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BlackRock launches staked Ethereum ETF, expanding crypto product lineup

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BlackRock launched the iShares Staked Ethereum Trust ETF, a new crypto investment product that combines spot ether exposure with staking rewards. The fund, trading under the ticker ETHB, marks the asset manager’s third crypto ETF and its first to incorporate staking. ETHB will hold spot ether and stake a portion of its holdings on the Ethereum network, allowing investors to earn staking rewards alongside price exposure. The launch expands BlackRock’s growing digital asset lineup, which already includes the iShares Bitcoin Trust IBIT and the iShares Ethereum Trust ETHA. Since their…

Grayscale debuts Avalanche staking ETF on Nasdaq

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Grayscale Investments announced Thursday that its Grayscale Avalanche Staking ETF (GAVA) has begun trading on Nasdaq, offering investors a new exchange-traded product tied to the Avalanche ecosystem. The fund seeks to provide exposure to AVAX, the native token of the Avalanche network, while also incorporating staking to potentially capture rewards generated through participation in the network’s Proof of Stake consensus model. The launch of GAVA reflects ongoing investor interest in accessible investment vehicles that incorporate digital assets into traditional portfolios, said Inkoo Kang, Senior Vice President of ETFs at Grayscale.…

Goldman Sachs becomes biggest XRP ETF holder as funds record only nine red days

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XRP exchange-traded funds have attracted more than $1.4 billion in cumulative net inflows despite a broader downturn across crypto markets since late 2025. Bitcoin has fallen sharply from its October 2025 peak of around $126K to roughly $70K at press time, wiping out about 45% of its value, while many other digital assets have declined even further. Even as digital assets decline, XRP ETFs have continued gaining traction among investors. According to a post on X from Bloomberg Intelligence analyst James Seyffart, spot XRP ETFs have accumulated more than $1.4…

Bitcoin ETF Flows Rise As Gold Demand Cools: What’s Next for BTC?

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Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) flows have turned net positive over the past 30 days, while gold ETF demand has started to slow down after nine straight months of inflows. The shift comes even as gold prices remain elevated and sentiment around Bitcoin continues to cool. With these contrasting trends in ETF flows and the historical pattern of Bitcoin-to-gold performance cycles, analysts are now examining data that may signal a gradual shift in investor demand between the two assets.  Are ETF flows beginning to rotate? According to the Kobeissi Letter,…

Bitcoin ETF flows drop to $619M as spiking oil prices rattle risk assets

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Bitcoin ETFs had a tale-of-two-halves kind of week. Inflows started hot at $1.44B through the first three days, then investors yanked $829M back out before Friday, leaving a net weekly total of just $619M. The culprit, as usual when markets get nervous: geopolitics. Specifically, oil prices that spiked 60% after the US attack on Iran before settling back to around $102 a barrel. When crude surges like that, risk assets across the board tend to take a hit — and Bitcoin, for all its “digital gold” branding, still trades like…

21Shares launches first spot Polkadot ETF in US

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21Shares has rolled out the first spot Polkadot ETF in the US, giving investors regulated exposure to the DOT token through a product listed on Nasdaq under the ticker TDOT. The fund carries a management fee of 0.3% and was seeded with approximately $11 million in initial assets. The ETF is physically backed, meaning 21Shares holds actual DOT tokens as the fund’s primary asset. Investors can access Polkadot through traditional brokerage accounts without managing digital wallets or private keys directly. Polkadot functions as an interoperability protocol designed to connect independent…

Top Canadian Bank Launches Multi-Crypto ETF with BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP

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The bank’s asset manager and 3iQ debut an actively managed crypto ETF to Canadian investors, offering exposure to Bitcoin, Ether, Solana and XRP at a competitive 0.25% fee. Scotiabank, one of Canada’s top-five banks by assets, has launched a new cryptocurrency exchange-traded fund in partnership with digital asset manager 3iQ, highlighting growing institutional adoption in a market that approved spot Bitcoin ETFs years before the United States. Dynamic Funds, Scotiabank’s asset management arm, unveiled the Dynamic Active Multi-Crypto ETF on Wednesday. The liquid alternative fund will trade on Cboe Canada…

Bitwise donates $230K from BITB ETF profits to Bitcoin open source developers

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Bitwise Asset Management, a digital asset investment firm, today announced a $233,000 donation to support open source developers who maintain the Bitcoin network, funded by profits from its spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund. As part of our annual commitment to support Bitcoin open-source developers, Bitwise is proud to donate $233,000 to support the unsung heroes maintaining and securing the Bitcoin network. This year marked significant growth for the Bitwise Bitcoin ETF ($BITB), making this… pic.twitter.com/wjEoLHDVsY — Bitwise (@Bitwise) March 4, 2026 The contribution marks the firm’s second annual payout tied to…

Morgan Stanley Selects BNY, Coinbase As Custodians for BTC ETF

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Financial services giant Morgan Stanley selected Bank of New York (BNY) Mellon, a global financial services company, and crypto exchange Coinbase as custodians for its Bitcoin Trust Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF), according to a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday. The custodians will hold all of the fund’s Bitcoin (BTC) in cold storage, or offline methods of storing Bitcoin private keys, with a “portion” of the BTC moving to hot wallets connected to the internet at times for creation and redemption purposes, according to the SEC…