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Jul 2024
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ETH ETFs Begin Trading | Matt Hougan

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The ETH ETFs have officially launched, but wen $ETH moon? 

We saw $1.1B in volume and $100M in inflows yesterday. Is that good? When will this factor into price?

Matt Hougan, CIO of Bitwise joins Ryan and David midway through the show to go over the above and also how the ETH ETF launch went, predictions going forward, and much more. 

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0:00 Intro

2:35 ETH ETF Launch https://x.com/EricBalchunas/status/1815489137484722333  https://x.com/JSeyff/status/1815422061365305494  https://x.com/NateGeraci/status/1815487451726499864  https://x.com/Ashcryptoreal/status/1815677145810649151  https://x.com/JSeyff/status/1815737082129650047  https://x.com/RadarHits/status/1815674577726406748   https://x.com/JSeyff/status/1815737643948286104  https://x.com/BitwiseInvest/status/1815486131376370002  https://x.com/BitwiseInvest/status/1815716188447482341  https://x.com/QuintenFrancois/status/1815624631115460662  https://x.com/BitwiseInvest/status/1815486261337182504  https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/1815697566614655158 

6:44 Matt Hougan Interview https://x.com/JSeyff/status/1815958023317205232  https://x.com/NateGeraci/status/1815885624467210263  https://x.com/JSeyff/status/1815958023317205232 

33:02 Grayscale & Grayscale Minitrust: Wen Moon?  https://x.com/JSeyff/status/1814347183522754773  https://x.com/Grayscale/status/1815688403381531021  https://x.com/NateGeraci/status/1815556927918600209 

38:40 Hildobby Dune Board WIP https://dune.com/hildobby/eth-etfs 

39:31 Bitcoin ETF Flows https://x.com/News_Of_Alpha/status/1815532026486776288  https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1815713932453028059 

41:16 Bullish Setup Going into the Rollup tomorrow https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1815390176132186202  https://x.com/DeItaone/status/1815813380256719213  https://x.com/DavidFBailey/status/1815848521205178404 

44:00 Closing & Disclaimers

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