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The regulated derivatives marketplace Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) has dethroned Binance as the largest Bitcoin ( BTC) futures exchange.

XRP (-5%), Dogecoin (-2.8%), and Toncoin (-7%) were trading in the red, while Ethereum (9.7%), Solana (5.5%), Polygon (3.6%), Cardano, and BNB were trading in the green. Meanwhile, the global cryptocurrency market cap increased by 1.8% to around $1.4 trillion in the last 24 hours. At the same time, the market cap of Ethereum, the world's second-largest cryptocurrency, surged to $253 billion. On Friday, Ethereum experienced a significant surge, surpassing the $2,000 resistance level with a more than 10% increase. This growth was driven after the asset management giant BlackRock registered to create an Ethereum trust, a potential first step toward asking regulators to approve an exchange-traded fund tied to ether, the second-largest digital token. BlackRock registered the iShares Ethereum Trust as a Delaware statutory trust on Thursday. Nasdaq also filed a proposal on Thursday to list and trade shares of the trust.

BlackRock Inc. is looking to launch an exchange-traded fund that would be centered on Ether, helping to spur a rally in the second-largest cryptocurrency. Nasdaq, the exchange that BlackRock is working with on the ETF, on Thursday submitted what’s known as a 19b-4 form, marking the next step in the process to get such a fund launched. The Wall Street behemoth had earlier registered paperwork in Delaware for the fund, according to documents posted to the Delaware Department of State Division of Corporations website. The move marks BlackRock’s second major foray into crypto-centric ETFs after it filed for a Bitcoin spot fund in June. That application helped spur a rally for digital assets and lured other issuers into getting into the race. The price of Ether rose as much as 11% on Thursday, crossing above $2,000 and hitting the highest level since April, data compiled by Bloomberg show. VanEck, Invesco, 21Shares and others have filings for spot-Ether ETFs as well.

Byju’s, once one of India’s hottest tech startups, properly cited a default on a $1.2 billion loan when taking over control of a unit of the education-technology provider, a Delaware judge concluded. The lenders – which include Redwood Investments LLC and Silver Point Capital LP – were within their contractual rights to replace a relative of company founder Byju Raveendran on the board of Byju’s Alpha, a special-purpose company formed for financing purposes, with their nominee, Delaware Chancery Court Judge Morgan Zurn ruled.

Ether (ETH) experienced a surprising 8% rally on Nov. 9, breaking the $2,000 barrier and achieving its highest price level in six months. This surge, triggered by news of BlackRock registering the iShares Ethereum Trust in Delaware, resulted in $48 million worth of liquidations in ETH short futures. The initial announcement was made by @SummersThings on a social network, later confirmed by Bloomberg ETF analysts.

Blackrock’s plans for a spot Ethereum exchange-traded fund (ETF) has now been confirmed, per a 19b-4 form filing submitted to the United States Securities and Exhange Commission on Nov. 9.

By Suzanne McGee

BlackRock has registered an Ethereum trust in the American state of Delaware, which is possibly a first step toward a spot Ether (ETH) exchange-traded fund (ETF). 

While it continues to trade roughly 1% higher on the day, Bitcoin (BTC) has seen an abrupt reversal back from the new year-to-date highs it hit close to $38,000 and was last trading just above $36,000.

Blue chip crypto markets are pumping on Thursday, with Ether (ETH) last up over 8% in the past 24 hours and above $2,000 and Bitcoin (BTC) up over 6% and hitting fresh highs for the year above $37,000.

The price of Ether (ETH), the cryptocurrency that powers the Ethereum blockchain, is shooting higher on Thursday in wake of the news that US asset management giant BlackRock just registered the iShares Ethereum Trust in Delaware.

₹10,000 crore today) for the online tutoring company in the US, and removing Riju Raveendran, the brother of the edtech giant’s founder, from the SPV’s board. The ruling is significant because the case filed by Glas Trust Co., the trustee representing 37 lenders, against the Indian company in Delaware was the first court case that sparked two related courtroom battles in New York and Miami. “The plaintiffs in this action, Glas Trust Co.

QI Research CEO Danielle DiMartino Booth and UBS Private Wealth Management managing director Alli McCartney react to the Federal Reserve’s decision to pause rate hikes in November.

European cryptocurrency banking platform Bitwala, formerly known as Nuri, is coming back after ceasing operations and returning customer funds last year.

The yearslong criminal investigation into Hunter Biden has aired a lot of dirty laundry about the president’s son’s attempts at foreign business and his descent into drug addiction. A parallel congressional probe is now airing a lot of dirty laundry about the government officials investigating him.

Lawyers handling the FTX bankruptcy case are considering offers that could eventually lead to a relaunch of the troubled exchange.

Former FTX CEO Sam “SBF” Bankman-Fried’s public trial in a New York court ended with the jury finding him guilty on all seven charges on Nov. 3, including two counts of wire fraud, two counts of wire fraud conspiracy, one count of securities fraud, one count of commodities fraud conspiracy and one count of money laundering conspiracy. He will return to court for sentencing by Judge Lewis Kaplan on March 28, 2024. Government prosecutors will recommend a sentence, but Kaplan will have the final say.

President Joe Biden is promoting new cash for Amtrak

President Joe Biden made a major commitment to cultivate a relationship with the new head of the United Auto Workers before the start of strikes at General Motors, Ford and Stellantis

Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX has requested the bankruptcy court in Delaware allow it to sell certain key trust fund assets, including from crypto asset manager Grayscale Investments and custody service provider Bitwise, valued at around $744 million.

Bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTXand its debtors have sought approval from the bankruptcy court of Delaware to sell select trust assets, including funds from Grayscale and Bitwise, with an estimated value of $744 million.