Crypto Update | Ether ETFs, Validator Growth, and Uptober's Strong Start
Noelle Acheson, the mind behind the Crypto Is Macro Now newsletter, delves into ether ETFs, Ethereum staking, macro moves and more.
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Today’s Stories:
Evergrande: China Comes Under Growing Pressure to Fix the Country’s Housing Market - WSJ
Grayscale Moves to Convert Its Ethereum Trust to a Spot ETH ETF
The Most Pressing Issue on Ethereum is Validator Size Growth
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This episode was hosted by Noelle Acheson. “Markets Daily” is executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced and edited by Michele Musso. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.
HOST
Noelle Acheson is host of the CoinDesk "Markets Daily" podcast, and author of the Crypto is Macro Now newsletter on Substack. She is also former head of research at CoinDesk and sister company Genesis Trading. Follow her on Twitter at @NoelleInMadrid.

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