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Investment firms Invesco and Galaxy Digital allegedly filed for a spot Ethereum ETF with the U.S. SEC on Sept. 29. Asset managers keep pursuing digital asset products, as Invesco and Galaxy Digital allegedly filed for a spot Ethereum (ETH) exchange-traded fund (ETF) on Sept. 29.  Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart disclosed the filing on X (formerly Twitter), even though the application hasn’t been uploaded to the SEC’s public database at the time of writing. Invesco Galaxy just filed for a spot Ether ETF, I think this is the 3rd of 4th one of these, have to check tho.. pic.twitter.com/SIJVu8VzFk — Eric Balchunas (@EricBalchunas) September 29, 2023 A spokesperson for Invesco declined to confirm the application, stating that products still being registered cannot be commented on. Cointelegraph reached out to Galaxy, but did not immediately receive a response. With the Sept. 29 filing, Invesco and Galaxy join a growing line of investment managers seeking regulatory approval for...

This week’s episode of Market Talks discusses why 2024 could be bullish for the crypto industry and if crypto has weathered the storm. This week’s episode of Cointelegraph’s Market Talks welcomes Huf, the founder of Pear Protocol, a new decentralized exchange launching on Arbitrum in 2023. Huf worked as an equity derivatives trader for various investment banks for over a decade before entering the decentralized finance industry in 2019. He is often quoted in various news outlets for his views on the markets, which he shares in real time via his X (formerly Twitter) profile. The show kicks off with Huf’s views on the current crypto market. Is it in need of a new stimulus and new money? Is it a closed system with the same money rotating from one protocol to the next or one blockchain to another? Is that the reason for such record-low volatility?  Do narratives drive the current crypto market? If so, how can a trader or investor make the right decisions based on those narratives? Huf ...

The crypto industry collectively celebrated when the world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock, applied for a spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETF (exchange-traded fund). The move led to a rally for BTC with other major assets following suit soon after. However, there are also several Ethereum ( ETH ) futures ETF s currently awaiting approval. The race for ETH ETF s is equally contested by major financial players. Also Read: BlackRock Bitcoin ETF Has 50% Chance For SEC Approval? Currently, six ETH futures ETF filings await approval. These include Ether Strategy ETF, Bitwise Ethereum Strategy ETF, Roundhill Ether Strategy ETF, VanEck’s Ethereum Strategy ETF, Proshares Short Ether Strategy ETF, and the Grayscale Ethereum Futures ETF. It should be noted that BlackRock has not applied for an ETH ETF as of yet. Why are firms interested in an Ethereum futures ETF? Source: Redot.com Futures ETFs provide exposure to futures contracts for ETH, unlike spot ETFs. The SEC’s concerns abou...