Crypto wrap: Ether ETF approval, new Ronaldo NFT, Ripple donates to political action committee

Our pick of the week’s crypto stories.

Ethereum was headed to all-time price highs this week after the SEC’s announcement of an ether ETF approval, following in the steps of bitcoin ETFs in January.

The approval was granted on May 23, marking a significant development for the cryptocurrency market, and includes filings from firms including BlackRock, Fidelity,

While

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