These ETFs hold dividend-paying stocks that should do well with interest rates dropping.
The Federal Reserve recently cut its benchmark short-term interest rate by 25 basis points. The central bank cited slowing economic growth, notably on the jobs front. The Fed's mandate to keep the economy and jobs both growing while keeping inflation under control has been challenging lately, making it difficult to determine what the prime rate should be. The current forecast on the economy's direction points to one to two more rate cuts in 2025.
The market celebrated the Fed's action, and certain stocks stand to benefit more than others in a lower interest rate environment. These three exchange-traded funds (ETFs), focused on dividend-paying stocks, should do particularly well since it's more challenging to get adequate income from fixed-income investments like CDs and bonds in a low-rate environment.
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1. Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF
The Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD 0.81%) tracks the Dow Jones U.S. Dividend 100 Index. Since it invests passively, the ETF has a low 0.06% expense ratio. The underlying index consists of U.S. stocks with high dividend yields and a track record of consistent payments.
The ETF's portfolio had the highest weight, 19.2%, invested in the energy sector, closely followed by consumer staples' 18.8%, as of June 30. Other major sectors include healthcare (15.5%), industrial (12.5%), information technology (9%), financials (8.9%), and consumer discretionary (8.4%). Certain sectors, like consumer staples and healthcare, have results that tend to hold up well in various economic climates. No individual stock made up more than 5% of the portfolio. The largest holdings include familiar names, like AbbVie, Chevron, and Home Depot.
The Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF has a 3.8% yield as of Sept. 18. By comparison, the S&P 500 index has a 1.2% dividend yield.
2. Utilities Select SPDR Fund
The Utilities Select SPDR Fund (XLU 1.63%) tracks the Utilities Sector Index, which consists of the 31 utility companies in the S&P 500. These include electric, water, and gas utility providers, independent power producers, and renewable electricity producers.
The fund doesn't provide diversification across sectors, but utilities have defensive characteristics since people have everyday needs for water, heat, and electricity. Additionally, the sector may have some growth characteristics given the tremendous amount of electricity needed to run data centers for things like artificial intelligence.
The five largest weighted companies in the ETF make up about 40% of the fund. Their weights range from 5.3% to 11.4%.
NextEra Energy has the largest weighting in the ETF, 11.4%, and Constellation Energy follows with an 8.3% weight. Southern Company, Duke Energy, and Vistra have 7.7%, 7.2%, and 5.3% weights, respectively.
The Utilities Select SPDR Fund has a 2.8% yield. And since it tracks an index, it has a low 0.08% expense ratio.
3. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF
Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (VYM 0.68%) looks to track the FTSE High Dividend Yield Index. It also has a low expense ratio of 0.06%.
The ETF holds 579 stocks across 10 sectors. Financial, industrial, technology, healthcare, and consumer discretionary stocks comprise over 59% of the fund. The financial sector accounts for 21.7% alone.
An array of large-capitalization U.S. stocks makes up the fund. These companies have a proven track record of success throughout the years. Turning to the largest individual stock holdings, Broadcom has a 6.7% weight in the ETF, followed by JPMorgan Chase's 4.1%. ExxonMobil, Johnson & Johnson, and Walmart each have more than a 2% weighting.
The Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a 2.5% yield.
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Billionaires Buy 2 Monster IPO Stocks Shaping the Future of Technology
CoreWeave and Circle Internet Group held blockbuster initial public offerings earlier this year.
CoreWeave (CRWV -4.96%) and Circle Internet Group (CRCL 1.94%) held initial public offerings (IPOs) earlier this year and both stocks have already posted monster returns. CoreWeave shares have tripled since March, and Circle shares have quadrupled since June.
A few hedge fund managers bought one of the stocks in the second quarter. The ones below, all billionaires, are particularly noteworthy because they outperformed the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) over the last three years, which makes their portfolios a good place to look for investment ideas.
Philippe Laffont of Coatue Management purchased 3.3 million shares of CoreWeave, now the largest position at 8% of his portfolio.
David Abrams of Abrams Capital Management purchased 275,000 shares of Circle, starting a position that accounts for about 1% of his portfolio.
Ken Griffin of Citadel Advisors purchased 718,600 shares of Circle, starting a small position that accounts for less than 1% of his portfolio.
Read on to learn how CoreWeave and Circle are shaping the future of technology within their industries.
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CoreWeave: Shaping the future of cloud computing
Cloud computing is not a new technology, but CoreWeave is reshaping the industry with data centers purpose-built for artificial intelligence (AI). The company provides infrastructure and software services designed to help customers train and fine-tune AI models, and develop AI applications. And its recent acquisition of Weights & Biases added popular developer tools to the platform.
CoreWeave has a close relationship with Nvidia that often means it is first to market with the latest chips. Also, its technology stack is specifically built for AI, which means its platform offers better performance than traditional clouds, which results in lower costs for customers. Indeed, CoreWeave typically outperforms its peers at the MLPerf benchmarks, objective tests seen as the industry standard in measuring AI systems.
Those advantages recently won CoreWeave recognition as the technology leader among AI cloud platforms. Research company SemiAnalysis awarded CoreWeave the highest score, rating it above larger competitors like Amazon, Alphabet's Google, and Microsoft. Analysts commented, "We are starting to see some enterprises looking into renting from neoclouds, and most are gravitating toward CoreWeave."
CoreWeave has won several high-profile customers, including Google, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Nvidia, and OpenAI. In fact, the company recently expanded its agreement with OpenAI, bringing the total contract value to $22.4 billion, up from $11.9 billion when the deal was initially announced in March 2025. Further, another recently inked deal obligates Nvidia to purchase any unsold computing capacity through 2032.
Here's the big picture: The cloud computing market is worth about $940 billion today, but Grand View Research expects that figure to reach $2.4 trillion by 2030. CoreWeave is well positioned to benefit. The stock currently trades at 14 times sales, a reasonable valuation for a company whose revenue is forecast to increase at 90% annually through 2027.
Circle Internet Group: Shaping the future of global finance
Stablecoins blend the price stability of fiat currencies with the efficiency and security of blockchain to support fast and inexpensive transactions. Circle is the issuer of USDC and EURC, stablecoins tied to the U.S. dollar and European euro, respectively. The company also provides adjacent developer tools that let businesses integrate digital asset storage and payments into applications.
The Circle Payments Network (CPN) could improve the global financial system by hastening settlement times and reducing costs for remittances, supplier payments, and payroll. Whereas traditional wire transfers via the SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications) system often incur high fees and take days to settle, CPN fees are usually lower and settlement happens almost instantly.
Circle reported encouraging second-quarter financial results. Revenue increased 53% to $658 million, due to strong growth in interest income -- which is earned on reserve assets invested in short-term U.S. Treasury bonds -- driven by an increase in the amount of circulating USDC. Adjusted EBITDA increased 52% to $126 million.
Congress earlier this year passed the Genius Act, legislation that could hasten stablecoin adoption by creating a federal regulatory framework. Shortly after President Trump signed the bill, Circle announced a partnership with Fidelity National Information Services, the world's second largest payment processor, that will offer domestic and cross-border stablecoin transactions to financial institutions.
Here's the big picture: The stablecoin market is worth about $300 billion today, but analysts anticipate rapid growth in the years ahead. Citigroup thinks the stablecoin market could reach $1.9 trillion (base case) to $4 trillion (bull case) by 2030. Circle is likely to be a major winner as more stablecoins enter circulation. The stock currently trades at 14 times sales, a fair multiple when Wall Street expects revenue to increase at 40% annually through 2027.
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For Nvidia Investors, CoreWeave Could Become a Hidden Profit Engine
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is investing where he thinks the growth is headed.
It's no secret that Nvidia (NVDA 0.28%) is a driving force in the ongoing artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure build. Its graphics processing units (GPUs) and computing platforms are filling data centers with the power of accelerated computing.
AI models are being developed, trained, and commercialized using this compute power. Nvidia has been smart to invest its own profits in the ecosystem its products have helped create.
Nvidia's largest equity investment is with specialized cloud infrastructure company CoreWeave (CRWV -4.99%). Here's why that could be another lucrative move for Nvidia, and why investors should expect revenue and profits for the AI leader to keep growing.
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Nvidia is skating to where the puck is going
Nvidia invests in other companies within the AI infrastructure ecosystem. It focuses on start-ups and other companies aligned with areas within Nvidia's own strategic growth plans. That includes AI, gaming, autonomous vehicles, and other advanced technologies.
As is required by other large institutional investors, Nvidia files a Form 13F with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) disclosing its holdings in publicly traded securities. Its most recent filing showed investments in six different technology companies.
All six companies operate in areas where GPUs and related technologies are crucial. CoreWeave is its largest investment by far, with more than 24 million shares worth over $3.2 billion at recent price levels. Nvidia knows where growth is headed. As hockey legend Wayne Gretzky once famously said, "Skate to where the puck is going."
A huge new Nvidia partnership will benefit CoreWeave
A major recent announcement proves this point. Nvidia just revealed a strategic new partnership with ChatGPT creator OpenAI. Nvidia plans to invest as much as $100 billion in OpenAI. That investment will fund OpenAI's aspiration to establish and launch a minimum of 10 gigawatts worth of AI data center capacity. Those facilities will be filled with billions of dollars worth of Nvidia GPUs to support OpenAI's constantly improving AI infrastructure.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman summarized the long-term thinking this way:
Everything starts with compute. Compute infrastructure will be the basis for the economy of the future, and we will utilize what we're building with Nvidia to both create new AI breakthroughs and empower people and businesses with them at scale.
It won't just be Nvidia and OpenAI realizing benefits. The massive investment indicates just how much demand there is for data center AI infrastructure.
That's where CoreWeave comes in. The company is an AI hyperscaler providing cloud services through the quickly growing data center assets it owns and operates.
Nvidia knows there is still a huge imbalance between supply and demand for data center compute capacity. If it didn't strongly believe that, it wouldn't have committed such a large amount in its OpenAI partnership.
CoreWeave investment should pay off
Nvidia is at the center of much of the AI infrastructure build-out. Owning a stake in CoreWeave is yet another tentacle for revenue growth. Nvidia's investment is a big part of its strategy to vertically integrate itself within the AI ecosystem.
Consider that CoreWeave and Nvidia just signed a $6.3 billion cloud computing capacity order. It even includes a guarantee that Nvidia will purchase any data center capacity not acquired by CoreWeave's own customers. Nvidia has positioned itself to gain not only from the advanced chips it sells, but also the platform that deploys them.
It's not a coincidence that the CoreWeave ownership represents over 90% of the equity investment value reported most recently by Nvidia. Nvidia arguably knows more about all the dynamics involved with the AI infrastructure revolution than anyone else.
Nvidia stock is trading up by more than 33% so far in 2025. As investors see the complementary growth of CoreWeave and data center infrastructure, along with Nvidia's own revenue strength, there could very well be more upward pressure on Nvidia shares.
Howard Smith has positions in Nvidia and has the following options: short October 2025 $160 calls on Nvidia. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Nvidia. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.
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The Stock Market May Have a Serious Problem -- 2 Brilliant Index Funds to Buy to Hedge Against the Risk
These equal-weight S&P 500 index funds can help investors hedge against concentration risk in the stock market.
The U.S. stock market is in a precarious position due to elevated valuations and sweeping tariffs that threaten to slow economic growth. But many investors are overlooking another serious problem: concentration risk.
The top 10 stocks in the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) account for nearly 40% of its market capitalization. The index has never been more concentrated at any point in history, which means poor performances from a few companies could have a profoundly negative impact on the entire S&P 500.
"If the historical pattern persists, high concentration today portends much lower S&P 500 returns over the next decade than would have been the case in a less concentrated market," writes David Kostin, chief U.S. equity strategist at Goldman Sachs.
