reality infrastructure and develop further tools to ensure the future of the internet remains human-centric.
The price of Ethereum, in what could only be described as a rather bold move, cleared the $1,980 resistance zone-quite like Bitcoin, which is always good company when one is trying to break free from the shackles of lower price levels.
As per a press release that would make even the most stoic of accountants weep with delight, Foundry is set to unveil a Zcash mining pool tailored for the elite, the esteemed, and the publicly traded. One might wonder why such a venture was not conceived earlier, but then again, the world is full of mysteries, and Foundry is a master of them all.
With Donald Trump suggesting he’d like to see the current conflict resolved quickly, what does that mean for Bitcoin? The likely outcome can be determined by looking at recent Bitcoin transaction data, how the market is structured, and the increasing amount of money flowing into Bitcoin ETFs – all of which currently point to a positive trend.
