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- 1NEAR Hits One-Year High After Bitwise Spot ETF Filing▼NEAR Hits One-Year High, Outpaces Bitcoin After Bitwise Files Final Prospectus For Spot ETF
The NEAR token has climbed to a one-year high and outpaced Bitcoin after Bitwise filed a final prospectus for a spot NEAR exchange-traded fund. The filing moves the proposed product closer to a potential US launch, and traders have bid up the asset in response, seeing institutional access as a major milestone for the network.
- 2Former BlackRock Executive Pits Bitcoin Against Ethereum, Bitwise Disagrees●A Former BlackRock Executive Calls Bitcoin an “Exit Asset” and Ethereum “the New Rails.” Bitwise Says the Opposite.
A former BlackRock executive has described Bitcoin as an "exit asset" while calling Ethereum "the new rails" of the financial system. Asset manager Bitwise has publicly taken the opposite position in the debate. The disagreement highlights a growing split among institutional players over which cryptocurrency better serves as long-term financial infrastructure versus a store of value or hedge.
- 3Institutional investors held crypto allocations through 50% market dip●According to Bitwise's Sept 23 report, 0 out of 15 major institutional investors cut crypto allocations during a ~50% ma
A September 23 report by asset manager Bitwise found that none of 15 major institutional investors reduced their crypto allocations during a roughly 50% market decline between Q4 2025 and Q2 2026. With typical exposure of just 1-2% of assets under management, none cited price drops as a reason to sell, while investors not yet holding crypto continued their due diligence into the asset class.