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- ✍️ ETH ETF app is official. In case there were any doubts about Delaware funny business, BlackRock officially filed an S-1 for its spot ETH ETF.
- 👮♂️ DOJ going after XRP ETF filer. Delaware officials have contacted the Justice Dept about the fake BlackRock XRP filing.
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Aave rebrands. DeFi lender Aave has rebranded to Avara and announced the acquisition of the team behind Family Wallet.
📈 Crypto Cools: BlackRock took another major step towards launching a spot ETH ETF, but crypto markets are in decline. The majors pared back yesterday’s gains on the filing, with Ether dipping back below $2k and
Bitcoin fighting to hold $36k.
| Prices as of 4pm ET | 24hr | 7d |
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Crypto $1.38T | ↘ 3.9% | ↘ 0.7% |
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BTC $36,076 | ↘ 4.0% | ↘ 1.5% |
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ETH $1,962 | ↘ 4.3% | ↘ 5.3% |

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