Morgan Stanley’s new Ethereum and Solana exchange-traded funds drew $33 million on their second trading day, outperforming larger rivals and giving the Wall Street firm an early foothold in two increasingly competitive markets. The Morgan Stanley Ethereum Trust, trading under the ticker MSSE, attracted $14.03 million on Wednesday, while the Morgan Stanley Solana Trust, or…
BitMEX settled 35 derivatives today, July 30, closing any remaining positions and canceling open orders as the exchange moved another step toward its September shutdown. BitMEX’s settlement log shows 33 contracts closing almost on the stroke of noon, at 12:00:05 UTC. EURUSD and USDCHF followed at 12:32:25 and 12:33:25 UTC. With prices now posted for…
Aave is deprecating 50 low-adoption asset reserves across its lending markets and winding down its deployments on six blockchains. In a July 30 post on X, founder Stani Kulechov noted that the move touches $98.1 million in supply and $15.6 million in debt and comes wrapped in two new internal rulebooks meant to keep the…
Shareholders of Satsuma Technology Plc approved a capital return and delisting with 90.63% and 90.59% of votes cast, respectively, against the majority board’s recommendation. The votes put the UK-listed Bitcoin treasury company on a path toward selling its Bitcoin and returning cash to shareholders. The result converted the conditional proposal CryptoSlate covered on July 16…
Twenty-eight banks, including JPMorgan, Citi and UBS, moved real money across borders in a live test of blockchain-based settlement.
Ethereum’s (ETH) genesis block turned 11 on July 30, closing quite a busy year. The network now runs on a 60 million gas limit, double where it sat two years ago, with rollups carrying roughly 95% of its transactions. On the morning of the anniversary, blocks were landing about 229 transactions each, close to 21…
FTX will begin an approximately $900 million fifth distribution under its Chapter 11 plan on Friday, July 31, paying holders of allowed Convenience and Non-Convenience claims who met the June 16 record-date and applicable pre-distribution requirements. Eligible creditors should receive funds from BitGo, Kraken or Payoneer within one to three business days from July 31,…
The tokenized-assets firm is considering an acquisition valued at $250 million to $500 million as consolidation accelerates across crypto infrastructure.
As of July 30, BitcoinTreasuries ranked Bitcoin Standard Treasury Company fifth among public companies, displaying 30,021 BTC worth about $1.9 billion. Its live profile labels the amount “BTC Holdings” and “Bitcoin Reserve,” although the transaction documents describe the coins as contributions intended for a corporate treasury that has not closed on its announced terms. The…
Ethereum continues to trade within a critical technical area after recovering sharply from its June lows. While the broader rebound remains intact, the latest price action suggests momentum is fading as buyers and sellers battle for control beneath major resistance. Ethereum Price Analysis: The Daily Chart On the daily timeframe, Ethereum remains below both the…