<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>VanEck on Ethereum Market Research Center</title><link>https://ethmrc.com/authors/vaneck/</link><description>Recent content in VanEck on Ethereum Market Research Center</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2025 17:43:33 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ethmrc.com/authors/vaneck/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>VanEck Crypto Monthly Recap for July 2025</title><link>https://ethmrc.com/vaneck-crypto-monthly-recap-for-july-2025/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2025 17:43:33 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://ethmrc.com/vaneck-crypto-monthly-recap-for-july-2025/</guid><description>&lt;p>July marked a pivotal turning point for digital assets in the U.S., as a coordinated regulatory push signaled a decisive shift toward embracing blockchain innovation within traditional finance. A suite of major developments—most notably the passage of the GENIUS and CLARITY Acts—catalyzed momentum for clearer crypto policy. The SEC’s approval of in-kind transactions for spot Bitcoin and Ether ETFs, alongside its launch of “Project Crypto,” represents a historic regulatory recalibration that aligns tokenization and crypto infrastructure with the broader financial system. Meanwhile, the White House’s comprehensive digital asset report and proposed generic ETP standards from major exchanges further indicated a unified institutional appetite to accelerate market access. Ethereum was the standout beneficiary of this evolving landscape. ETH rallied 50% over the month, buoyed by $4.7 billion in inflows and its growing role as the backbone for stablecoin issuance and real-world asset tokenization. Activity surged across Ethereum and Layer 2s like Arbitrum, with brokerages and exchanges piloting tokenized equities and funds, reflecting the migration of traditional financial instruments onto public blockchains. Altogether, July reflected a new regulatory-institutional alignment, narrowing the gap between crypto and traditional capital markets and positioning Ethereum at the center of this convergence.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>ETH 2030 Price Target and Optimal Portfolio Allocations</title><link>https://ethmrc.com/eth-2030-price-target-and-optimal-portfolio-allocations/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Jun 2024 22:38:47 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://ethmrc.com/eth-2030-price-target-and-optimal-portfolio-allocations/</guid><description>&lt;p>In this report, VanEck projects that approval for spot ether ETFs to trade on U.S. exchanges is approaching. Such products would allow institutional investors and financial advisors to hold ETH through regulated, qualified custodians while benefiting from the liquidity and pricing efficiency characteristic of ETFs.&lt;/p>
&lt;p>In anticipation of this development, VanEck has updated its valuation model, reexamined Ethereum’s core investment thesis, and conducted quantitative analyses on ETH’s interaction with BTC in a traditional 60/40 portfolio—focusing on the balance between risk and return.&lt;/p></description></item></channel></rss>