Investors can hedge against that risk with two equal-weight S&P 500 index funds: The Invesco S&P 500 Revenue ETF (RWL 0.85%) and the Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Technology ETF (RSPT 0.64%). Read on to learn more.
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1. Invesco S&P 500 Revenue ETF
The Invesco S&P 500 Revenue ETF tracks all 500 companies in the S&P 500, but it weights them based on trailing-12-month revenues rather than market value. The index fund also imposes a 5% weight cap, which means no stock can exceed 5% of its total market value.
The top 10 positions in the Invesco S&P 500 Revenue ETF are listed by weight below:
The benefit of the Invesco S&P 500 Revenue ETF is it avoids the concentration risk inherent to market-cap weighted alternatives, which tends to make it more resilient. For instance, the Invesco ETF declined 18% during the bear market of 2022, while the S&P 500 fell 25%. Similarly, the Invesco ETF declined 15% earlier this year when President Trump announced tariffs, while the S&P 500 fell 19%.
However, eliminating the concentration risk inherent to market-cap weighted funds is not always a good thing. It hurts when the most heavily weighted stocks perform well, which is exactly what happened over the last decade. The Invesco S&P 500 Revenue ETF returned 245% in the last 10 years, underperforming the 310% gain in the traditional S&P 500.
Additionally, the Invesco S&P 500 Revenue ETF has a relatively high expense ratio of 0.39%, which means shareholders will pay $39 annually on every $10,000 invested in the fund. That is above the average expense ratio of 0.34% on U.S. exchange-traded funds. Even so, the Invesco ETF is a good option for investors who want exposure to the S&P 500 without the concentration risk.
2. Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Technology ETF
The Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Technology ETF includes all 68 companies in the S&P 500 information technology sector, but each constituent has the same weight regardless of market capitalization. That means no stock influences the performance of the index fund more than any other stock.
The benefit of the Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Technology ETF is it avoids concentration risk inherent to market-cap weighted funds, while still providing exposure to the technology sector, which was the best-performing stock market sector during the last 10 years. In fact, it more than tripled the returns in the next-closest sector during that period.
Consequently, the Invesco ETF achieved a total return of 468% over the previous decade, crushing the 310% return in the S&P 500. Similar outperformance is plausible in the next decade because artificial intelligence should be a major tailwind for technology stocks. Hedge fund manager Philippe Laffont thinks the technology sector will account for 75% of the entire U.S. market cap by 2030, up from less than 40% today.
The last thing prospective investors should know is the fee structure. The Invesco ETF has a relatively high expense ratio of 0.4%, meaning shareholders will pay $40 per year on every $10,000 invested in the fund. Nevertheless, the Invesco ETF is a good option for investors who want exposure to technology stocks without the concentration risk that comes with market-cap weighted products.
JPMorgan Chase is an advertising partner of Motley Fool Money. Trevor Jennewine has positions in Amazon. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, Goldman Sachs Group, JPMorgan Chase, and Walmart. The Motley Fool recommends CVS Health, McKesson, and UnitedHealth Group. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.
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2 Brilliant Growth Stocks to Buy Now and Hold for the Long Term
Amazon and Microsoft are market leaders that are adapting to new tech opportunities.
The market is being led higher by megacap tech companies that have shown the ability to grow and adapt. With technology continually shifting, this is the key to long-term success and leadership.
Let's look at two top companies that have not only grown to become the largest in the world today, but also have bright futures, given their ability to adapt and find new opportunities.
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1. Amazon
Amazon (AMZN 0.78%) built its e-commerce business by spending years pouring money into warehouses and logistics, and now it is using artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics to get more out of that network. Its DeepFleet AI model is now coordinating more than 1 million robots across its fulfillment centers, and these robots are doing more than just moving boxes around. Some can spot damaged products before they get shipped, which means fewer returns, and some can even repair themselves.
But the use of AI does not stop there. Amazon is also using AI to figure out which warehouse should hold a product, the best route to get it to a customer, and even where the driver needs to go in a huge apartment complex to drop a package off. This is leading not only to quicker deliveries, but also to lower costs.
Amazon is also using AI to help advertisers better target users with its high-gross margin sponsored ad business. This is resulting in strong operating leverage in its e-commerce business, with its North American operating income surging 47% last quarter on only an 11% increase in revenue.
At the same time, AWS is still a powerful growth engine. It continues to lead the cloud market with nearly 30% share and grew revenue by more than 17% last quarter. Demand is strong because customers are rushing to build AI models and applications, and AWS makes that simple with tools like Bedrock and SageMaker.
The company is also pushing into agentic AI with Strands and AgentCore, which let customers build AI agents and run them safely. Its custom Trainium and Inferentia chips make training and running those models cheaper and faster, which keeps customers on its platform.
Amazon is making a lot of capital expenditures (capex) to build its AI infrastructure, but it has a history of spending big, then reaping the rewards later. With margins expanding in e-commerce and AWS still capacity constrained, the growth story here is far from over, and the stock still looks like a long-term buy.
2. Microsoft
In the past, Microsoft (MSFT 0.88%) was often viewed as a slow mover, but with AI, it moved quickly, which has proven to be the right move.
The company made a large, early investment in OpenAI, which gave it early access to its GPT models and let it roll out Copilot AI assistants across its Office suite. Those tools are valuable because they can save workers time, and at $30 per user, per month, this can add a lot of growth.
The bigger growth driver, though, is its cloud computing unit Azure. Microsoft's cloud revenue jumped 39% last quarter, and it could have been higher if it hadn't run into capacity constraints. The company is spending heavily to add more graphics processing units (GPUs) and servers, which should allow it to capture even more demand in the quarters ahead. Microsoft is also diversifying its AI stack, adding models from xAI and building its own in-house models, giving customers more flexibility.
What makes Microsoft a compelling stock to own for the next decade is that Azure is the fastest-growing of the big three cloud providers, and it has a chance to eventually challenge AWS for the No. 1 spot in cloud computing. That is where enterprise AI workloads are being run, and Microsoft is quickly becoming one of the top choices for companies that want access to the best models and the infrastructure to run them at scale.
Microsoft has proven it can adapt and act quickly, which is exactly what you want to see from a tech leader.
Geoffrey Seiler has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon and Microsoft. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2026 $395 calls on Microsoft and short January 2026 $405 calls on Microsoft. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.
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With Alphabet's Biggest Fear Relieved, Is Its Stock Due for a Big Rally?
Alphabet's stock looks relatively cheap compared to the rest of the "Magnificent Seven."
Whenever a publicly traded business faces a big risk or unknown, that can weigh on its valuation. For Alphabet (GOOG 0.21%) (GOOGL 0.28%), the tech giant that owns Google and YouTube, the big concern recently was that antitrust lawsuits would result in it being forced to sell off key parts of its business.
Although Judge Amit P. Mehta did rule earlier this month that the company has operated a monopoly in search, he did not impose the most severe consequences that federal regulators had asked for. Alphabet still faces a different antitrust case involving its ad tech, but investors were most worried about the possibility of it having to sell its Chrome browser or Android operating system. With those remedies apparently off the table, the stock rallied over the past few weeks. But was that just the start? Can it soar even higher?
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Alphabet is among the cheapest stocks in the "Magnificent Seven"
For a while now, Alphabet has been trading at a discounted valuation relative to its earnings. It hasn't been uncommon for it to trade at a price-to-earnings (P/E) multiple below 20, which is low when you consider the average stock on the S&P 500 trades at more than 25 times its trailing earnings.
Alphabet has routinely been one of the most undervalued "Magnificent Seven" stocks, and although it has been rallying recently, it's still the cheapest stock based on its P/E multiple, which currently sits at around 27.
PE Ratio of Magnificent Seven data by YCharts.
Alphabet's relatively modest valuation could attract interest from investors who are looking for potentially underrated artificial intelligence (AI) stocks, especially when you consider its growth potential.
A terrific company with stellar growth prospects
Many investors have been worried about Alphabet's growth outlook, fearing the potential of AI chatbots to divert traffic away from websites and search products, which would cut into its ad revenue. Yet despite the rise of this new tech, its business has continued to generate solid results. Through the first half of 2025, Alphabet generated revenue of $186.7 billion, an increase of 13% from the same period last year. And its net income rose by 33% to $62.7 billion.
What's most exciting about the business, however, is what lies ahead. Its own AI chatbot, Gemini, has around 400 million monthly users. The huge advantage the company has over others in the AI space is that it can train its models on YouTube videos. Its video-generation model, Veo 3, features cutting-edge capabilities that make it easy to make AI-powered videos that are virtually indistinguishable from real videos. AI isn't a risk for Alphabet -- it's a massive opportunity.
And then there are its self-driving Waymo vehicles. Alphabet continues to expand its autonomous taxi business into new markets. Earlier this year, Waymo hit 10 million robotaxi trips, and there's a lot more growth to come. I've taken a couple of Waymo rides and can see that there's tremendous potential for this business.
Alphabet has a wealth of growth opportunities, which is why I believe that even if it had to sell off some parts of its business, that wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing for shareholders. Such a result could help it unlock a lot of value, and might result in investors looking more closely at the true worth of its individual business units.
Alphabet's market cap recently hit $3 trillion, and year to date, its shares are up over 30%. But there could be far more upside for the tech company in the long run, given how plentiful its growth opportunities are and how relatively undervalued it still is. For long-term investors, Alphabet should be a no-brainer growth stock to load up on right now.
David Jagielski has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Tesla. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2026 $395 calls on Microsoft and short January 2026 $405 calls on Microsoft. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.
After material sell-offs, this trio of reliable dividend stocks is worth a close look for investors of all stripes.
The S&P 500 index (^GSPC 0.59%) is hovering near all-time highs. And yet shares of retailer Target (TGT 1.02%) have lost 66% of their value. Food maker General Mills (GIS 1.31%) has seen a price decline of more than 40%. And iconic beverage and snack giant PepsiCo (PEP 0.39%) is off by 25%.
All three of these high yielders are reliable dividend payers, which means their relatively high yields should make them look dirt cheap for dividend lovers. Here's a quick look at each one.
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1. Target is out of step; it's been there before
Target is a large retailer. The retail sector is inherently driven by the vagaries of consumer buying habits. One day your brand is so hot that consumers say the name with a French twist to highlight its attractiveness. The next day, Walmart and its everyday-low-price mentality is eating your lunch. That's just how it goes in the retail sector, with Target's stock off by a huge 66%.
Given the steep drop in Target's shares, it is pretty clear the company isn't doing particularly well right now. For example, same-store sales fell 1.9% in the second quarter of 2025, with overall sales off by around 0.9%. And that not-so-great outcome was an improvement over the company's first-quarter performance. This isn't all bad, however, as improvement hints that a turnaround is possible.
The big story here is that Target is a Dividend King with more than five decades of annual dividend increases behind it. The company has worked through hard times before and gotten back on track. It seems highly likely that it will do the same this time around, as well. If you buy today you can collect a historically high 5.2% yield. A $1,000 investment will get you around 11 shares of the iconic retailer.
2. General Mills is in the middle of an overhaul year
General Mills isn't a Dividend King, but it has a long history of providing investors with a generally rising dividend. The yield today is a lofty 4.8%, thanks to a 40% drop in the stock price. That's very attractive for a consumer staples company that is a vital partner to retailers across the country, noting that the average yield in the consumer staples sector is just 2.5% or so.
The truth is that General Mills is not hitting on all cylinders right now. Fiscal first-quarter 2026 sales were off 7% and organic sales dropped 3%. The company is calling fiscal 2026 an investment year, which basically means it is taking steps to get the business back on the growth track. That will include things like innovation and advertising. That's actually a pretty normal thing to do and to have to do for a branded food maker.
Given the high yield and the long history of success behind General Mills as a business, dividend investors should probably give management the benefit of the doubt. Indeed, a business turnaround is far more likely than General Mills going out of business. Investing $1,000 in the stock today will get you around 19 shares.
