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.

Bitcoin ETF
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Why a Spot Bitcoin ETF Will Probably Launch No Later Than January 10

Oleh Laura Shin25 Okt 2023

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Bitcoin Is Not Gold – Why Spot ETF May Not Be 'Sell the News' Event: EY's Brody

The consulting firm's global blockchain leader discussed his bullish outlook in a CNBC appearance.

Oleh Stephen Alpher24 Okt 2023

EY's Paul Brody (CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Drops 3% After BlackRock BTC ETF Pulled From DTCC's Website

Monday's addition of IBTC to clearinghouse DTCC's site was a factor in bitcoin's explosive move higher.

Oleh Oliver Knight24 Okt 2023

Bitcoin chart (CoinDesk)

Keuangan

Coinbase, Bitcoin Miners Extend Gains as BTC Surges on BlackRock ETF Hopes

Shares of Coinbase (COIN), MicroStrategy (MSTR) and Marathon Digital (MARA) climbed more than 13% as bitcoin (BTC) topped $34,000.

Oleh Aoyon Ashraf24 Okt 2023

Up Arrows (Unsplash)

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Cathie Wood's ARK Invest Sells 2% of Grayscale Bitcoin Trust Holdings as BTC Rallies

The fund also sold about $3.3 million worth of Coinbase shares (COIN) and bought $2.4 million shares of Robinhood (HOOD).

Oleh Jamie Crawley24 Okt 2023

Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood (Marco Bello/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk)

Pasar

Institutions Race for Bitcoin, Sending CME Open Interest to Record High

Open interest for the CME's bitcoin product hit 100,000 BTC ($3.4 billion) for the first time ever.

Oleh Oliver Knight24 Okt 2023

CME dominance (K33 Research)

Pasar

Bitcoin in ‘Anti-Gravity’ Phase as ETF Approval Nears Finish Line

As bitcoin pushes 12% during Asia trading, there are parallels to the first Gold ETF and beyond, industry stakeholders and analysts said.

Oleh Sam Reynolds24 Okt 2023

(David Gregg/Getty Images)

Kebijakan

Grayscale Court Victory Over SEC in Spot Bitcoin ETF Case Made Final

Grayscale's application to convert its GBTC to a spot ETF will now be re-considered by the SEC.

Oleh Stephen Alpher23 Okt 2023

Grayscale's Michael Sonnenshein speaks at Invest: NYC 2019 (CoinDesk)

Kebijakan

All Spot-Bitcoin ETF Applications May be Approved Together, Crypto ETF Expert Predicts

Barton's application expertise comes from a recent history of pulling off two regulatory firsts of sorts.

Oleh Amitoj Singh23 Okt 2023

Analysts differ on bitcoin's ultimate reaction to a spot ETF (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Keuangan

Coinbase's Grewal Is 'Quite Hopeful' That Bitcoin Spot ETFs Will be Approved

Grewal said in a CNBC interview that the SEC approvals of the ETF applications could be coming soon.

Oleh Aoyon Ashraf20 Okt 2023

Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)
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The largest company on public markets now holds bitcoin as a treasury reserve, not as a business model. Its first earnings cycles will test which version of corporate crypto survives a bear market.
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Bitcoin rises above $64,000 after Pakistan prime minister says Iran peace deal is near
Bitcoin traded above $64,000 on Saturday, supported by its strongest ETF inflows in a month and growing optimism around geopolitical developments.
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Wall Street is moving past crypto pilots and deeper into Ethereum, says Etherealize founder
In an interview with CoinDesk, Etherealize cofounder Vivek Raman said Ethereum is currently in a transitional phase where the infrastructure has largely been built, but the scale of adoption has yet to be fully reflected in ETH itself.

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