Bitcoin wavers, ether soars after SEC greenlights launch of U.S. bitcoin ETFs

Omar Marques | Lightrocket | Getty Images Bitcoin hovered around the flat line higher late Wednesday after the Securities and Exchange Commission gave the green light for the first-ever spot bitcoin ETFs to trade in the U.S., as expected. The cryptocurrency trimmed earlier losses and was last trading flat at $46,671.22, according to Coin Metrics. … Read more

Bitcoin falls as investors await ETF decision, ether surges more than 8%

Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies dawdled as investors awaited the official SEC approval on spot bitcoin ETFs, a day after the regulator’s X.com account posted a false announcement on the highly anticipated news. The price of bitcoin fell more than 3% Wednesday, extending losses from the previous day, to $45,228.19, … Read more

Bitcoin climbs back to $45,000 as investors await ETF decision this week

Bitcoin rose to start the week as investors awaited the potential approval of a U.S. bitcoin ETF this week. On Monday the cryptocurrency rose 1.5% to $44,854.11, according to Coin Metrics, as BlackRock, Grayscale and other potential bitcoin ETF issuers submitted final updates to the Securities and Exchange Commission, including key fee disclosures that bolstered … Read more

Bitcoin rises as its volatile year continues ahead of an expected ETF approval soon

Yuichiro Chino | Moment | Getty Images Bitcoin rose on Thursday, recovering some of its losses from the previous day, when the cryptocurrency sold off on concerns about the potential of a bitcoin ETF approval that many expect as soon as next week. The flagship cryptocurrency was last higher by about 3% at $43,870.01, according … Read more

Bitcoin (BTC) tops $45,000 as cryptocurrency rally continues

Bitcoin surged late Monday, topping $45,000 to hit its highest level in nearly 21 months, as the rally in cryptocurrencies continues into 2024. The world’s largest cryptocurrency hit an intra-day high of $45,519.52 at around 10.30 p.m. ET on Monday, according to CoinDesk data. That’s its highest level since April 5, 2022 and the first … Read more

Ether rallies 6% in catchup trade as investors position for January

A representation of cryptocurrency Ethereum is placed on a PC motherboard in this illustration taken June 16, 2023. Dado Ruvic | Reuters The price of ether jumped on Wednesday as investors moved into the cryptocurrency ahead of key upside catalysts expected in January. Ether was last higher by 6%, according to Coin Metrics. Solana’s SOL … Read more