Bitcoin Hovers Over $27.5K, Crypto Bulls Face $100M Liquidations as Altcoins Drop
The ongoing conflict in the Middle East impacted prices of riskier assets, such as bitcoin, on Monday.
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The ongoing conflict in the Middle East impacted prices of riskier assets, such as bitcoin, on Monday.
The increase in staking has reduced the appeal of ether from a yield perspective, the report said.
Ether’s price dropped to its lowest price compared to bitcoin since July 2022 as the launch of futures-based ETH ETFs attracted meager interest from investors.
Bitcoin slumped below $28,000, and ether dipped below $1670.
Among the more popular of the new ETFs today, VanEck’s Ethereum Strategy ETF (EFUT) traded just shy of 25,000 shares at a price roughly averaging $17 per share.
The asset manager Thursday said it had already begun purchasing ether futures contracts.
Traders at Japanese exchange Bitbank said in a daily note that they expect bitcoin prices to move towards the $28,000 level, citing ETF optimism.
BTC slid to $26,500 as interest rates and the U.S. dollar surged while equities declined.
The launch comes as staking landscape is dominated by centralized staking providers, which together hold more than 70% of the staked ether (ETH) supply.