3. PepsiCo isn't doing as well as Coca-Cola
PepsiCo is a global consumer staples giant, with huge operations in the beverage, snack, and packaged food space. In the second quarter of 2025 the company managed to grow organic sales by 2.1%. That's not a horrible number at all, but it is much less exciting than the 5% organic sales growth achieved by beverage rival Coca-Cola. And investors have reacted by punishing PepsiCo's stock, which is down around 25% from its recent high-water mark.
PepsiCo isn't sitting around hoping for the best. It is using the playbook that it has long used, and the one that has allowed it to become a Dividend King. Specifically, it is adding new, on-target brands to its portfolio so it keeps pace with changing consumer tastes. It is also working to streamline its business operations. And the involvement of an activist investor (Elliott Management) suggests that there's extra pressure on management to turn things around.
The big story, however, is similar to the other two above. PepsiCo has worked through hard times before and is likely to do so again. But the price decline has left it with an attractive 4% dividend yield. Long-term investors with $1,000 to spare can buy seven shares of this iconic stock.
Even good companies go through hard times
Target, General Mills, and PepsiCo are all well-run businesses with impressive histories and lofty dividend yields. Sure, each one is in the middle of a rough patch, but each one has also survived such rough patches before. If you have a contrarian bent, buying while others are selling could set you up for collecting a reliable and lofty income stream. There's also the potential for capital appreciation, when these companies finally get back on track.
Reuben Gregg Brewer has positions in General Mills and PepsiCo. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Target and Walmart. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.
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Gen Z investors may not need investment income right now, but income could do their portfolios a lot of good as they get started on their retirement nest egg.
Were you born between early 1997 and late 2012? In other words, are you one of America's 70 million Gen Z residents, currently between the ages of 13 and 28?
If so, you may not be thinking all that much about saving for retirement just yet. Many of the 20-somethings in your generation are, however, and wisely so -- the sooner you get started, the bigger your eventual nest egg will be. And as the Motley Fool's own in-house research points out, growth stocks are your favorite investment. Smart choice. You've got plenty of time to ride out the volatility most of these names are sure to dish out, en route to oversized gains.
If you're a Gen Zer steering clear of dividend stocks simply on principle, though, you might want to reconsider. There are actually several dividend-paying names able to offer the overall upside you want. They're just doing it in a different way than growth stocks.
Here's a closer look at three income-generating growth picks that might just be at home in a Gen Z portfolio.
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1. NextEra Energy
Utilities stocks are some of the oldest, stodgiest, and slowest-growth companies this country has ever birthed. They've seemingly evolved just enough to stick around, with most of them still struggling to phase out their legacy fossil-fuel power production facilities.
If you were going to create a brand-new electric utility outfit from scratch today, however, it would probably look a lot like NextEra Energy (NEE 1.59%). More than half the power it currently generates comes from renewable sources, while none comes from coal or oil. The dirtiest, least-green fuel source it uses is natural gas, which actually burns quite cleanly.
None of this is mere luck or accident, either; it's all by design. Recognizing well over a decade ago that the future of the industry was alternatives to fossil fuels, what was then Florida Power & Light began investing in solar and wind projects. The localized utility service provider continued to add clean production capacity -- enough to begin selling it to other utility companies. It's since grown into a major electricity wholesaler (although it also still directly serves 12 million Floridians) with a massive 72 gigawatts' worth of potential output. (That's enough to power about 50 million homes.)
That's still just the beginning, though. With the advent of artificial intelligence data centers and the ever-growing number of electric vehicles, research outfit McKinsey expects global electricity consumption to more than double between 2023 and 2050.
The problem? The world's not ready to deliver it. But as one of the nation's biggest energy infrastructure investors, with a backlog of nearly 30 gigawatts' worth of output capacity just waiting to be completed, NextEra Energy is readier than any of its rivals to meet the need. And it can do so in a way that satisfies environmental hawks as well as regulators.
You'd be plugging into this stock while its forward-looking dividend yield stands at 3.2%, by the way. And that's based on a dividend that's not only been raised every year over 30 years, but has also grown at an average rate of 11% per year for the past 10 years. That payout growth is better than the average annual net growth of the overall market.
2. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIP 4.92%) (BIPC 2.63%) is a bit of an unusual bird. It's not a conventional company that owns and operates a single business. Rather, it holds stakes in several different private and publicly traded companies operating in North America and abroad, including railroad outfit Genesee & Wyoming, Colombian natural gas distributor Vanti, Canadian midstream company Inter Pipeline, and U.S. data center operator Evoque. As its name suggests, infrastructure is its specialty, but the term can clearly mean a lot of things.
There are two reasons Gen Z investors might want to consider stepping into a stake in Brookfield Infrastructure Partners.
First, although it's willing to invest capital in several different kinds of business, a closer look at Brookfield's holdings actually reveals a rather savvy strategy. That is, it's limiting its investments not just to proven businesses the world can't live without, but to businesses with demand that will continue to grow indefinitely -- industries like utilities, data centers, logistics, and of course, energy. The holding company is also geographically diverse and tends to have exposure to underserved regions where competition is modest.
Second, this relatively young organization is being built from the ground up to pay ever-growing dividends. Not only is its current forward-looking yield of 5.5% above-average, but the company realistically thinks it can grow its payouts between 5% and 9% per year.
This rising income growth, paired with whatever capital appreciation the organization's holdings produce, has the potential to make Brookfield Infrastructure Partners a better long-term performer than the overall market and with less volatility.
3. Qualcomm
Finally, add Qualcomm (QCOM -0.25%) to your list of dividend stocks that are perfect for Gen Z investors.
Yes, this technology company pays a dividend, and a surprisingly healthy one at that. The forward-looking dividend yield of Qualcomm's shares currently stands at 2.1%, with roughly one-third of profits being regularly passed along to shareholders. The dividend has nearly doubled in size over the past decade, too, more or less in step with the company's earnings growth.
But Qualcomm isn't a dividend stock that also happens to be a technology growth company -- it's a technology growth company that also happens to pay a nice (and growing) dividend. This growth potential in technology remains the chief reason a young person would want to own it.
And that potential is particularly compelling right now.
Although most investors have heard of the company, there's no denying it's been largely left out of the artificial intelligence (AI) frenzy that's proven so bullish for Nvidia and Arm Holdings. As we enter the next phase of the AI era, though, look for artificial intelligence (and generative AI in particular) to shift away from data centers and toward mobile devices themselves. Global Market Insights expects the worldwide mobile AI industry to grow at an average annual pace of more than 25% all the way through 2034.
This bodes well for Qualcomm, which already has two cost-effective AI processors: its affordable Snapdragon X for personal computers, and its Snapdragon 8 for smartphones. Both are capable of performing the heavy-duty artificial intelligence work that will be expected of a range of consumer devices from PCs to smartphones in future. Qualcomm is well-positioned to capture at least its fair share of any growth on this front, just given its existing collaborations. Microsoft is featuring AI-capable business laptops with Snapdragon CPUs onboard, and Snapdragon processors were chosen to power smartphone giant Samsung Electronics' AI-capable Galaxy S25 handsets and Book4 Edge AI personal computers.
In other words, Qualcomm features prominently in AI's move to mobile devices. That's a growth opportunity that could remain robust for a long, long time.
James Brumley has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Microsoft, NextEra Energy, Nvidia, and Qualcomm. The Motley Fool recommends Brookfield Infrastructure Partners and recommends the following options: long January 2026 $395 calls on Microsoft and short January 2026 $405 calls on Microsoft. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.
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1 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock to Buy Before It Soars By 50%, According to Wall Street
Artificial intelligence is transforming Atlassian's flagship software products.
Atlassian (TEAM 2.67%) offers a portfolio of software products designed to help organizations boost productivity by streamlining workflows and encouraging collaboration between employees. Artificial intelligence (AI) is making these products significantly more effective, which is driving an acceleration in the company's revenue growth.
Atlassian stock is still trading below its 2021 record high, when a frenzy in the technology sector drove its valuation to an unsustainable level. But the majority of the analysts tracked by The Wall Street Journal think it might be time to buy the stock, and their average price target implies a whopping 50% potential upside over the next 12 to 18 months. Read on.
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Atlassian is all in when it comes to AI
Jira and Confluence are two of Atlassian's most popular products. Jira was originally designed to help software developers manage their projects, but it's now used in many non-technical workflows. Confluence, on the other hand, is like a digital town square where employees from all departments can come together to share ideas, or even host important documents containing corporate policies and procedures.
Last year, Atlassian launched a new AI platform called Rovo, which integrates with Jira, Confluence, and many popular third-party apps organizations might use, like Microsoft Office 365 and Alphabet's Google Drive. Rovo includes many innovative tools, including an AI-powered search function that centralizes information from across the entire organization, so employees can find it with a simple prompt no matter where it is stored.
Then there is the Rovo Agents feature, which allows organizations to create custom AI assistants to automate specific tasks across the applications employees use every day. Agents can be trained to do many different things, like summarizing important meetings, generating marketing ideas, or even translating content into different languages, which is great for multinational corporations.
Atlassian's revenue growth accelerated during its recent quarter
Atlassian generated a record $1.38 billion in revenue during the fiscal 2025 fourth quarter (ended June 30), which was up 22% compared to the same quarter of fiscal 2024. That growth rate marked an acceleration from the fiscal 2025 third quarter three months earlier, when revenue increased by 14%. In fact, it was the fastest growth rate in an entire year.
However, the real growth story lies beneath the surface of the headline number, because Atlassian said its annual recurring revenue attributable to its premium and enterprise plans soared by a whopping 40% year over year. These are the company's most expensive subscription tiers, which include all of its AI products, so businesses appear to be spending more money to access them.
But developing new AI products isn't cheap. Atlassian's fourth-quarter operating costs grew by 20% year over year to $1.17 billion, with research and development making up the lion's share of that spending. Those soaring costs resulted in a $23.9 million net loss during Q4, on a generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) basis.
The picture looked much better on an adjusted (non-GAAP) basis, which excludes one-off and non-cash expenses like stock-based compensation. By that metric, Atlassian was profitable to the tune of $259.1 million in Q4, which was an improvement of 51% from the year-ago period.
But non-GAAP results should always be taken with a grain of salt. Atlassian issued $350.5 million worth of stock-based compensation to its employees during Q4 alone, and although that might be better than handing over $350.5 million in cash, existing shareholders are diluted every time new shares are created. Thus, this is a hidden cost to investors.
Wall Street is bullish on Atlassian stock
The Wall Street Journal tracks 34 analysts who cover Atlassian stock, and 21 of them have given it a buy rating. Seven others are in the overweight (bullish) camp, while the remaining six recommend holding. None of the analysts recommend selling.
They have an average price target of $246.19, which implies the stock could soar by 50% over the next 12 to 18 months. However, the Street-high target of $320 points to an even juicer potential upside of 94%.
When Atlassian stock peaked in 2021, its price-to-sales (P/S) ratio was hovering at around 50, which was completely unsustainable. But it's now at a more reasonable level of 8.2, thanks to the company's consistent revenue growth over the last few years, combined with a decline in its stock price. In fact, 8.2 is near the cheapest level since Atlassian went public in 2015.
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Atlassian believes it can grow its annual revenue to $10 billion by fiscal 2029, which would be almost double the $5.2 billion it brought in during fiscal 2025. But that would still be a mere fraction of the company's addressable market, which management values at around $67 billion today.
As a result, I think Wall Street's bullish consensus is justified, and Atlassian stock likely has plenty of room for upside from here.
Annie Dean, a Vice President at Atlassian, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Anthony Di Pizio has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Atlassian, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2026 $395 calls on Microsoft and short January 2026 $405 calls on Microsoft. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.
