Bitcoin, Ethereum combo fund to lead ‘wave’ of crypto ETFs in 2025: Analysts

An exchange-traded fund (ETF) tracking both Bitcoin and Ether is expected to be the first in a “wave” of new United States crypto funds in 2025, senior Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas said. “We expect a wave of cryptocurrency ETFs next year, albeit not all at once,” Balchunas posted to X on Dec. 17, sharing an analysis from fellow ETF analyst James Seyffart.  The duo anticipates the first new Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) combo fund to be followed by ETFs tracking Litecoin (LTC) or Hedera (HBAR). Seyffart noted that…

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Real-world asset protocols outperform DeFi blue chips due to tokenization wave

Real-world asset (RWA) protocols have become a hot trend within decentralized finance (DeFi) circles. An RWA protocol is a decentralized application that allows entities to tokenize and trade real-world assets. These assets range from stocks and government bonds to real estate and commodities. They are also known as asset tokenization protocols. DeFi provides certain advantages over TradFi by making the smart contracts transparent and enabling a wide degree of financialization of assets by making them divisible, transferable and tradable on decentralized platforms. The top uncollateralized lending protocols for institutions, TrueFi…

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