Ethereum
Why Ethereum is up 1.2% in the last hour
Analysis
Ethereum rose about 1.2% over the past hour as sentiment improved on adoption and infrastructure headlines. Standard Chartered opening Bitcoin and Ethereum trading for wealthy UAE clients signaled broader institutional access for ETH (Decrypt), while Lido’s launch of ETH staking across four Layer-2 networks using Chainlink CCIP supported the staking and L2 ecosystem narrative (CoinGape).
Contributing Factors (3)
Lido Launches ETH Staking Across Four Layer-2 Networks Using Chainlink CCIP
Lido has launched direct ETH staking through its interface on Arbitrum, Base, Linea, and Optimism, using Chainlink CCIP to eliminate manual bridging while keeping Ethereum mainnet responsible for stak...
VanEck Pulls Plug on Lido Staked ETH ETF After Yearlong Wait
VanEck asked the SEC to withdraw its proposed Lido stETH ETF registration. The fund never launched, so no investor redemptions or forced sales follow. The post VanEck Pulls Plug on Lido Staked ETH ETF...
Standard Chartered Opens Bitcoin and Ethereum Trading to Wealthy UAE Clients
The British bank won Dubai regulatory approval to let affluent clients buy BTC and ETH straight from their bank accounts, with custody and settlement kept in-house.
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