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The first Solana staking ETF (exchange-traded fund) that will track the price of SOL and deliver staking yields to investors will begin trading on July 3, according to REX Shares. “Coming Wednesday: The First-Ever Staked Crypto ETF in the U.S.!” the firm said in a June 30 X post. SEC Has No Further Comments On REX Shares Solana Staking ETF The X post by REX Shares comes after the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) informed the firm that it had “no further comments” on the Solana staking ETF filing jointly submitted by REX Shares and Osprey Funds.  The product, which is officially titled the REX-Osprey Solana and Staking ETF, would be the first US ETF to offer investors SOL exposure alongside staking rewards.  That is made possible through the ETF’s structure under the Investment Company Act of 1940 using a C-corporation format that allows staking income to flow directly to investors without triggering any regulatory red flags arou...

Over the past few months, AI agent tokens have been climbing in value, demonstrating their growing influence in the cryptocurrency market. Despite their success, a new player, MIND of Pepe (MIND), has emerged, combining the best of AI agent technology and the meme coin phenomenon. While the competition in this space is fierce, with established tokens boasting market caps of $2.6 billion, $1.3 billion, and $700 million, $MIND could be the next major contender to disrupt the market. Is MIND of Pepe the next big AI Agent? The cryptocurrency market has experienced a downturn recently, with major tokens down 20–25% over the past week. Even Bitcoin has faced a 10% drop, signaling a tough market environment. Despite these challenges, the buzz around $MIND continues to grow, as it stands out with its innovative approach. MIND of Pepe evolves independently as an AI agent, building its presence and opinions across platforms like X (formerly Twitter), Discord, and Telegram. This AI act...

MIND of Pepe is a new crypto project that merges the engaging appeal of meme coins with the advanced technology of AI agents. This token draws inspiration from the popular Pepe meme, aiming to capitalize on its cultural success while introducing a new narrative within the crypto market. The cryptocurrency market’s rapid expansion has created a fragmented and complex ecosystem, inundating participants with excessive information and making it difficult to identify valuable trends or early-stage opportunities. Key insights and early access are often restricted to a select few with insider connections or advanced tools, while traditional resources fall short in delivering real-time intelligence or engaging effectively with the decentralized communities driving the market. MIND of Pepe addresses these challenges with its advanced, self-sovereign AI agent. By utilizing hive-mind Analysis , it transforms vast amounts of data into actionable real-time insights and autonomously engages ...

Author: defioasis At the middle of this year, the Restaking sector, represented by projects like EigenLayer, Karak, Symbiotic, and Solayer, surpassed a locking scale of $20 billion. As EigenLayer corresponds to Ethereum, Babylon, the most important project in the BTC Staking narrative, has attracted significant market attention since the launch of its testnet. After two rounds of open staking limits, Babylon's direct deposit addresses have exceeded 25,000, with over 23,000 bitcoins deposited. The Babylon BTC Staking narrative has driven the growth of BTC LST From last year to the beginning of this year, the Ethereum ecosystem, leveraging EigenLayer for Restaking, has increased the overall ETH staking rate. This has also led to a continuous rise in LST deposits, setting new highs for an extended period, and they remain elevated. As Babylon's popularity brings the spring breeze of Staking to the Bitcoin ecosystem, it has also promoted the development of LST within its ecosystem. ...

The Popcat price surged over 11% in the last 24 hours to trade at $1.36 as of 11:31 p.m. EST as investors go long on the meme coin. With the recent rapid rise, the POPCAT price was able to push its weekly performance back into the green. This has also added to its streak over the last 30 days, with the altcoin now up more than 90% on the monthly time frame. The Popcat Price Bounces Off Of Support To Overcome A Technical Obstacle 4-hour chart for POPCAT/USD (Source: GeckoTerminal ) The Popcat price rose above the $1.2880 resistance level in the last 24 hours after rebounding from the $1.1748 support. Should the meme coin continue to climb through the course of the next trading day, it might try to breach the $1.4327 barrier to potentially rise to as high as $1.5900 in the short term. A rejection from the $1.4327 resistance could prevent a bullish move from happening, and stop the Popcat price in its tracks. In this alternative scenario, POPCAT might stand the risk of dropping ba...

