专家表示，比特币和以太坊 ETF 将引发加密货币激增

以太坊 ETF 的批准标志着一种叙事转变，为数字资产与主要参与者一起进入市场提供了另一个机会。

Top cryptocurrency Bitcoin and Ether rose on Tuesday amid speculation that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will approve spot Ethereum ETFs this week.

由于市场猜测美国证券交易委员会 (SEC) 将在本周批准现货以太坊 ETF，顶级加密货币比特币和以太币周二上涨。

The financial watchdog is set to decide on Van Eck’s spot Ethereum ETF application on Thursday and the Ark 21Shares application on Friday.

金融监管机构将于周四对 Van Eck 的现货以太坊 ETF 申请做出决定，并于周五对 Ark 21Shares 申请做出决定。

Meanwhile, Bloomberg Intelligence ETF analysts have increased their approval odds for Ethereum ETFs to 75%. Balchunas posted on Axios that the SEC “could be doing a 180” due to increasing political pressure. Crypto has emerged as a political topic in this election year, with presidential candidate Donald Trump making several pro-crypto statements during a campaign in May. Moreover, President Joe Biden is also taking a pro-crypto stance to garner support from the crypto community.

与此同时，彭博资讯 ETF 分析师将以太坊 ETF 的批准率提高至 75%。 Balchunas 在 Axios 上发帖称，由于政治压力越来越大，美国证券交易委员会“可能会来个 180 度转变”。加密货币在这个选举年已成为一个政治话题，总统候选人唐纳德·特朗普在 5 月份的竞选期间发表了几项支持加密货币的声明。此外，总统乔·拜登也采取了支持加密货币的立场，以获取加密货币社区的支持。

As of Tuesday morning, Bitcoin was trading at $70,000, up nearly 6%, while Ether was hovering around $3,700, up over 22%, according to CoinMartketCap. Ether's market capitalization of $440 billion now has surpassed that of payment giant Mastercard, which is valued at $427 billion.

根据 CoinMartketCap 的数据，截至周二上午，比特币交易价格为 70,000 美元，上涨近 6%，而以太币则徘徊在 3,700 美元左右，上涨超过 22%。以太币目前的市值为 4400 亿美元，已经超过了支付巨头万事达卡的 4270 亿美元市值。

The approval of Ether ETFs will cause a crypto surge, says an expert

专家表示，以太坊 ETF 的批准将导致加密货币激增

“The narrative has shifted, and this provides another opportunity for digital assets to enter the market alongside major players,” said Jonathan Thomas, CEO and co-founder of Blueberry Protocol, a DeFi (decentralized finance) platform, in an email to Forkast.

DeFi（去中心化金融）平台 Blueberry Protocol 的首席执行官兼联合创始人 Jonathan Thomas 在给 Forkast 的电子邮件中表示：“叙事已经发生了转变，这为数字资产与主要参与者一起进入市场提供了另一个机会。”

In his view, the approval of Ether ETFs will help digital assets be recognized as something legitimate by regulators, while institutions will see the benefit of offering crypto services.

在他看来，以太坊ETF的批准将有助于数字资产被监管机构视为合法资产，同时机构也将看到提供加密服务的好处。

“As we saw with Bitcoin ETF approvals, the market will become more bullish as well. There's going to be a surge in buying activity and traders entering a ‘buy the news’ moment, which is likely to push Ethereum to an all-time high,” he added.

“正如我们看到的，比特币 ETF 获得批准，市场也将变得更加看涨。购买活动将会激增，交易者将进入“购买新闻”时刻，这可能会将以太坊推向历史新高，”他补充道。

“The Ether ETF will also be the most profitable ETF for traditional finance as it includes the provisions for staking, and the asset itself will have a native yield.”

“以太坊 ETF 也将成为传统金融领域最赚钱的 ETF，因为它包含质押条款，而且资产本身将具有原生收益率。”

Why Ether is so important

为什么以太如此重要

Ether is the native token of the Ethereum blockchain network, which hosts thousands of decentralized applications and financial services, enabling investors to trade, borrow, and lend via automated software protocols instead of traditional banks or financial institutions.

以太币是以太坊区块链网络的原生代币，该网络托管着数以千计的去中心化应用程序和金融服务，使投资者能够通过自动化软件协议而不是传统的银行或金融机构进行交易、借贷和借贷。

The network has some unique features that Bitcoin lacks, bolstering its usability. For instance, Bitcoin’s blockchain network cannot be used as a platform for decentralized applications because it was not originally designed for applications to be built directly on its base layer.

该网络具有比特币所缺乏的一些独特功能，增强了其可用性。例如，比特币的区块链网络不能用作去中心化应用程序的平台，因为它最初并不是为直接在其基础层上构建应用程序而设计的。

This is part of the reason why financial giants such as BlackRock and Fidelity are interested in launching Ether funds, as they see Ether ETFs as a way to expand crypto’s investor base. In March, BlackRock launched its first tokenized fund on the Ethereum blockchain. BlackRock has repeatedly stated that its digital asset strategy involves launching ETFs and tokenizing financial assets.

这就是贝莱德和富达等金融巨头有兴趣推出以太基金的部分原因，因为他们将以太 ETF 视为扩大加密货币投资者基础的一种方式。今年三月，贝莱德在以太坊区块链上推出了首个代币化基金。贝莱德多次表示，其数字资产战略涉及推出ETF和金融资产代币化。

In other related developments, Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnenshein resigned on Monday, just a few weeks after the company withdrew its application for a futures Ethereum ETF. Goldman Sachs’ head of strategy, Peter Mintzberg, will become its new CEO in August.

在其他相关进展中，Grayscale 首席执行官 Michael Sonnenshein 于周一辞职，就在该公司撤回以太坊 ETF 期货申请几周后。高盛战略主管 Peter Mintzberg 将于八月成为新任首席执行官。