Capital markets news: Several Ethereum ETFs were among the top 50 highest-traded US ETF debuts of all time.
Grayscale’s Ethereum Trust (ETHE) was the most traded, followed by BlackRock’s iShares Ethereum Trust (ETHA). The combined trading volume of all Ethereum ETFs was over $1B on the opening day, around 23% of what Bitcoin ETFs saw on debut.
“It’s a similar audience for the Ether ETFs and Bitcoin ETFs,” said Roundhill Financial VP Drew Walsh. “It’s people that are new to the asset class and want exposure to cryptocurrencies.”
More industry news from around the world:
1️⃣ First tokenized fund on Solana launched by Hamilton Lane and Libre
The Senior Credit Opportunities (SCOPE) fund is a private credit fund targeting high-net-worth investors in the crypto space.
2️⃣ Italy’s Cassa Depositi e Prestiti Spa (CDP) issued €25 million digital bond on Polygon
The issuance is part of the ECB’s wholesale DLT settlement trials and was Italy’s first such transaction under the country's new digital asset rules.
3️⃣ Digital asset reporting standards collaboration with KYAX, ANNA, and DTIF
The collaboration aims to expedite the implementation of the ISO 24165 Digital Token Identifier (DTI) and ISO 6166 International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) standards in the digital asset space.
4️⃣ Australian stablecoin startup Stables launches Mastercard virtual card in Europe
Europeans can now make contactless in-store and online USDC payments via Apple Pay and Google Pay across Mastercard’s network of merchants.
5️⃣ Cboe Clear Europe participates in the ECB’s DLT-based wCBDC experiment
The firms are testing the solution for margin calls outside the opening hours of the EU’s cash settlement system.
6️⃣ Peru awards first contract for retail CBDC pilot
The contract winner is telecom firm Viettel Peru. With just under half the population in Peru having a bank account in 2021, the pilot aims to increase access to financial services.
7️⃣ Wenia, part of LatAm financial giant Bancolombia Group, taps Chainlink
Chainlink is now providing end-to-end transparency around COPW, Wenia’s Colombian Peso-backed stablecoin.
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