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Crypto Markets Rebound Ahead of Early Ethereum ETF Approval
Cryptocurrency markets rallied on Monday as investors remained optimistic ahead of the possible approval of Ethereum ETFs.
Bitcoin trades 2% higher at $63,000, while Ethereum rose 2%. Solana jumped 3%, and Polkadot rose 3%.
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Among the top 100 digital assets by market capitalization, Ethereum Name Service (ENS) and LayerZero (ZRO) lead the pack, up 17% and 14%, respectively.
Analysts had originally expected Ethereum spot ETFs to receive approval by July 2. However, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has requested that issuers submit revised filings by July 8.
CoinGlass Data indicates that in the last 24 hours, 33,692 traders were liquidated, totaling $109.39 million. Specifically, $20.4 million worth of ETH shorts were liquidated. Short liquidations occur when traders who bet against an asset are forced to cover their positions, often at a loss.
James Butterfill, Head of Research at CoinShares, observed that digital asset investment products suffered a third consecutive week of outflows totaling $30 million.
Ethereum saw $61 million in outflows, bringing its total to $119 million over the past two weeks and pushing the second-largest digital asset to see net outflows in 2024.
Meanwhile, traditional financial markets got off to a positive start in the second half of 2024. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.2%, while the S&P 500 gained 0.25% and the Nasdaq jumped 0.5%.
This is a holiday-shortened trading week, with U.S. markets closed Thursday for Independence Day. The June jobs report is due out Friday.