Notable news in the last 24 hours (18/08) BTC: 26,492 USD | ETH: 1,681 USD | Total market cap: 1,036 billion USD 1️⃣ Valkyrie files an application for ETF Futures for Ethereum. According to an Aug. 16 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Valkyrie Investments has filed an application to register an Ethereum ETF as a futures contract, following its move to re-register a Bitcoin spot ETF in June. 2️⃣ CME Group Launches Reference Rates for BTC & ETH in Asia-Pacific. CME Group said the two new reference rates will be Bitcoin, CME, CF, APAC and Ethereum, CME, CF, APAC. These two indices will be applied from September 11 and provide a once-daily rate at 4pm Hong Kong time. 3️⃣ Tether stopped issuing USDT on Bitcoin Cash, Omni, and Kusama. According to the latest information posted on the evening of August 17, Tether – the company behind the stablecoin USDT – announced that they will stop issuing USDT on 3 blockchains including Omni, Bitcoin Cash and Kusama, as demand from users has decreased significantly compared to before. 4️⃣ PayPal suspends crypto buying services in the UK. The payments giant PayPal will pause its feature to buy cryptocurrencies in the United Kingdom until early 2024. The reason is due to the strict regulatory context in the land of fog.