The First Canadian Bitcoin ETF Is Absolutely Soaring
The Purpose Bitcoin ETF BTCC could be Canada’s biggest ETF in a matter of weeks.
Feb 22, 2021
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The Purpose Bitcoin ETF BTCC could be Canada’s biggest ETF in a matter of weeks.
This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io.
Today on the Brief:
- Welcome back to the price roller coaster
- The latest from China’s digital yuan trial
- A 3-week sprint to a stimulus package
Our main discussion: Canada’s first bitcoin exchange-traded fund.
NLW discusses:
- ETF 101
- Pros and cons of a bitcoin ETF
- History of bitcoin ETF proposals
- Early performance for Canada’s BTCC ETF
- Implications for a U.S. BTC ETF in 2021
See also: Canada’s First Bitcoin ETF Hits $421.8M AUM in Two Days
Image credit: syahrir maulana/iStock/Getty Images Plus
HOST
Nathaniel Whittemore
NLW is an independent strategy and communications consultant for leading crypto companies as well as host of The Breakdown – the fastest-growing podcast in crypto. Whittemore has been a VC with Learn Capital, was on the founding team of Change.org, and founded a program design center at his alma mater Northwestern University that helped inspire the largest donation in the school’s history.
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