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Flare Unlocks XRP for Decentralized Finance with New Non-Custodial Option
Flare, the blockchain network known for expanding decentralized finance capabilities, has taken a significant step toward bringing XRP into the DeFi ecosystem. Its native token, FLR, saw an 8% rise in value recently, trading around $0.03, reflecting growing investor confidence following the rollout of FXRP – a new wrapped version of XRP designed specifically for decentralized finance applications.
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Tether USDT Reserves Hit Record High, Signaling Q4 Crypto Rally Potential
Tether, the issuer behind the widely used stablecoin USDT, has once again grabbed attention in the cryptocurrency market with a massive surge in issuance during September 2025. According to recent data, Tether minted more than 8 billion USDT last month, pushing its total reserves to an all-time high.
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Solana ETF Update: Grayscale, Fidelity, Others Files S-1 With Staking, Approval Expected in Two Weeks
Several major issuers, including Grayscale, Fidelity, and Bitwise, have filed new amendments to their Solana ETF applications. The amendment included provisions for staking.
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ASTER Token is once again gaining strength as rumors get ripe that big players like the Trump family and Mr. Beast have been loading up their bags with the DEX altcoin. This comes as the ASTER price regains strength after taking support at $1.70, while looking for a breakout past $2. Moreover, the whale activity continues to remain strong around the altcoin.
Is Trump Family and Mr. Beast Buying ASTER Token?
As per claims by many on social media, a wallet, allegedly belonging to Donald Trump’s TRUTH Social, has purchased nearly $75 million worth of ASTER tokens recently. The wallet in consideration is 0xFB3… 2833. Whale entities have already started purchasing in big numbers, with experts giving much higher Aster price targets.
Source: Arkham Intelligence
However, some believe that these are just rumors in place and there’s no evidence of the wallet connecting to the Trump family. There is no on-chain or news evidence connecting wallet address 0xFB3BF33Ba8E5d08D87B0db0e46952144DF822833 to Truth Social.
Instead, multiple analytics platforms have flagged it as a major ASTER whale. Furthermore, the recent activity points to ties with Galaxy Digital rather than Truth Social.
On-chain analytics platform Lookonchain reported that YouTube personality MrBeast has purchased 538,384 ASTER tokens worth roughly $990,000 over the past three days.
According to the data, he deposited $1 million USDT into Aster through public wallet 0x9e67 and a newly created wallet 0x0e8A, later withdrawing 538,384 ASTER. The average purchase price is estimated at around $1.87 per token. Big players joined as Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) endorsed ASTER a week ago.
Source: LookonChain
Whale Entities Buy In Big Numbers
On-chain data from Lookonchain shows that wallet 0xFB3B withdrew 6.34 million ASTER Token, valued at $12.95 million, from crypto exchange Gate.io earlier today. The report noted that two major whale wallets now collectively hold 129.59 million ASTER, worth approximately $259 million. This represents 7.82% of the token’s circulating supply.
Recent blockchain data indicates significant ASTER accumulation and withdrawals from Gate.io, aligning with activity linked to Galaxy Digital. This strong whale activity comes as the Aster blockchain overtakes DEX competitor Hyperliquid in several parameters, like trading volumes, daily revenue, etc.
The ASTER price has seen a strong rally of over 2000% in the last two weeks, hitting an all-time high of $2.3. Market analysts are already giving higher price targets in the double digits for the DEX altcoin.
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Bitcoin Faces Dry Powder and Options Pressure as Market Awaits Next Move
Bitcoin (BTC) has entered a period of elevated uncertainty as macroeconomic factors and options market dynamics keep investors on the sidelines. Despite recent market corrections and shifts in investor sentiment, Bitcoin remains in focus, with significant capital poised to re-enter once favorable conditions emerge.
Cyber Hornet has filed prospectuses for three new ETFs that combine traditional equities with cryptocurrency. Each fund will hold 75% in the S&P 500® and 25% in a specific cryptocurrency. The ETFs are:
Cyber Hornet S&P 500® and Ethereum 75/25 Strategy ETF (Ticker: EEE)
Cyber Hornet S&P 500® and Solana 75/25 Strategy ETF (Ticker: SSS)
Cyber Hornet S&P 500® and XRP 75/25 Strategy ETF (Ticker: XXX)
These ETFs are part of the One Fund Trust and were submitted as 485APOS amendments. This allows them to be added to an existing structure, which may speed SEC review. Each fund will rebalance monthly.
What Makes These ETFs DifferentXRP Inclusion – XRP appears in a U.S. ETF tied directly to the S&P 500 for the first time.
Hybrid Design – The ETFs combine blue-chip equities with direct crypto exposure.
Amendment Filing – Using an existing trust could allow a smoother path to approval.
Timeline and SEC Decisions For Other ETFsThe SEC has roughly 75 days to respond unless the process is accelerated. October will be an important month, with multiple XRP ETF decisions scheduled: Grayscale on October 18, 21Shares on October 19, Bitwise on October 20, CoinShares and Canary Capital on October 23, and WisdomTree on October 24. The SEC may issue a combined decision for some or all of these filings.
Market ImplicationsApproval could open the market to institutional investors, including pension funds and hedge funds. This may shift XRP and other cryptos from a mainly retail market to one with broader participation. A green light could boost confidence and trading activity. A rejection could cause short-term price declines and extend XRP’s regulatory stalemate.
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FAQsWhat is the Cyber Hornet XRP ETF?
The Cyber Hornet XXX ETF is a proposed fund that would hold 75% of its assets in the S&P 500 and 25% directly in XRP, offering a single investment blending traditional stocks with crypto.
When will the XRP ETF be approved?
The SEC has about 75 days to decide on the Cyber Hornet filing. Key deadlines for several other XRP ETF proposals are concentrated in October 2024, which is a critical month.
What does an XRP ETF mean for investors?
An approved XRP ETF would provide a regulated way for institutions like pension funds to gain exposure, potentially increasing market stability and broadening participation beyond retail traders.
Could the SEC reject the XRP ETF?
Yes, the SEC could reject the proposal. A denial might lead to short-term price volatility, while an approval would be a major positive signal for XRP’s regulatory status.
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Ethereum Long Liquidation Wipes Billions from Crypto Market
AlphaTON Capital has closed $71 million in financing and completed its first $30 million TON token acquisition, positioning itself as a leading treasury company focused on the Telegram ecosystem. The firm plans to expand holdings to $100 million while funding staking operations and ecosystem development.
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Bitcoin Stuck in Range as Wall Street Flows Clash with Fed Patience
Bitcoin (BTC) has entered a delicate phase where market direction remains uncertain. Despite fresh inflows from Wall Street investors, macroeconomic caution and Federal Reserve signals are keeping BTC pinned in a tight range.
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Several Solana staking ETFs may win US approval within two weeks: Analyst
Several applications for Solana exchange-traded funds (ETFs) with staking could receive US approval by mid-October, ETF analyst Nate Geraci said, following fresh regulatory filings.
“Guessing these are approved [within the] next two weeks,” Geraci, the president of NovaDius Wealth Management, said in an X post on Friday.
Geraci noted that asset managers Franklin Templeton, Fidelity Investments, CoinShares, Bitwise Asset Management, Grayscale Investments, VanEck, and Canary Capital all filed amended S-1 documents for spot Solana (SOL) ETFs to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Friday. The S-1 document is a comprehensive disclosure outlining the company’s financials, risk profile, and the securities they intend to offer.
First Solana staking ETF recently launched in USIt comes just over two months after the REX-Osprey Solana Staking ETF debuted on the Cboe BZX Exchange, recording $33 million in trading volume and $12 million in inflows on launch day.
Asset managers at Pantera Capital recently called SOL “next in line for its institutional moment,” citing under-allocation relative to Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH).
Source: Nate GeraciGeraci suggested the next month could be significant for the crypto market, pointing to recent events like the first Hyperliquid (HYPE) ETF filing, and the SEC’s approval of generic listing standards for crypto ETFs.
“Get ready for October,” Geraci said.
Meanwhile, Bitwise Invest chief investment officer Hunter Horsley pointed out in an X post on Friday that Europe’s Bitwise Solana staking ETP saw $60 million in inflows over the past five trading days. “Solana on people’s minds,” Horsley said.
Analysts from Bitfinex recently said that altcoins may not see a broad, outsized rally until the approval of more crypto ETFs that give investors exposure further down the risk curve.
Staking in filings is a good sign for spot Ether ETFsThe inclusion of staking into the recent US ETF filings “bodes well for spot ETH ETF staking,” Geraci also pointed out.
Several industry participants have recently echoed a similar sentiment. 10x Research’s head of research, Markus Thielen, recently told Cointelegraph that staking for Ethereum ETFs would increase the yield and could “dramatically reshape the market.”
US ETF issuers are still waiting for the SEC to allow Ether ETFs to offer staking after filing numerous requests for permission earlier this year.
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Anti-Bitcoin Investment Giant Vanguard Reportedly Considering Crypto ETF Access For Customers In Dramatic U-Turn
Vanguard, the $10 trillion asset manager known in crypto circles for blocking client access to Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), is reportedly reconsidering its stance on offering its clientele access to such investment vehicles.
Vanguard Planning To End Bitcoin ETF Ban
According to a Sept. 26 report from Crypto in America, citing anonymous sources familiar with the matter, Vanguard is now examining ways to satisfy customer demand for digital assets amid the evolving regulatory environment.
Notably, Vanguard does not intend to introduce its own products. Instead, the famously anti-Bitcoin investment manager is exploring whether to give clients access to third-party crypto ETFs on its brokerage platform, even as its biggest competitor, BlackRock, launched the wildly successful iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), which became the fastest ETF in history to achieve the $80 billion assets under management record.
“They’re being very methodical in their approach, understanding the dynamics have been changing since 2024,” the source reportedly stated.
Vanguard staunchly indicated that it wouldn’t offer its clients trading access to any of the dozen spot Bitcoin ETFs that went live on US exchanges in January 2024, citing the crypto’s high volatility as bad for generating long-term returns.
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The company in July last year named Salim Ramji, the pro-crypto ex-BlackRock exec, to take the reins from his predecessor CEO Tim Buckley, leading to speculation of a reversal of the decision to shun BTC ETFs. However, Ramji poured water on the idea that he had any intentions for the asset management giant to change its approach to crypto funds.
“Vanguard is looking to end Bitcoin ETF ban (aka bend the knee lol),” Bloomberg Senior’s ETF analyst Eric Balchunas observed on X. “We heard chatter of this too. Smart of them imo. Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs are hugely popular and Salim was one of IBIT’s midwives so he knows.”
<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”><p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>Vanguard is looking to end bitcoin ETF ban (aka bend the knee lol). "The dynamics have been changing" Nice scoop by Eleanor. We heard chatter of this too. Smart of them imo. Bitcoin and Eth ETFs hugely popular and Salim (the CEO) was one of IBIT's midwives so he knows.. <a href=”https://t.co/JH4Ys771iB”>https://t.co/JH4Ys771iB</a></p>— Eric Balchunas (@EricBalchunas) <a href=”https://twitter.com/EricBalchunas/status/1971556479988838407?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>September 26, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src=”https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=”utf-8″></script>
Vanguard’s potential change in position comes as regulators under the Trump administration have adopted a more friendly approach toward crypto, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission recently greenlighting new generic listing standards to expedite crypto ETF approvals.
“For all the crypto bros crashing out bc Bitcoin had a bad week after going up 350% this will brighten your day: Vanguard has 50 million investors. Obv many are not the bitcoin type but that’s massive, they are biggest fund company in the US by two times over,” Balchunas added.
Bitcoin fell below $109,000 yesterday, marking its weakest price in almost a month. The premier crypto has since reclaimed the $110,000 psychological threshold, but it remains to be seen whether the rebound is sustainable.
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SOL's Last Dip? Analyst Sees $500 Target This Cycle
Wyckoff chart shows SOL moving from Phase D to Phase E, hinting at breakout potential.
SOL must hold $177–$180 support; failure risks $150, while bounce targets $240–$250.
