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Welcome back to Distributed Ledger. This is Frances Yue, reporter at MarketWatch.<\/p>\n

During the past week, the first ether futures-based exchange-traded funds debuted in the U.S., as ProShares, VanEck and Bitwise, launched such products, respectively, on Monday.<\/p>\n

Crypto bulls have been celebrating the news as such products could widen financial institutions\u2019 access to digital assets. However, the launch has failed to lift major crypto\u2019s prices much, with ether almost flat from a week ago. <\/p>\n

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The trading volume of the ether futures ETFs has also been relatively low, according to Dessislava Aubert, senior analyst at crypto research firm Kaiko.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Find me on Twitter at\u00a0@FrancesYue_<\/a>\u00a0to share any thoughts on crypto or this newsletter. <\/p>\n

Climbing Treasury yields <\/h2>\n

The debut of the ether futures ETFs were lackluster, mostly because the demand for crypto exposure is quite low, with the 10-year Treasury yields hitting a 16-year high earlier in the week, before edging lower, Aubert said in a call. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe have not had a market catalyst which was able to boost inflows into crypto and this is mainly related to the macro environment. People just have less capital to allocate to risk assets,\u201d according to Aubert. <\/p>\n

The situation could change if the SEC approves a spot bitcoin ETF, but that remains uncertain, noted Aubert.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Aubert said they expect further volatility for bitcoin in the fourth quarter, as liquidity and volume remain low while the market is sensitive to economic data.\u00a0<\/p>\n

SBF trial\u00a0<\/h2>\n

Earlier this week, the trial of Sam Bankman-Fried, former chief executive at bankrupt crypto exchange FTX, kicked off at the Manhattan federal court in New York city. <\/p>\n

Read: <\/strong>When worlds collide: Bankman-Fried and Trump trials create spectacle in New York courts<\/p>\n

During the opening statements, assistant U.S. Attorney Thane Rehn told a jury of 12 that Bankman-Fried stole at least $10 billion from FTX customers and used the money to purchase luxurious property in the Bahamas, make political bets and cover risky bets by FTX\u2019s sister company Alameda Research, according to reports by the Wall Street Journal.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cHe had wealth. He had power. He had influence,\u201d Rehn said, according to the Wall Street Journal. \u201cBut all of that\u2014all of it\u2014was built on lies.\u201d<\/p>\n

On the other hand, Mark Cohen, Bankman-Fried\u2019s lawyer, portrayed Bankman-Fried as a \u201cmath nerd\u201d who had good faith in building his crypto exchange in a challenging environment.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The jurors are also listening to statements from key witnesses such as Caroline Ellison, Bankman-Fried\u2019s ex-girlfriend and Alameda\u2019s ex-chief executive, and Gary Wang, co-founder at FTX.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Crypto in a snap <\/h2>\n

Bitcoin
\n BTCUSD,
\n +0.11%<\/bg-quote>
\n gained 3.5% in the past seven days and was trading at around $27,474 on Thursday, according to CoinDesk data. Ether
\n ETHUSD,
\n +0.42%<\/bg-quote>
\n was flat during the same period at around $1,618.<\/p>\n

Must-reads <\/h2>\n
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  • \n The 5 weirdest Sam Bankman-Fried stories Michael Lewis told to \u201960 Minutes\u2019 (MarketWatch)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
  • \n Short seller Jim Chanos slams Michael Lewis for defending FTX, says crypto empire was \u2018massively insolvent\u2019 just like Enron (MarketWatch)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n