Market fell with $BTC now trading at $67,490.88 and $ETH trading at $1,991.37, and Bitcoin dominance at 58.56%.
BlackRock has begun acquiring ETH to seed a proposed Ethereum staking ETF, with an affiliate purchasing $100k of initial shares as filings point to an estimated ~3% annual staking yield.
Other headlines: Abu Dhabi funds (Mubadala, Al Warda) disclosed $1bn+ of exposure to IBIT at year-end; eToro shares rose after Q4 net income climbed $69MM (16% YoY) as crypto derivatives led to a $74MM gain despite revenue falling to $3.6bn from $5.8bn; and BitMine expanded its ETH treasury to 4.37MM ETH (~$8.7bn), with staking revenue projected $176MM~$252MM annually.
During the last 24 hours, the top three gainers were $MORPHO, $HASH, and $RAY, while the top three losers were $RIVER, $PIPPIN, and $MYX.