The last cryptocurrency trading cycle started between 2019 and 2020, reaching its peak in November 2021 and triggering a retracement. During its bull rally, an expert has allegedly turned a $40,000 initial investment into $10 million, speculating on altcoins. This is the story Michaël van de Poppe told on September 27 through a post on X, encouraging his followers. According to the CIO and founder of MNConsultancy , MNCapital , and MNAcademy , investors can achieve “ridiculous returns” during a bull cycle. “You need to assure yourself that during a bull cycle, ridiculous returns can be made. If I can do it, then you can do it too.” – Michaël van de Poppe Picks for you Bitcoin price must clear this level before a ‘solid run up to $100,000’ 9 mins ago ...

Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. Users can now use Core Mobile to stake AVAX and participate in network consensus on Avalanche, earning rewards.  In a press release shared exclusively with crypto.news, Core Mobile is the smartphone version of the popular Core wallet application.  Available on the Google Play and iOS App Store, Core Mobile allows users to explore blockchains, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Avalanche. The wallet also supports decentralized finance (defi) and staking native assets. This setup is convenient and easy, allowing users to keep tabs on staking progress on the go. Exploring Core To stake on Avalanche, users must download and set up the Core Mobile wallet on their phone.  After creating an account and adding a secondary authentication method, it is necessary to have at least 25 AVAX in the wallet an...

Another chunk of ETH has been withdrawn due to Kraken, but deposits going onto the network have almost matched them. Ethereum staking withdrawals have entered their third “round,” but Ether (ETH) staking deposits have almost equaled them, according to the data from the analytics platform Nansen. Ethereum staking withdrawals started ramping up for the third time on April 24 and into April 25. According to Nansen, the crypto exchange Kraken was responsible for a large portion of these withdrawals. A “round” refers to the number of days taken to process partial withdrawals and rewards. Nansen says it currently takes just under four and a half days. The last large batch of withdrawals on April 24 was a total of 61,608 ETH in principal and reward withdrawals. However, at the same time, there were 63,009 ETH deposits, reported Nansen. This has resulted in zero change in the balance of staked ETH over the past 24 hours. Ether deposits (shown in blue) since April 18. Source: Nansen In Februar...

Over 1 million ETH has been withdrawn since the Shapella hard fork on April 12. However, a significant chunk of addresses has gone back to re-staking their ETH. Ethereum blockchain underwent a successful Shapella upgrade on April 12, making way for validators to withdraw their staked Ether (ETH) from the Beacon chain after three years. After seeing over a million ETH in withdrawals in the first week, the amount of staked ETH has now surpassed the number of ETH being withdrawn for the first time after the Shapella upgrade. Data from the on-chain analytic firm Nansen suggests that there are more ETH being staked at present than withdrawal requests. As of April 17, the ETH staking volume ETH staked 124,000 ETH exceeded the withdrawal volume of 64,800 ETH for the first time. In the last 24 hours, the amount of staked ETH was 94,968 against 27,076 in withdrawals. The first round was mostly partial withdrawals from Lido and old validators. It takes approximately three days to get into the w...

The milestone is another step on the road to the Shanghai upgrade, which remains scheduled for March. The Ethereum Foundation team announced another milestone on the road to the Shanghai upgrade, with the Shapella Fork on the Zhejiang testnet moving into the final pre-launch sequence, according to a blog post on Feb 10. The Shapella transition includes "many Features ," and "most importantly to stakers and the consensus-layer, is the enabling of withdrawals," notes the post, adding that: "Full withdrawals will be available for exited validators, whereas partial withdrawals will be available for active validator balances in excess of 32 ETH."  As per the announcement, validators to participate in withdrawals must have a 0x01 execution-layer withdrawal credential. "If a validator currently has a 0x00 BLS withdrawal credential, they must sign a change operation to 0x01 to enable withdrawals," notes the Ethereum team.  Shapella refers to two Ether...