ETF filings and institutional focus grow, though markets give only a 34% chance of new highs.
Wyckoff Structure Points to Final Phase
Solana (SOL) is trading at $202 with a daily turnover of $11.19 billion. The token has regained 3% in the past 24 hours, but has dumped by over 15% over the past week. Analysts suggest the decline may be part of a longer structure that still points upward.
ZYN posted a chart presenting SOL crossing the phases of Wyckoff accumulation. According to the chart, Solana is transitioning from Phase D to Phase E, which is based on the Son of Wyckoff theory, a concept where markets tend to break above. The token has traded between $120 and $210, with the current dip portrayed as the final shakeout before a run-up.
Source: ZYN/X
ZYN commented,
“$SOL is in the final phase of its Wyckoff accumulation. This is probably the last big dip before a big rally in Q4.” He added, “I think anyone buying SOL at these levels will be happy in 2-3 months. $500 SOL is programmed this cycle.”
Key Levels and Market Signals
Wise Crypto shared a separate chart showing SOL trading at a critical support zone around $180–$177. This range matches the lower boundary of a rising channel that has guided the price action since March.
Notably, the Stochastic RSI indicator is now in oversold territory, often seen before relief rallies. Wise Crypto noted that if this support holds, the asset could rebound toward $240–$250. They also warned that if the zone breaks, the next major support lies near $150. The analyst described the current setup as a “make-or-break moment” for SOL and suggested traders wait for confirmation before entering.
$SOL at Critical Support Zone!
$SOL is currently trading at a key support level around $180–$177. The Stochastic RSI is signaling oversold conditions, suggesting a potential bounce could be on the horizon.
If this support holds, we could see a strong move toward the… pic.twitter.com/2YB2ZaUAwd
— Wise Crypto (@WiseCrypto_) September 26, 2025
ETF Filings Bring Institutional Focus
ETF filings are also adding attention to Solana. Canary Capital has updated its S-1 registration for its Solana ETF, which plans to both hold and stake SOL through a partnership with Marinade Finance. The fund aims to provide investors with exposure to Solana while also passing along staking rewards.
Canary Capital files S-1 for #Solana ETF, covering $SOL holdings and staking. pic.twitter.com/5eRtsxCzhp
— CryptoPotato Official (@Crypto_Potato) September 26, 2025
As reported by CryptoPotato, Grayscale’s proposed Solana ETF faces its first deadline on October 10. The outcome could determine whether institutional flows begin to support Solana in the same way they did for Bitcoin and Ethereum after spot ETFs gained approval.
Yet, it maintains a cautious stance. Data from Polymarket shows traders pegging the probability that Solana would have a new all-time high in 2025 at just 34%. ETF filings and technical structures have fed optimism, but all the same, the sentiment expresses doubt about how fast Solana can make the move up.
Source: Polymarket
For now, Solana sits at a key point where both technical and regulatory factors will shape its next move.
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Cyber Hornet seeks SEC nod for S&P 500 ETFs tied to XRP, Ethereum, Solana
Cyber Hornet has filed with the SEC to launch a unique ETF that combines exposure to the S&P 500 with XRP. If approved, the fund will be known under the ticker “XXX”. It is meant to provide investors returns that closely correspond to an index of the S&P 500 and another tracking futures contracts for XRP – called the S&P XRP Futures 75/25 Blend Index.
In its structure, 75% of the Cyber Hornet ETF portfolio will be allocated to S&P 500 stocks, while the remaining 25% goes into XRP futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. The fund can also hold XRP directly or use ETPs to balance its exposure.
Cyber Hornet listed two other similar offerings in its SEC filing
Cyber Hornet also has two more ETFs in the works for Ethereum and Solana. The Ethereum version will be listed as “EEE,” and the Solana one as “SSS.” All of the funds have similar 75/25 models, mixing shares with futures contracts. Ethereum exposure comes from CME Ether futures and direct purchases. Meanwhile, the fund’s Solana share will track the S&P Solana Futures Index. This move coincides with growing investor interest — REX-Osprey’s Solana staking ETF just set a new asset record.
Investors will pay a 0.95% management fee annually for the Cyber Hornet ETFs, but there are no shareholder trading fees. The SEC calculates that $10,000 invested would result in about $100 in fees after one year and $312 after three.
The ETFs will also rebalance every month to keep the 75/25 split intact, though Cyber Hornet may adjust more frequently if markets get volatile.
Moreover, the funds may trade slightly higher or lower than their underlying value, just like most ETFs. The ETFs are also set to trade on Nasdaq if approved. Individual investors will trade shares on the open market, while authorized participants manage 25,000-share creation and redemption units.
The filings show Cyber Hornet’s push to link stock market benchmarks with crypto diversity. If launched, they’d be the first funds to unite XRP, ETH, and SOL with S&P 500 performance.
The US SEC is investigating trading activity before companies announced ETF strategies
The US SEC is still working with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) to look into potentially abnormal trades made right before companies unveiled treasury management and ETF strategies.
Investigators are probing whether trades were made using privileged information, a potential case of insider trading or manipulation. Significant price jumps in the hours triggered the inquiry before companies revealed treasury and ETF strategies.
Analysts say the SEC is paying closer attention to strange trading patterns than ever. As firms adopt ETFs and digital assets for treasury use, oversight is tightening to safeguard market order. The probe remains in its early phase and hasn’t resulted in enforcement yet, but it signals a tougher stance on potential abuse.
The inquiry builds on the SEC’s ongoing look at ETF structures and the quality of corporate transparency. Regulators have long been wary of sudden ETF volume jumps that don’t align with available information.
Still, the SEC recently cleared the path for a wave of new crypto-related exchange-traded funds. The agency approved generic listing standards for commodity-based exchange-traded products, allowing crypto funds to move through the approval process much faster.
With these standards now applied across Nasdaq, Cboe BZX, and NYSE Arca, issuers no longer need individual approvals under Section 19(b) of the Securities Exchange Act 1934.
Previously, launching a spot crypto fund required a lengthy application, public comment, and SEC review. This is why nearly all existing crypto ETFs have focused on Bitcoin and Ether—the largest digital assets by market capitalization.
The new approach is intended to speed up launch timelines, slash administrative costs, and make more digital assets available to investors in an ETF structure.
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Bitcoin Short-Term Holders Are Capitulating: 60,000 BTC Hits Exchanges At Loss
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On-chain data shows the Bitcoin short-term holders have been transferring large amounts to exchanges at a loss following BTC’s bearish action.
Bitcoin Short-Term Holders Are Participating In Loss-Taking
In a new post on X, CryptoQuant community analyst Maartunn has talked about the reaction to the recent Bitcoin price decline from the short-term holders (STHs).
The STHs refer to the BTC holders who purchased their coins within the past 155 days. Statistically, the longer an investor holds their coins, the less likely they become to sell them in the future. As such, the STHs with their relatively low amount of holding time are considered to represent the weak hands of the market.
Like usual, this cohort has also panicked in the face of the latest price volatility. Below is the chart shared by Maartunn that shows the trend in the loss transactions made by the cohort’s members to wallets connected with centralized exchanges.
Looks like the value of the metric has witnessed two sharp spikes in recent days | Source: @Maartun on X
From the graph, it’s apparent that the Bitcoin STHs deposited nearly 32,000 BTC at a loss to exchanges during the crash from earlier in the week. Generally, holders transfer their coins to exchanges when they want to make use of one of the services that they provide, which can include selling.
Considering the nature of the STHs, these loss deposits were likely made with distribution in mind. Thus, these investors reacted to the plummet by capitulating.
The latest decline in BTC’s price to levels under $109,000 has been met with a similar reaction, with the 24-hour value of the metric hitting the 29,700 tokens mark.
In total, the STHs have participated in capitulation of more than 60,000 BTC, worth a whopping $6.5 billion, across these two loss-taking waves. “That’s a clear sign of heavy stress across the market,” notes the analyst.
In some other news, CryptoQuant’s Bitcoin Bull-Bear Market Cycle Indicator is flashing a “bear” signal for the cryptocurrency, as Maartunn has pointed out in another X post.
The data of the CryptoQuant BTC Bull-Bear Market Cycle Indicator over the past decade | Source: @JA_Maartun on X
The Bitcoin Bull-Bear Market Cycle Indicator uses the data of several popular on-chain metrics to determine what phase of the cycle the asset is currently in. According to the indicator, BTC is in a bearish phase at the moment.
The 365-day moving average (MA) of the metric has also been on the way down for a while now, which also doesn’t tend to be a positive signal. “Historically, most BTC gains happen when this metric is rising, not falling,” explains the analyst.
BTC Price
Bitcoin has come down to the $108,900 level following a decline of more than 5.5%.
The trend in the price of the coin over the last five days | Source: BTCUSDT on TradingView
Featured image from Dall-E, CryptoQuant.com, chart from TradingView.com
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XRP's Crucial Price Gap – What It Means for Ripple's Future
Given XRP’s explosive growth at one point in 2025, the asset has left a big price gap, which is positioned just under its current trading levels.
Here’s what that means and if (or how) it can impact the price of Ripple’s cross-border payments token.
$XRP has a price gap sitting between $2.73 and $2.51. pic.twitter.com/T1100MsSBc
— Ali (@ali_charts) September 27, 2025
The chart by the popular analyst highlights XRP’s price gap positioned between $2.51 and $2.73. It’s identified using Glassnode’s UTXO Realized Price Distribution (URPD), a metric tracking the price at which existing tokens were last transacted. It suggests potential market resistance or support levels based on historical data.
The graph highlights several similar gaps on XRP’s chart, but most of these (although more significant) are positioned further below the current levels. As such, Martinez doubled down on his belief that the $2.71 support is crucial in determining the asset’s future behavior.
As reported earlier this week, he noted that if XRP successfully defends that level, which it has over the past few days, it could bounce back toward its all-time high of $3.60.
Other analysts outlined two more plausible scenarios for the asset’s upcoming moves, which include a surge beyond $3.20 or a substantial decline below that price gap to $2.20. According to ERGAG CRYPTO, this move lies on whether XRP can indeed remain above the $2.70 support.
The XRP Army also remains bullish as one of its most vocal and popular members, going under the X handle Cobb, predicted that Ripple’s underlying asset will “never trade below $2.50 again.”
For now, XRP remains around $2.80 after bouncing off the aforementioned support. However, it’s still 7% down weekly and was surpassed by Tether’s USDT in terms of market cap.
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Solana SOL Hits Oversold Levels as Traders Eye Key Accumulation Zones
Solana (SOL) has experienced sharp volatility over the past week, dropping more than 20% from its recent highs. This rapid decline has pushed SOL into historically oversold territory on the Relative Strength Index (RSI), a technical signal that has often preceded strong rebound rallies in the past.
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Dogecoin ETF Debut Sparks Investor Frenzy and Price Rally Hopes
The Dogecoin ecosystem is experiencing a surge of new investor interest following the launch of the first U.S. Dogecoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Rex-Osprey DOGE ETF made its trading debut last week with remarkable momentum, recording $6 million in trading volume within just the first hour. This figure was 140% higher than Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas’ day-one forecast and nearly six times greater than the average trading volume of new ETFs across an entire session.
The strong performance has positioned Dogecoin among the most successful crypto-based ETFs to date, surpassing many earlier launches that struggled to exceed $1 million in day-one activity. Balchunas had originally predicted a modest $2.5 million in first-day trading, but Dogecoin investors far outpaced expectations. The ETF’s immediate traction has intensified community discussions, fueling optimism for a significant DOGE price rally.
Adding to this momentum, the 21Shares spot-based DOGE ETF proposal has been listed on the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), signaling stronger market adoption. Meanwhile, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is reviewing additional Dogecoin ETF applications from Grayscale and Bitwise, with decisions expected by October 17. Analysts suggest the success of the first ETF has likely improved the odds of approval for these filings.
