Morgan Stanley filed amendments with the SEC for its Ethereum and Solana ETFs, with a 0.14% fee for both funds. That rate would be the lowest in the market in both categories, below Grayscale (0.15% for ETH) and Franklin Templeton (0.19% for SOL).
The warning comes as the Ethereum Foundation reduces spending, adjusts its treasury strategy and undergoes a wave of leadership departures.
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Morgan Stanley filed second-amended S-1s for spot Ethereum and Solana ETFs at a 0.14% fee, the lowest in both markets, naming Figment, Galaxy, and Coinbase Canada as staking providers, with the funds set to trade as MSSE and MSOL.
Ongoing Ethereum Foundation changes has raised concerns on the network's future.
A former Ethereum Foundation coordinator has warned that Ethereum's core development ecosystem may face funding pressure as older support programs expire.
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Ethereum's potential funding crisis could undermine its development, prompting a need for decentralized funding solutions to ensure sustainability. Former contributor warns Ethereum faces funding crisis in 3 to 9 months.
The Ethereum Foundation's co-executive director Hsiao-Wei Wang has announced her resignation, becoming the latest high-profile departure from the Swiss nonprofit organization overseeing the blockchain protocol's development.
Ethereum trades near $1,696 as ETF outflows, Fed caution, weak whale activity and rare RSI signals shape the next ETH price move.