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Ethereum Futures On CME Sets New Monthly Record In May After ETH Spot ETF Approvals
Ethereum remains on the watchlist of traders and investors following the landmark approval of multiple Ethereum spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on May 23.
Ethereum Futures Set New Monthly Record At $1.26 Billion
Following the landmark approval of eight Ethereum spot ETFs, Ethereum futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) has soared to a new monthly high on trading volume metrics. Data according to The Block’s dashboard, which cited Coinglass data, records upwards of $1.26 billion in May, relative to the $615.75 million in April.
The 104.62% increase points to increased interest and activity in trading Ethereum options contracts, ideally driven by positive market sentiment following the approval of ETH ETFs on Thursday last week.
Alongside the surge in trading volume, Coinglass data shows a $720 million surge in Ethereum Futures open interest this week.
Open Interest points to the sum of all open long and short positions for the concerned asset. It suggests increased liquidity and depth in the ETH options market, meaning traders can easily enter and exit positions. With the surge in trading volume and open interest, ETH markets are recording growing speculation and hedging activity. Traders should exercise caution amidst the heightened volatility.
Reports also indicate that the CME does not have plans to offer Solana futures, citing a person close to the matter.
CME HAS NO PLANS TO OFFER SOLANA FUTURES: PERSON FAMILIAR
Source: DB | Coins: SOL
— db (@tier10k) May 29, 2024
London Stock Exchange Lists Physically Backed Bitcoin, Ethereum ETPs
Meanwhile, institutional players continue to embrace crypto and ETH specifically. In a significant development in the UK financial market, the London Stock Exchange (LSE) posted physically-backed Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum exchange-traded products (ETPs) for trading.
The LSE boasts $755 million in crypto assets under management (AUM). With these made available to institutional financial backers, the listing of BTC and ETH ETPs, facilitated by WisdomTree and 21Shares, increases exposure for the assets. It makes them available for buying and selling.
Physically backed ETPs are investment products holding actual cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin and Ethereum in this case, to back their value. This is different from what ETFs do, tracking the price of these assets. Listing BTC and ETH on the LSE therefore provides more security and transparency for investors looking for exposure to these cryptocurrencies without actually holding them themselves.
Elsewhere, Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood has echoed what markets had assumed, that ETH ETF filings were approved because crypto is now a factor in US elections. She acknowledged that all signs pointed to a rejection. Citing Wood on stage at Consensus 2024 during an interview with What Bitcoin Did podcast host Peter McCormack, she said:
The read was it was not going to be approved. It was absolutely not going to be approved.
At the time of writing, the Ethereum price is trading for $3,756, pulling back slightly into the key support level of $3,698. If this level fails to hold as support, the ETH price could provide another buying opportunity near the $3,600 threshold, with a sell signal that is pending activation.
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While predictions for Cardano to $1 may seem like a far cry, a cryptocurrency expert has injected new life into the claims. Cardano’s price is headed below 50 cents in search of a new support zone that can serve as a springboard to reach new highs.
Cardano Price Can Still Clinch $1 Despite Price Slump
Market technician Jonathan Carter in an analysis on X predicts that Cardano’s price can reclaim the $1 price point in the coming months. According to Carter, the recent ADA correction will not be a hindrance for Cardano’s price to reach $1.
ADA has lost a jarring 13% over the last week and trades at $0.64 in an unremarkable week for the cryptocurrency. On the daily charts, prices have generally moved sideways, underscoring a lack of investor enthusiasm.
For Carter, Cardano’s recent decline has seen it fail to stay above the $0.65 support level. The analyst opined that a downtrend is the offing for the Cardano price that could see a new support zone of $0.59. Carter says the new $0.59 support zone will hurl Cardano price to reach $1.
“Despite the long correction, the price still has a chance to bounce off this support and rise towards $1,” said Carter. “Otherwise, we will fall to the lower border of the broadening wedge.”
While some investors are eyeing an ADA bounce to $0.70, a plausible play will be a slump below $0.60 before the start of a rally.
A Slew Of Positives For ADA
Despite the pervading negative sentiment around ADA price, the cryptocurrency has a wave of positive fundamentals going for it. Cardano price spiked following Charles Hoskinson’s confirmation of Ripple’s RLUSD on ADA.
Furthermore, Charles Hoskinson reveals that Cardano will play a major role in Bitcoin decentralized finance (DeFi) application. In more positive technicals, Cardano price is forming a cyclical pattern from 2024 that can send prices to astronomical proportions in May.
While the prediction pegged prices at $2.5, optimists say ADA price to $10 is not a crazy hypothesis. The report cites present solid fundamentals and ADA’s over 1,000% spike to set its all-time high back in 2021 as pointers for the seismic rally to $10.