Dogecoin’s market price reacted positively to the ETF launch, climbing 5.12% within 24 hours to $0.28 and reaching an intraday high of $0.285 on September 18. After consolidating above its breakout zone, DOGE later corrected to $0.22, but traders remain focused on resistance levels at $0.39 and $0.43-$0.45. A breakout past these points could return Dogecoin to 2021 price levels, but this time on a stronger base near $0.20-$0.25.
With ETF liquidity confirmed, institutional accumulation underway, and DOGE hovering near $0.30, many traders believe the path to $1 Dogecoin is becoming increasingly realistic in this cycle.
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Bitcoin to $60K or $140K? Traders at odds over where BTC price goes next
Hyperliquid launches APEX perpetual contract with community-driven governance.Enables up to 3x leverage in trading activities.Potential increase in trading volumes and liquidity.
On September 27, Hyperliquid announced the launch of the APEX perpetual contract with up to 3x leverage, a decision driven by strong community demand.
This launch signifies Hyperliquid’s commitment to community governance while potentially boosting trading volumes and liquidity for APEX in the DeFi space.
Hyperliquid APEX Contract Launches with Community Approval
Hyperliquid unveiled the APEX perpetual contract in response to community demand, offering leverage of up to 3x. The contract listing followed the HIP-3 process, where community votes drove its approval. The anonymous core team of Hyperliquid continues to focus on peer-led improvements and rapid feature releases.
Market activity is expected to rise, with the APEX-PERP contract potentially leading to heightened trading volumes. By addressing trader demand, the platform reinforces its position as a leading decentralized exchange for perpetual contracts.
Market observers have noted a positive response in Hyperliquid’s community forums and social media. Support for manageable leverage levels indicates confidence in the contract’s stability, with several users expressing enthusiasm for the increase in trading venues.
Hyperliquid Market Stats and Expert Predictions
Did you know? The introduction of APEX-PERP follows Hyperliquid’s previous success with meme tokens, often sparking short-term boosts in related trading activities.
Hyperliquid (HYPE) sees a market cap of $15.08 billion with a circulating supply of 336,685,219. Its 24-hour trading volume has decreased to $545.09 million. The token’s value has seen a 6.62% rise in the past 24 hours, with a notable fluctuation over three months according to CoinMarketCap.
Hyperliquid(HYPE), daily chart, screenshot on CoinMarketCap at 06:54 UTC on September 27, 2025. Source: CoinMarketCap
“HYPE is one of the only perps DEX tokens I consider a real monster for the next cycle—decentralized, fast, and not weighed down by VC unlocks. Perps markets are the future.” – Arthur Hayes, Co-Founder, BitMEXAnalysts from Coincu predict that this launch might stabilize the market volatility, leveraging community support for subsequent token listings. There’s optimism for increased liquidity, placing HYPE on a potentially upward trajectory based on current market dynamics.
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Is REX Osprey's XRP ETF Sell-the-News Shock a Blessing in Disguise?
XRP Sees Short-Term Dip After REX Osprey ETF Approval, But Bullish Trend HoldsAccording to market analyst Cryptonian, the recent approval of the first REX Osprey’s XRP Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) marked a significant milestone for the cryptocurrency.
While this regulatory nod was widely viewed as a major bullish catalyst, it triggered short-term “sell the news” profit-taking following an impressive 90-day rally.
The phenomenon of selling on positive news is not unusual in financial markets. Investors who had accumulated XRP over the past three months, anticipating such a breakthrough, seized the opportunity to lock in profits once the ETF approval became official. This reaction caused a modest dip in XRP’s price, but market observers emphasize that this should not be mistaken for a shift in the underlying trend.
Cryptonian notes that the current dip reflects broader macroeconomic concerns and a healthy technical retracement, not a loss of market confidence. Interest rate shifts, regulatory pressures, and market volatility have prompted this temporary slowdown, seen by analysts as a normal correction following a prolonged rally.
Despite the short-term pullback, the long-term structural bullish trend for XRP remains intact with the psychological price of $5 within reach.
Notably, the ETF approval paves the way for institutional investors to gain regulated exposure to XRP, which could drive significant inflows over time.
By providing a secure and compliant avenue for large-scale investment, the REX Osprey ETF strengthens XRP’s position in the evolving crypto ecosystem and enhances its credibility among traditional financial players.
Historically, the introduction of ETFs for major cryptocurrencies has proven to bolster market adoption and institutional participation. Analysts believe that similar trends could emerge for XRP, potentially supporting higher price floors and sustained growth.
Therefore, the present dip may be a blessing in disguise by representing a buying opportunity at more favorable levels.
XRP Faces Potential Deeper Pullback Amid Market UncertaintyAccording to crypto analyst Karl, XRP has recently corrected into the $2.7–$2.9 range, where it is currently trading. While this may appear as a minor retreat following previous rallies, Karl warns that the downside could extend further before any sustained recovery.
Karl emphasizes that the cryptocurrency market remains “tricky,” with short-term movements heavily influenced by broader macroeconomic factors, investor sentiment, and technical dynamics.
The current pullback reflects not only profit-taking after recent gains but also lingering uncertainty about the market’s next direction.
The analyst points to the $2.6 level as a critical support zone for XRP. A dip toward this area, he suggests, is within the realm of possibility if the market continues to experience volatility.
Source: KarlHistorically, such support levels have served as key decision points, where long-term investors often step in, and short-term traders reassess their positions. Karl’s cautious outlook signals that traders should brace for potential swings and avoid assuming the current $2.7–$2.9 range marks the bottom.
At the time of this writing, XRP was trading at $2.80, according to CoinGecko data.
ConclusionWhile the SEC’s approval of the REX Osprey XRP ETF triggered short-term profit-taking, the underlying fundamentals for XRP remain robust. Institutional adoption, regulatory clarity, and growing market infrastructure continue to support a bullish outlook.
As a result, the current dip could offer investors a strategic entry point at more attractive prices.
Nevertheless, while XRP is holding within the $2.7–$2.9 range, the possibility of a deeper pullback toward $2.6 cannot be dismissed.
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Bitcoin's Pullback Is Merciless for Alts, But Here's Why This Could Be Temporary
Altcoins are facing intense pressure as Bitcoin slipped below $110K, which triggered over $1.1 billion in long liquidations on a 24-hour scale.
75% of the losses came from alts and nearly 45% from ETH alone after it broke below $4,000. But upside potential remains intact.
Alt Season Ends or Just Paused?
According to the latest update shared by Altcoin Vector, the Market Phase has rotated back to Bitcoin after 79 days of Ethereum dominance and swings through mid- and small-cap tokens. ETH’s season lasted 68 days, during which it lifted the asset from $2,200 to a $4,900 ATH before the shift.
Despite this, this rotation does not spell the end of altcoin upside potential. Bitcoin remains the key driver, and once it stabilizes and forms a bottom, altcoins could regain momentum. Despite BTC’s dip, the Risk-Off Signal remains steady, which means that there is no structural fragility. This suggests that early signs of a possible bottoming process could be taking shape across the market.
At a time when shorter-term price swings and Bitcoin-led rotations are distracting traders, crypto analyst Moustache said that altcoins are quietly shaping a long-term technical pattern that many investors seem to overlook.
According to his latest observation, most altcoins have been forming a Cup & Handle structure over the past four years, which happens to be a classic bullish setup in technical analysis. This long consolidation indicates that the market is preparing for a significant upward move.
Calm Before Explosive Rebound
Swissblock’s latest analysis also revealed that the crypto market is currently in a reset phase and signals a potential opportunity ahead. Historically, their Aggregated Impulse indicator, which tracks exponential price structures across the top 350 assets, has accurately flagged major bottoms.
Since 2024, the last seven times this signal triggered, BTC subsequently rallied 20-30%, while altcoins surged 50-150%. Currently, 22% of altcoins are showing negative impulse, which places the market near the historical bottom zone of 15-25%.
Swissblock noted that once this reset completes, Ethereum and other altcoins typically lead the next rotation. As such, patient investors could see substantial gains as market momentum shifts.
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Bitcoin's September Crash Setting Up a Massive Q4 Breakout!
Bitcoin has slipped back into bear mode, trading near $109,000, and once again, the “September curse” seems to be haunting the crypto market. Nearly $1.7 billion in long positions have been wiped out, shaking the confidence of retail traders.
But according to analyst CRYPTOBIRB, the bigger picture may not be about September at all, instead, Q4 could be where Bitcoin sets up for its next big breakout.
Why September Feels Like a CurseHistorically, September has never been kind to Bitcoin. CoinGlass data shows that, on average, this month has delivered 6% losses for the crypto market. Many expected 2025 to break the trend, but early gains have already been erased.
What started as one of the most promising Septembers in years has now turned flat, wiping away nearly all earlier gains.
On the other hand, it’s not just retail traders selling, institutions are pulling back too. Bitcoin spot ETFs saw four straight days of outflows, losing $1.13 billion this week, while Ethereum ETFs faced $795.8 million in outflows.
This suggests money may be shifting back into Bitcoin. For big players, fear in the market isn’t a reason to run — it’s a reason to buy.
Bear Setup, Breakout ComingDespite the panic, CRYPTOBIRB says the outlook may not be as bad as it seems. On higher timeframes, Bitcoin is still safe. But on the charts, the picture is shaky. As BTC has slipped below its 200-day trend line at $112,400, leaving $104,000 as the next key support.
Even the momentum is fading, with RSI at 38 showing weakness. Bitcoin is stuck between $108K and $115K, hinting at a big breakout ahead.
The “Fear & Greed Index” has dropped to 33, signaling “fear,” and retail traders are panicking. Ironically, this same fear might be the fuel that sparks Bitcoin’s next major move.
Q4: Bitcoin’s Strongest SeasonDespite September’s slump, CRYPTOBIRB expects Q4 to be bullish. Key drivers include potential Fed rate cuts, dollar weakness boosting risk assets, and a supply-demand imbalance, with projected institutional demand of $3 trillion against only $77 billion worth of new BTC issued annually.
History also favors the bulls. Since 2013, Bitcoin has averaged an 85% return in Q4, with November alone bringing an average 46% gain and October around 21%.
For now, Bitcoin trades at $109,590, slightly higher in the past 24 hours, but all eyes are on Q4.
Vanadi Coffee, the Spanish coffee shop franchise turned bitcoin treasury company, announced the approval of investments in BTC for up to €1 billion. The company stated that it believes in bitcoin as an instrument that can be leveraged as a treasury diversifier and an inflation hedge.
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Ether ETFs log straight week of outflows, $796M pulled as price drops 10%
The five straight days of spot Ether ETF outflows come amid recent data suggesting weakening retail participation in the asset.
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US-based spot Ether exchange-traded funds (ETF) have posted five straight net outflow days as the asset’s price slid around 10% over the week.
On Friday, spot Ether (ETH) ETFs closed the trading week with $248.4 million in daily outflows, bringing total weekly outflows to $795.8 million, according to Farside data.
Meanwhile, the price of Ether fell 10.25% over the past seven days, trading at $4,013 at the time of publication, according to CoinMarketCap data.
Ether’s price is down 12.24% over the past 30 days. Source: CoinMarketCapThe last time spot Ether ETFs recorded five consecutive days of outflows was the week ending Sept. 5, when the asset’s price was trading around $4,300.
Staking anticipation lingers for spot Ether ETFsCointelegraph recently reported that retail participation appears to be waning for ETH. Net taker volume on Binance has remained negative over the past month, signaling persistent sell-side pressure.
Crypto analyst Bitbull said the Ether ETF outflow streak “is a sign of capitulation as the panic selling has been so high.”
It comes as industry anticipation is mounting over when the US Securities and Exchange Commission will approve staking as part of the spot Ether ETFs.
On Sept. 19, it was reported that Grayscale is preparing to stake part of its significant Ether holdings, which may signal confidence that US regulators will soon permit staking within exchange-traded products.
