Investors are Only Interested in BTC and ETH ETFs!

According to BlackRock’s head of digital assets, there is not much interest among its clients in cryptos beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum.

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Danielle du Toit
July 26, 2024

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  • BlackRock Expects Limited Interest in ETFs Outside BTC and ETH

  • ETH ETFs Launched in ‘Weak Market’ and Could Pressure Bitcoin - Analyst

  • Ethereum and Layer-2 Blockchains See 127% Surge in Onchain Activity

  • US Senator Withdraws Support for Elizabeth Warren’s Anti-Crypto Bill

According to BlackRock’s head of digital assets, there is not much interest among its clients in cryptos beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum.

  • Robert Mitchnick of BlackRock shared at the Bitcoin 2024 conference that their clients overwhelmingly favor Bitcoin and Ethereum, with minimal interest in other digital assets.

  • Clients see Bitcoin and Ethereum as complementary assets, and use ETH ETFs to enhance their crypto portfolios without replacing Bitcoin.

  • Mitchnick predicts that investors will allocate about 20% of their crypto holdings to Ethereum, with the majority remaining in Bitcoin.

A Bitcoin analyst thinks spot Ethereum ETFs may have launched too early.

  • Charles Edwards of Capriole Investments believes that only having a Bitcoin ETF in 2024 would have been better, as the introduction of Ether ETFs may distract investors.

  • Edwards argues that institutional Bitcoin ETF holders might diversify into ETH ETFs, which will then create sell pressure on Bitcoin.

  • He believes that launching an ETH ETF into a somewhat weak market means there is uncertainty about capital allocation.

A recent Q3 report revealed a 127% surge in the average number of daily active addresses across Ethereum and major layer-2 blockchains in the first half of the year.

  • According to the report, Linea, Base, and Arbitrum are the top three L2 blockchains, with a combined 1.8 million daily active addresses.

  • Vitalik Buterin believes this rapid growth reflects a broader trend of L2s becoming central to blockchain activity.

  • Ethereum's Dencun upgrade, which was implemented in March of 2024, is a major contributor to the increase in activity on these L2 blockchains.

Republican Senator Roger Marshall has withdrawn as a cosponsor for an anti-crypto bill he co-created with Senator Warren.

  • On July 24, Senator Marshall withdrew his support as a co-sponsor of the DAAMLA bill, leaving 18 senators still backing the legislation.

  • Senator Warren introduced the bill with Marshall in December of 2022, and argued that crypto is used by "rogue nations, oligarchs, drug lords, and human traffickers" for money laundering.

  • The proposed bill has faced a lot of criticism from several crypto fans and organizations who claim it exaggerates crypto's role in illicit activities.

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