FTX Exploiter Transfers 5,000 ETH Ahead Of Ether Futures ETF Launch

FTX Exploiter Transfers 5,000 ETH Ahead Of Ether Futures ETF Launch

Some 5,000 ETH, worth over $8.2 million, have been moved from a wallet address associated with the FTX hacker. This development marks the first time assets have been transferred out of the hacker’s wallet following the exploit about a year ago. Related Reading: Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest Joins Ethereum Futures ETF Race After Spot Bitcoin ETF Delay FTX Hacker Moves 5,000 ETH, Spot On Chain Reveals Marked as one the biggest crypto heists ever, the now-defunct FTX exchange suffered a loss of over $600 million through an hack in November 2022, a few hours after filing for bankruptcy.  According....


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Prominent investment manager VanEck has revealed plans to launch an Ethereum Futures exchange-traded fund (ETF). Interestingly, this development comes a few hours following news that the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was looking to fast-track the approval of some Ether futures ETF applications ahead of a US government shutdown.  Related Reading: BREAKING: Coinbase Granted […]

FTX Exploiter Executes Ongoing Funds Exodus, Moves $17 Million In ETH In One Day

According to an on-chain report on Saturday, September 30, an address associated with the FTX exploiter became active for the first time in 10 months. As earlier reported, some 5,000 ETH (equivalent to $8.2 million) was transferred from the flagged address (identified as 0x3e9) to new addresses on Saturday. However, in the latest development, blockchain data tracker Spot On Chain revealed that the FTX exploiter has moved more than $17 million worth of Ether tokens in the past 24 hours. FTX Exploiter To Keep Moving Stolen Funds, Spot On Chain Speculates In one of the most significant....

Ethereum ETF: Valkyrie Halts Purchase Of ETH Futures Contracts

Asset management firm Valkyrie, one of the frontrunners for the first Ethereum ETF (exchange-traded fund) in the United States, has decided to pause its purchase of Ether futures contracts until the US Securities and Exchange Commission approves an Ether futures ETF. This comes barely a day after the asset manager reportedly secured approval to offer investors exposure to Ether futures under its existing strategy ETF (BTF). SEC Might Be Behind This Action, Bloomberg Expert Speculates On Friday, September 29, Valkyrie filed a 497 with the SEC, saying that it would halt the purchase of Ether....

CME Group premiers ETH futures options trading as the world braces for The Merge

The new offering fits in with the variety of crypto-based products the major derivatives marketplace has developed since launching its pioneering BTC futures contracts in 2017. Derivatives marketplace Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group (CME Group) announced the launch of options trading for its Ether (ETH) futures products Monday — the same week as the expected Ethereum Merge.The launch of the new futures contract is “well timed,” CME Group global head of equity and FX products Tim McCourt said in a statement. He not:“As market participants anticipate the upcoming Ethereum Merge, a....

CME introduces micro Ether futures as ETH nears ATH above $4.4K

Micro Ether futures will become the fourth crypto derivatives product by CME and is expected to be launched on Dec. 6. The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), one of the world’s biggest derivatives marketplaces, continues expanding its cryptocurrency derivatives offerings by adding a new Ether (ETH)-based product.CME announced Tuesday that it is planning to launch a micro Ether futures contract, sized at 0.1 ETH, enabling a new type of Ether exposure to institutional and individual traders.The new product will become the fourth crypto derivatives product ever launched by CME and is expected....