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Spot Ether ETFs Begin Trading After SEC's Surprise Pivot
Crypto

Spot Ether ETFs Begin Trading After SEC's Surprise Pivot

U.S. spot Ether ETFs from BlackRock, Fidelity, Bitwise, Franklin and Grayscale began trading after the SEC reversed course earlier in the year, though early flows are notably cooler than Bitcoin's.

Ava Sundberg//Jul 23, 2024//4m
Hashdex and Franklin Templeton Win First Combo BTC/ETH ETFs
Crypto

Hashdex and Franklin Templeton Win First Combo BTC/ETH ETFs

The SEC quietly approved the first U.S. ETPs holding both spot Bitcoin and spot Ether in a single basket, with launches scheduled for January.

Ava Sundberg//Dec 20, 2024//4m
Bitwise Joins the Combo BTC+ETH ETF Race
Crypto

Bitwise Joins the Combo BTC+ETH ETF Race

The third U.S.-approved Bitcoin-and-Ether ETF launches on the NYSE, this time from Bitwise, signaling a thaw in regulatory posture under the new administration.

Helena Cross//Jan 30, 2025//4m
SEC Approves In-Kind Creation/Redemption for Crypto ETPs
Crypto

SEC Approves In-Kind Creation/Redemption for Crypto ETPs

The agency cleared in-kind creates and redeems for spot Bitcoin and Ether ETFs, eliminating an awkward cash-only friction that issuers have flagged since launch.

Ava Sundberg//Jul 29, 2025//4m
Spot Solana ETFs Begin Trading on NYSE Arca
Crypto

Spot Solana ETFs Begin Trading on NYSE Arca

Seven issuers including Bitwise, VanEck, Fidelity, Grayscale, Franklin Templeton, 21Shares and Canary launched products giving investors regulated SOL exposure in a single ticker.

Ava Sundberg//Oct 28, 2025//5m
Spot XRP ETFs Pull $58M Day-One Volume on Debut
Crypto

Spot XRP ETFs Pull $58M Day-One Volume on Debut

Canary Capital's XRPC became the largest U.S. ETF launch of 2025 by day-one volume, beating even Bitwise's Solana product, in a clear sign of pent-up XRP demand.

Ava Sundberg//Nov 13, 2025//4m
Aave V4 Launches with Unified Liquidity and Cross-Chain Credit
DeFi

Aave V4 Launches with Unified Liquidity and Cross-Chain Credit

The largest on-chain money market has shipped its biggest architectural overhaul since 2020, consolidating fragmented liquidity into a single hub.

Sebastian Cole//Nov 26, 2025//6m
MakerDAO Rebrands as Sky, Spark Spinout Launches Standalone
DeFi

MakerDAO Rebrands as Sky, Spark Spinout Launches Standalone

The original DeFi blue-chip completed its long-telegraphed Endgame restructuring, splitting into Sky for the stablecoin layer and Spark for the lending business.

Riya Mehta//Sep 18, 2024//6m
Pump.fun's Revenue Is Still the Anomaly of the Cycle
DeFi

Pump.fun's Revenue Is Still the Anomaly of the Cycle

The Solana launchpad continues to generate hundreds of millions in annualized fees from a single core product — at a fraction of the headcount of any comparable startup.

Theresa Volkov//Mar 14, 2025//5m
PancakeSwap V4 Launches with Hooks on BNB Chain
DeFi

PancakeSwap V4 Launches with Hooks on BNB Chain

The largest BNB Chain DEX has shipped its biggest architectural overhaul, mirroring Uniswap V4's hook-based extensibility model.

Riya Mehta//Feb 12, 2025//5m
PENGU Token Airdrop Lands on Solana
NFTs

PENGU Token Airdrop Lands on Solana

The Pudgy Penguins token launched on Solana with an 88.8 billion-coin supply, marking one of the largest IP-aligned NFT-to-token distributions in crypto history.

Lena Park//Dec 17, 2024//4m
OpenSea's OS2 Rebuild Launches Cross-Chain DEX and Voyages Rewards
NFTs

OpenSea's OS2 Rebuild Launches Cross-Chain DEX and Voyages Rewards

The largest NFT marketplace formally pivoted into broader token trading with a complete platform rebuild spanning 19 chains and a tease of an upcoming SEA token.

Marcus Webb//Feb 10, 2025//6m
Magic Eden Launches Pokémon Card Packs Platform
NFTs

Magic Eden Launches Pokémon Card Packs Platform

The marketplace's first crypto-entertainment product offers tokenized digital packs containing physical Pokémon cards, opening a new on-chain collectibles category.

Lena Park//Jun 4, 2025//5m
Magic Eden Launches 'Dicey' Crypto Casino and Sportsbook
NFTs

Magic Eden Launches 'Dicey' Crypto Casino and Sportsbook

The marketplace formally entered crypto gambling with a vertically integrated casino product, completing its pivot away from a pure NFT focus.

Theresa Volkov//Nov 4, 2025//5m
Spot ETF Outflows Hit Record in Late 2025
Markets

Spot ETF Outflows Hit Record in Late 2025

U.S. spot Bitcoin and Ether ETFs posted multi-billion-dollar outflows over a multi-week stretch, the heaviest sustained redemption window since launch.

Ava Sundberg//Nov 28, 2025//5m
SOL and XRP ETFs Defy Outflows in Altcoin Rotation
Markets

SOL and XRP ETFs Defy Outflows in Altcoin Rotation

Despite a brutal multi-week redemption window for BTC and ETH funds, the new SOL and XRP ETFs have not posted a single outflow day since launch.

Ava Sundberg//Nov 21, 2025//6m
Bitmain Launches Next-Generation ASIC with a Major Efficiency Jump
Mining

Bitmain Launches Next-Generation ASIC with a Major Efficiency Jump

The Antminer S23 series claims a meaningful step down in joules-per-terahash, the metric that determines mining survival post-halving.

Wei Lin//Oct 22, 2025//5m
The Memecoin Economy Is Just Gambling, and It Should Be Regulated as Such
Opinion

The Memecoin Economy Is Just Gambling, and It Should Be Regulated as Such

Pretending that anonymously-launched joke tokens are software products is a regulatory fiction that has cost retail traders billions.

Alejandro Ruiz//Apr 9, 2025//6m
Pump.fun's Revenue Will Not Survive a Real Bear Market
Opinion

Pump.fun's Revenue Will Not Survive a Real Bear Market

The launchpad's nine-figure revenue is impressive and almost entirely dependent on a single procyclical activity that historically goes to zero in downturns.

Theresa Volkov//Aug 2, 2025//5m
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