Bitcoin ETFs are going “as good as you could possibly hope”Meanwhile, spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs posted net outflows of $897.6 million over the same five days. It comes as Bitcoin’s fell 5.28% over the past seven days, trading at $109,551 at the time of publication.
ETF analyst James Seyffart said in a podcast published on Thursday that Bitcoin ETFs haven’t “been perfectly hot the past couple of months,” but reiterated “they are the biggest launch of all time.”
Seyffart added that Bitcoin ETFs are going “as good as you could possibly hope.”
“The amount of money that has come in here is unlike anything we have ever seen,” he said.
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Build-A-Bear CEO's success: ‘5th consecutive year of record revenue'
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FVAL: Value Factor ETFs Are Beating The S&P 500, More Returns Are Ahead
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Resolution Minerals Doubles Drilling at Horse Heaven
Resolution Minerals Ltd (ASX:RML, OTC:RLMLF) earlier this week announced an expansion of its drilling program at the Horse Heaven Project in Idaho. US CEO Craig Lindsay joined Proactive to explain.
Highlights
Resolution Minerals is doubling its drilling program at the Horse Heaven Project in Idaho.
An amendment to the plan of operations allows drilling to continue until the end of October.
The company expects to complete an additional 8–10 holes and 8,000–10,000 feet of drilling.
Drilling results to date show mineralization similar to Perpetua Resources’ Stibnite mine.
Expanded drilling will feed into a resource estimate planned for 2024.
Resolution Minerals is also acquiring 600 more acres in the Yellow Pine mining district.
The land position now covers 59 km², fully owned by the company.
Upcoming milestones: 20,000 feet drilled, drill results from 20 holes, plus sediment and metallurgical test results.
Commodity backdrop supportive, with gold at $1,700/oz and antimony demand rising.
Drilling Program Doubled Following Encouraging Early Results
US CEO Craig Lindsay said the company secured an amendment to its plan of operations with the US Forest Service, extending the drill season through October. It highlighted that this will allow an additional 8,000 to 10,000 feet of drilling across 8 to 10 more holes. They had originally planned 8,000 feet, meaning the revised program will double the planned work.
Lindsay told Proactive that the decision was driven by encouraging early results. He said the core being recovered showed similarities to mineralization seen at Perpetua Resources’ nearby Stibnite mine. He added that the additional work would contribute to a resource estimate that Resolution Minerals aims to release next year.The company is also consolidating its land position in the Yellow Pine mining district. It has agreed to acquire a further 600 acres, bringing its total holding to 59 square kilometres. Lindsay said the district is becoming increasingly competitive, with several companies seeking ground. He noted that the company had been selectively staking areas considered prospective for gold, antimony, and tungsten.
Next Steps
Looking ahead, Lindsay outlined three milestones expected over the coming months. The company aims to complete 20,000 feet of drilling by October. Drill results from 20 holes are expected to start being reported in about four weeks, with updates continuing into the new year. In addition, results from stream sediment sampling and metallurgical testing are anticipated.
Lindsay said the company was working in favourable conditions, with gold at about $1,700 per ounce and antimony in focus as a critical metal in the United States. He described the current period as an active phase with multiple developments underway.
Resolution Minerals has full ownership of its land position and said it is well placed in a district it views as emerging as a significant exploration play.
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ETHZilla to Deploy Approximately $47 Million in ETH to Puffer
Partnership will include integration of Puffer’s validator stack with ETHZilla’s treasuries to restake ETH under the Puffer model
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, Sept. 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Puffer Finance, the leading innovator in Ethereum infrastructure and based rollups, has announced a strategic partnership with ETHZilla, which will see ETHZilla deploy approximately $47 Million in ETH to Puffer.
The partnership is geared towards setting a new standard for institutional participation in Ethereum, focusing on restaking with an emphasis on security and performance.
ETHZilla selected Puffer for its unique framework, which delivers high yield via restaking, anchored by Puffer’s 2 ETH validator bond, which works as an active insurance layer against validator failures or malicious behaviour. Looking ahead, the partnership will include the integration of Puffer’s validator stack with ETHZilla’s treasuries to restake ETH under the Puffer model, alongside the continued roll-out of Puffer’s vertical infrastructure (LRT, UniFi rollup, Prefconf AVS) in coordination with institutional partners.
Puffer’s offering extends from its Liquidity Restaking Token (LRT) platform, which enhances capital efficiency, to its UniFi-based rollup, delivering composability, and its Prefconf AVS solution, enabling high throughput and settlement scalability. By combining these products, Puffer offers a complete infrastructure stack built for high yield, speed, and effortless composability.
ETHZilla, a publicly traded firm, is rapidly positioning itself as a significant force in Ethereum treasury management. The company has accumulated over 100,000 ETH (≈$450 million in holdings) and is deploying capital into liquid restaking protocols as part of its treasury strategy.
Institutions and treasuries have traditionally had to choose between yield and security. Puffer’s 2 ETH validator bond changes that equation, boosting restaking returns while maintaining strong safeguards. The partnership with ETHZilla underscores a maturing market where security is no longer an afterthought but a core requirement.
“Our collaboration with ETHZilla demonstrates how security and yield can go hand in hand,” said Amir Forouzani, Founder and CEO of Puffer Finance. “By combining ETHZilla’s forward-looking treasury strategy with Puffer’s permissionless validator architecture, we are setting a new standard for DATs and Institutions’ participation in Ethereum restaking, one that prioritises both safety and performance.”
ETHZilla Corporation (Nasdaq: ETHZ) has rebranded from 180 Life Sciences Corp and shifted its focus from biotech to become a leading Ethereum treasury vehicle. The company has accumulated roughly 100,000 ETH at an average purchase price of $3,900–$4,000, now valued at about $450–$460 million. Backed by approximately $425 million raised through a private placement with more than 60 institutional and crypto-native investors, including Electric Capital, Polychain Capital, and GSR, ETHZilla deploys its capital through restaking, staking, liquidity provisioning, lending, private agreements, and yield optimization in collaboration with Electric Capital. It is publicly traded on Nasdaq under the ticker ETHZ (ETHZW for warrants), highlighting its transformation into an Ethereum-focused treasury company.
About Puffer Finance
Puffer Finance is building a vertical infrastructure stack that empowers restaking at scale without compromising on security. With its 2 ETH validator bond model, LRT for capital efficiency, UniFi-based rollup for composability, and Prefconf AVS for high throughput and settlement scalability, Puffer is designed to serve Digital Asset Treasuries, Institutions, and restakers who demand both performance and safety.
About ETHZilla
ETHZilla Corporation is a technology company in the decentralized finance industry. ETHZilla seeks to connect financial institutions, businesses and organizations worldwide by enabling secure, accessible blockchain transactions through Ethereum Network protocol implementations. It generates recurring revenues through various DeFiprotocols that improve Ethereum network integrity and security. ETHZilla believes it has the unique capability to bring traditional assets on-chain via tokenization. Through its proprietary protocol implementations, ETHZilla facilitates DeFitransactions and asset digitization across multiple Layer 2 Ethereum networks. ETHZilla is working to offer tokenization solutions, DeFi protocol integration, blockchain analytics, traditional-to-digital asset conversion gateways, and other decentralized finance services.
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hVIVO CEO on growth plans and human challenge trials - ICYMI
hVIVO PLC (AIM:HVO) chief executive Yamin ‘Mo’ Khan talked with Proactive about the company’s unaudited results for the first half of 2025 and its outlook for the remainder of the year.
Khan explained that revenue for the period came in at just over £24 million, supported by a diversified mix of services, therapeutics, and clients.
He added that EBITDA of around £3 million was “helped by the postponement and cancellation fees that we recognised in the first half of this year, together with some of the operational efficiencies that we have already put in place and disciplined cost management.”
Cash at 30 June 2025 stood at just over £23 million, while the weighted contracted order book was about £40 million.
He noted that the broader CRO industry has faced macroeconomic and sector headwinds, particularly in the vaccine field, which has led to postponements, cancellations, and longer sales cycles.
Despite this, Khan said he believes human challenge trials remain highly relevant and could see stronger adoption as drugmakers look to develop medicines faster and at lower cost.
The integration of CRS and Cryo Store has progressed well, delivering cross-selling opportunities and annualised savings. Looking ahead, hVIVO expects to deliver about £47 million in revenue for 2025, with a small single-digit EBITDA loss, and aims to return to growth in 2026.
Proactive: Hello, you’re watching Proactive. I’m joined by hVIVO chief executive Mo Khan. Mo, very good to speak with you this morning. You’ve released your unaudited results for the first half of 2025. Could you give us a high-level overview of the results, please?
Yamin ‘Mo’ Khan: Of course. The results are very much in line with the July trading update we provided two months ago. Revenue for the first half of 2025 was just over £24 million, with a strong mix of services, therapeutics, and client base. This reflects our ongoing diversification strategy.
On EBITDA, we reported around £3 million, helped by postponement and cancellation fees recognised in the first half, alongside operational efficiencies and disciplined cost management. Cash at 30 June 2025 stood at just over £23 million. Our weighted contracted order book was about £40 million. We report weighted numbers as they are more realistic, since we assign probabilities to projects based on their likelihood to proceed.
Proactive: The CRO industry has faced macroeconomic and sector-specific headwinds. How has this affected hVIVO and your 2025 delivery?
Khan: The broader CRO industry has been impacted by macroeconomic and sector-specific headwinds, and we’re not an exception. The vaccine field, in particular, has faced challenges, especially with changes in the US. As a result, we’ve seen postponements, cancellations, and lengthening of sales cycles, especially for human challenge trials. Clients are taking a wait-and-see approach before committing further investment.
That said, human challenge trials remain robust and highly relevant. I believe they will make a stronger comeback, driven by global pricing pressure on medicines. Manufacturers are looking to develop drugs faster and cheaply. For vaccines and antivirals, human challenge trials offer both speed and cost advantages compared to classical methods.
In the non-challenge trial sector, we’ve seen good growth in our clinical services with CRS and our site services in London, as well as in hLab services.
Proactive: One of the major highlights from the first half was the acquisition of CRS and Cryo Store. How is the integration going, and how is hVIVO positioning itself going forward?
Khan: Both integrations are going really well. CRS, a German-based phase one CRO with sites in Mannheim and Kiel, has an excellent, motivated team that has already delivered strong sales. Cryo Store, a smaller enterprise in London, has helped expand our biobank capabilities.
The main aim was to bring people.le, processes, and systems together. Most of that has been achieved, with systems integration ongoing. We expect most integration costs to be finalised by year-end. We’ve already identified about £1 million in annualised savings and achieved about £3 million in cross-selling opportunities.
Proactive: You recently welcomed non-executive chairman Shaun Chilton. How does his experience support the board, and what is the status of the new independent non-executive director?
Khan: I’m very pleased to have Shaun on the board. His experience and expertise are second to none. He previously led a pharmaceutical contract service provider to rapid growth across nearly 100 countries. That experience, plus his board and AIM market expertise, made him an ideal candidate. We believe his input will support our mid- and long-term growth goals.
Proactive: What should we expect from hVIVO for the remainder of 2025 and beyond?
Khan: As we said in July, we expect to recognise about £47 million in revenue for 2025. EBITDA loss should be a small single-digit number, which is an improvement from earlier guidance. I also expect an increase in our sales pipeline across all service lines. We’ve already seen evidence of new sales in both clinical and hLab lines. With normalisation of the human challenge trial market, we’re guiding towards returning to growth in 2026.
Proactive: Mo, thank you very much for speaking with us.
