Bitcoin ETF

What is a bitcoin ETF? They are a relatively easy-to-purchase investment vehicle that owns bitcoin (BTC), the original cryptocurrency. Just like stocks, exchange-traded funds are listed on exchanges, can be traded throughout the day and are available for purchase through normal brokerage accounts. A bitcoin ETF was first proposed in the U.S. around 2013 by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, but were never approved by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Several applications for them are pending with the SEC as of January 2024, from companies including BlackRock, Grayscale, Fidelity, Galaxy/Invesco and Franklin Templeton. If approved, crypto ETFs could dramatically broaden the base of people who can invest in digital assets. There have been bitcoin futures ETFs available in the U.S. for several years, but the latest round of proposed products, technically known as spot bitcoin ETFs, are a more efficient and desirable product.

Podcasts

BitcoinETF: What Comes Next?

By Jennifer SanasieJan 12, 2024

Markets

BTC Tumbles Below $42K, Coinbase and Miners Plunge as Bitcoin ETF Mania Becomes 'Sell the News' Rout

Previous landmark events such as Coinbase's stock exchange listing and ProShares' futures-based bitcoin ETF debut happened near market tops.

By Krisztian SandorJan 12, 2024

Markets

Bitwise, Fidelity See Biggest Bitcoin ETF Inflow, Grayscale Loses Only $95M in Early Tally

BlackRock's IBIT saw the third-biggest inflow, though the data might be incomplete, analysts pointed out.

By Krisztian SandorJan 12, 2024

Markets

First Mover Americas: Franklin Templeton's Bitcoin ETF Becomes the Cheapest

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Jan. 12, 2024.

By Lyllah LedesmaJan 12, 2024

A user examines prices on a mobile phone while looking at a graph on a laptop

Markets

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Backs Ether ETF

The asset management giant may now be looking to list an equivalent product for ether, the native token of the Ethereum blockchain, as part of its ongoing journey toward tokenization.

By Jamie CrawleyJan 12, 2024

Larry Fink (Will Ess for Pixelmind.ai/CoinDesk)

Markets

Franklin Templeton's Bitcoin ETF Now the Cheapest After 10 Basis Point Reduction

After initially revealing their fees on Monday, several providers then reduced them spying the impending battle for market share that would ensue once the funds were approved

By Jamie CrawleyJan 12, 2024

Finance

Bitcoin Miner Outflows Hit Six-Year Highs Ahead of Halving, Sparking Mixed Signals

CryptoQuant data shows that miners are moving bitcoin to exchanges, likely because of a need to build more liquidity in anticipation of higher capital expenditures.

By Sam ReynoldsJan 12, 2024