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Crypto analyst CasiTrades has provided a roadmap for the XRP price, revealing what could happen before the altcoin reaches a new all-time high (ATH). Based on her analysis, XRP could still witness a price decline before it potentially rallies past its current ATH of $3.4.
XRP Price Could Drop To $1.9 Before Rally To New Highs
In an X post, CasiTrades stated that in the event of a deeper flush, the XRP price could wick down to $1.90, suggesting that the altcoin could visit this low before it rallies to new highs. She believes XRP will ideally hold above this $1.90 and avoid dropping to new lows.
The crypto expert noted that the next move is critical. She claimed that if XRP gets that flush with bullish RSI divergence, it could mark the bottom before the altcoin rockets into Wave 3. However, CasiTrades warned that a break below $1.90 could force a reset of the entire new trend count.
Meanwhile, there is still the possibility that the XRP price might not drop to as low as $1.90. CasiTrades stated that $1.95 is the prime target, with subwaves heavily aligning there and a drop to $1.90 only likely to occur in the event of a deeper flush.
It is worth mentioning that US President Donald Trump recently announced reciprocal tariffs on all countries, a move which is set to ignite a global trade war and is bearish for XRP and the broader crypto market. As such, this development could be what sparks the deeper flush and send the altcoin to as low as $1.90.
A Drop To $1.4 Is Also The Cards
In an X post, crypto analyst Brandon asserted that the XRP price is about to have a massive breakout, to the downside. His accompanying chart showed that XRP could drop to as low as $1.4.
On the other hand, crypto analysts such as Ali Martinez have provided a bullish outlook for the XRP price. In an X post, he stated that XRP could be setting up for a rebound. The analyst further remarked that the altcoin is holding above $2 while the TD Sequential flashes a buy signal.
Crypto analyst Javon Marks also recently predicted that Ripple’s coin could surge 44x and reach as high as $99. He alluded to the 2017 bull run as the reason why he is confident that the altcoin could record such a parabolic rally.
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Shiba Inu price is on a strong bearish trend, with price indicators recording losses in all time frames. The highly popular meme token now threatens to add an additional zero to its value if the current bear run continues for much longer. Even with Shibarium, SHIB’s layer-2, reaching the milestone of 1 billion transactions recently, the token’s price has not responded positively to this milestone.
Falling Shiba Inu Price Affects Holder Profitability
According to current data, SHIB is down 4.6% in the past 24 hours, 14.7% over seven days and a substantial 54.9% over the past year.
The current context for the SHIB price appears tough for the majority of investors. Based on on-chain analytics, 62% of SHIB investors are at the moment in a loss, while merely 34% are in profit and 4% are breaking even as per IntoTheBlock data.
SHIB has fallen 85.9% from its all-time high of $0.00008616 on October 28, 2021, over three years ago. This extended period of decline has made many of the investors who bought during the bull run in 2021 underwater on their holdings.
The token reflects a high ownership concentration with 74% of SHIB owned by major holders. The concentration may be behind price volatility. This is due to the fact that the moves by the large holders tend to have disproportionate impacts on the market. Major volume trading in the last week has hit $184.02 million which indicates sustained activity even as the price goes down.
Shibarium Milestone Fails To Reverse Trend
Despite Shiba Inu’s layer-2 scaling solution, Shibarium recently achieved a major milestone of 1 billion transactions. However, this accomplishment has not translated into positive price action for SHIB. This disconnect between ecosystem development and token price shows the current market’s focus on overall trends rather than project-specific achievements.
Shibarium is a key component of the Shiba Inu ecosystem that focuses on reducing transaction fees, increasing processing speed, and enabling more advanced applications within the SHIB ecosystem.
The continued negative price action despite reaching such a substantial transaction milestone raises questions about what catalysts might eventually reverse SHIB’s downward trend.
Will Shiba Inu Token Burns Aid In Price Pump?
The Shiba Inu community has historically highlighted token burns as one possible method of driving scarcity and price support. Recent burn behavior has been spotty and inadequate to have any real effect on the enormous Shiba Inu token supply.
After a recent spike in burn rate of more than 12,000%, the last 24 hours have seen the burn rate decline by 60%. During this period, only 37.6 million SHIB tokens were removed from circulation as per Shibburn data.
Token burns continue to be a mainstay narrative among the SHIB community. However, the volume of burning has to rise in order to have an effect on the token’s supply that can be measured. The 17.88% hike in trading volume in the last 24 hours to $311.14 million gives some indications of market action. This potentially could be being driven by the larger holders stockpiling at lower prices.
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