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DOW INVESTOR NOTICE: Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP Announces that Dow Inc. Investors with Substantial Losses Have Opportunity to Lead Securities Class Action Lawsuit
, /PRNewswire/ -- The law firm of Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP announces that purchasers or acquirers of Dow Inc. (NYSE: DOW) securities between January 30, 2025 and July 23, 2025, inclusive (the "Class Period"), have until Tuesday, October 28, 2025 to seek appointment as lead plaintiff of the Dow class action lawsuit. Captioned Sarti v. Dow Inc., No. 25-cv-12744 (E.D. Mich.), the Dow class action lawsuit charges Dow, The Dow Chemical Company, a Dow subsidiary, as well as certain of Dow's top executives with violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
If you suffered substantial losses and wish to serve as lead plaintiff of the Dow class action lawsuit, please provide your information here:
You can also contact attorneys J.C. Sanchez or Jennifer N. Caringal of Robbins Geller by calling 800/449-4900 or via e-mail at [email protected].
CASE ALLEGATIONS: Dow, through its subsidiaries, provides various materials science solutions for packaging, infrastructure, mobility, and consumer applications.
The Dow class action lawsuit alleges that defendants throughout the Class Period made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) Dow's ability to mitigate macroeconomic and tariff-related headwinds, as well as to maintain the financial flexibility needed to support its lucrative dividend, was overstated; and (ii) the true scope and severity of the foregoing headwinds' negative impacts on Dow's business and financial condition was understated, particularly with respect to competitive and pricing pressures, softening global sales, and demand for Dow's products, as well as an oversupply of products in Dow's global markets.
The Dow class action lawsuit further alleges that on June 23, 2025 BMO Capital downgraded its recommendation on Dow to "Underperform" from "Market Perform" while also cutting its price target on Dow's stock to $22.00 per share from $29.00 per share, citing sustained weakness across key end markets and mounting pressure on Dow's dividend. Following this news, Dow's stock price fell by more than 3%, the complaint alleges.
Then, the complaint further alleges that on July 24, 2025, Dow reported a second quarter of 2025 non-GAAP loss per share of $0.42, significantly larger than the approximate $0.17 to $0.18 per share loss expected by analysts and net sales of $10.1 billion, representing a 7.3% year-over-year decline and missing consensus estimates by $130 million, "reflecting declines in all operating segments." Dow's CEO, defendant Jim Fitterling, blamed these disappointing results on "the lower-for-longer earnings environment that our industry is facing, amplified by recent trade and tariff uncertainties," while providing a dour outlook marked by "signs of oversupply from newer market entrants who are exporting to various regions at anti-competitive economics," it is alleged. Dow also revealed that it was cutting its dividend in half, from $0.70 per share to only $0.35 per share, citing the need for "financial flexibility amidst a persistently challenging macroeconomic environment," the Dow class action lawsuit further alleges. Following this news, Dow's stock price fell by more than 17%, the complaint alleges.
THE LEAD PLAINTIFF PROCESS: The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 permits any investor who purchased or acquired Dow securities during the Class Period to seek appointment as lead plaintiff in the Dow class action lawsuit. A lead plaintiff is generally the movant with the greatest financial interest in the relief sought by the putative class who is also typical and adequate of the putative class. A lead plaintiff acts on behalf of all other class members in directing the Dow class action lawsuit. The lead plaintiff can select a law firm of its choice to litigate the Dow class action lawsuit. An investor's ability to share in any potential future recovery is not dependent upon serving as lead plaintiff of the Dow class action lawsuit.
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Harrow, Inc. (NASDAQ:HROW) Analyst/Investor Day September 26, 2025 11:30 AM EDT
Company Participants
Michael Biega - Vice President of Investor Relations & Communications
Mark Baum - CEO & Chairman of the Board
Andrew Boll - President, CFO & Corporate Secretary
Conference Call Participants
Mayank Mamtani - B. Riley Securities, Inc., Research Division
Steven Seedhouse - Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., Research Division
Lachlan Hanbury-Brown - William Blair & Company L.L.C., Research Division
Thomas Shrader - BTIG, LLC, Research Division
Presentation
Michael Biega
Vice President of Investor Relations & Communications
All right. We can get started. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to Harrow's Inaugural Investor and Analyst Day. My name is Mike Biega. I am the Vice President of Investor Relations and Communications, and we're thrilled to be here with all of you today. The company's remarks may include forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities law.
Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond Harrow's control, including risks and uncertainties described from time to time in its SEC filings, such as the risks and uncertainties related to the company's ability to make commercially available, its FDA-approved products, in compounded formulations and technologies, and FDA approval of certain drug candidates in a timely manner or at all.
For a list and description of those risks and uncertainties, please see the Risk Factors section of the company's most recent annual report on Form 10-K and subsequent quarterly earnings reports on Form 10-Q, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We have a very full agenda plan for today.
We'll start with about 2.5 to 3 hours of prepared remarks, followed by roughly 30 minutes of questions. I do kindly ask that you hold all of your questions until after the presentations and then when we reach this Q&A session, raise your hand, I'll come around
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Ethereum Spot ETFs Receive S-1 Amendment Filings from Major Firms
Major firms file amendments for Ethereum spot ETFs, eye approval.Potential ETF approval anticipated within two weeks.Moves signal growing institutional interest in Ethereum.
Nate Geraci announced the submission of S-1 amendments for spot Ethereum ETFs by Franklin, Fidelity, and others on September 27, 2025, signaling a potential market shift.
These amendments, expected to be approved soon, indicate regulatory progress and could catalyze significant institutional interest in Ethereum, potentially affecting broader crypto market dynamics.
Institutional Push: S-1 Amendments Point to Ethereum ETF Surge
A series of S-1 amendments from notable financial firms like Franklin Templeton and Fidelity have been submitted for spot Ethereum ETFs. Geraci identified this on his social media platform, marking a potential turning point in cryptocurrency asset management frameworks. These amendments, viewed as positive for institutional players, specify collateralization − an often favorable condition for regulatory approval.
Anticipation grows as approval is expected within two weeks. Such a timeline suggests regulatory processes may be well underway, reinforcing market interest in Ethereum and signaling potential shifts in its valuation. Should these ETFs gain approval, Ethereum may witness increased demand, driven by institutional participants eager to capitalize on the potential of digital assets.
“A series of S-1 amendments for spot Ethereum ETFs were submitted today, including from Franklin, Fidelity, CoinShares, Bitwise, Grayscale, VanEck, and Canary.” — Nate Geraci, President, The ETF Store
Market Anticipation Hinges on Approval Timeline and Price Impact
Did you know? When the first Bitcoin ETFs gained approval, it led to major price movements in just weeks, hinting at similar outcomes for Ethereum if approved.
As of the last update, Ethereum (ETH) is priced at $4,027.79 with a market cap of $486.17 billion, according to CoinMarketCap. Recent trends indicate a 3.18% price increase over 24 hours, yet a 9.84% decrease over the last week, underscoring market volatility.
Ethereum(ETH), daily chart, screenshot on CoinMarketCap at 00:25 UTC on September 27, 2025. Source: CoinMarketCap
Insights from the Coincu research team suggest that successful ETF launches could catalyze significant market shifts. Increased regulatory compliance and entry of traditional financial players into the space are expected to drive Ethereum’s growth potential and broaden its adoption across diverse sectors, despite recent price fluctuations.
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Stani Kulechov’s 4 million ENA transfer to Galaxy Digital.Token sale valued at $2.38 million on September 27.Transfer from Ethena wallet indicates institutional involvement.
Stani Kulechov, Aave founder, transferred 4 million ENA tokens (valued at $2.38 million) to Galaxy Digital, an institutional platform, following their unlock from an Ethena-owned wallet six hours ago.
This token transfer highlights potential institutional liquidity actions, reflecting common strategies for large-scale investors after token unlocks, which may influence Ethena’s market dynamics and investor perceptions.
Stani Kulechov Transfers $2.38M ENA to Galaxy Digital
Stani Kulechov, founder of Aave and investor in Ethena, has reportedly moved 4 million ENA tokens to digital asset platform Galaxy Digital. The transfer aligns with past patterns of founder or investor token unlocks, which often signal increased liquidity and potential market impacts. This action reflects a movement towards institutional-grade custody or market-making strategies.
Galaxy Digital’s involvement emphasizes institutional interest in Ethena’s ENA tokens. Token transfer from a linked Ethena wallet suggests potential broader market distribution or trading actions. This large sale of ENA tokens shifts former long-term holdings into potentially tradable assets, underlining changes in market dynamics.
“Very nice overview of the Aave V4 feature… Interestingly, the Reinvestment Module wasn’t part of our original design a couple of years ago when we laid down the protocol architecture. It actually emerged later as an unexpected, but exciting, last-minute addition.” – Stani Kulechov, Founder, AaveAmidst ongoing speculation, Stani Kulechov has not formally commented on the transaction. Community speculation on forums and social media persists, though no official response has emerged from Aave or Ethena regarding the institutional significance of this transfer.
ENA’s Market Response to Institutional Engagement
Did you know? Following founder token unlocks, DeFi tokens like UniSwap’s UNI often experience price volatility and liquidity changes. The ENA activity signals potential similar short-term adjustments.
Ethena’s ENA token is currently valued at $0.60. With a market cap of $4.11 billion and a 24-hour trading volume of $336.55 million, the token shows a recent 3.75% price increase, yet a 11.01% decrease over seven days. Data from CoinMarketCap indicates further fluctuations may occur.
Ethena(ENA), daily chart, screenshot on CoinMarketCap at 00:55 UTC on September 27, 2025. Source: CoinMarketCap
The Coincu research team suggests that institutional engagement, such as Galaxy Digital’s involvement, could lead to increased ENA liquidity and secure trading systems. Market responses typically depend on token-specific dynamics and broader investor sentiment.
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Major Asset Managers Submit Solana ETF Applications
Major institutions submitted Solana ETF amendments after SEC demands on staking terms.Speculation on expedited approval grows.Potential positive impact for Ethereum ETFs.
Leading asset managers, including Fidelity and Franklin Templeton, amended S-1 filings for spot Solana ETFs, potentially paving the way for approval following SEC review requests.
This could boost market liquidity and staking dynamics, signaling positive impacts on Solana and possibly Ethereum ETFs, affecting institutional investment flows significantly.
Solana ETF Stakes: Revisions Spark Approval Speculation
A noteworthy submission of S-1 amendments for spot Solana (SOL) ETFs occurred, involving Franklin Templeton, Fidelity, CoinShares, and Bitwise. These actions are based on SEC feedback focused on in-kind redemptions and staking solution mechanics.
This development could signify an expedited process for Solana ETFs approval. Such actions are anticipated to open opportunities for Ethereum ETF products. Institutional asset managers control vast assets, amplifying the market expectation about the launch of staking-inclusive ETFs.
Nate Geraci, ETF Store President, highlighted on X that amendments for Solana were filed and that an approval decision might arrive shortly. James Seyffart, Bloomberg analyst, pointed to positive exchanges between the issuers and regulators.
Solana’s Path Forward: Price Metrics and Market Outlook
Did you know? The February launch of SOL futures on CME mirrored procedures from previous BTC and ETH ETF launches, reinforcing expectations for upcoming Solana products.
According to CoinMarketCap, Solana (SOL) has a price of $204.27 with a market cap of 111,022,141,071.00 and a market dominance of 2.94%. The 24-hour trading volume stands at 10,006,084,706.00, showing a 3.84% increase within the day, but a notable 14.81% decline over the week. The current circulating supply is 543,511,304, with no max supply. This data was last updated on September 27, 2025, at 01:25 UTC.
Solana(SOL), daily chart, screenshot on CoinMarketCap at 01:25 UTC on September 27, 2025. Source: CoinMarketCap
The Coincu research team suggests that these ETF moves could indicate a shift toward mainstream adoption, showcasing consistent regulatory progress. ETFs opened for staking might become a structural next step for crypto, granting long-term investment opportunities in digital currencies.
Synchronized updates likely just indicate positive back and forth between these issuers and the SEC. – James Seyffart, Bloomberg
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