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.

Piyasalar

Spot Bitcoin ETF Approvals Could Add $1 Trillion to Crypto Market Cap, CryptoQuant Says

Blockchain analytics firm CryptoQuant’s models predict that $155 billion will flow into the bitcoin market cap should the ETFs be approved.

Yazan Sam Reynolds18 Eki 2023

Finans

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Seeing Client Demand for Crypto 'Around The World'

Rumors about spot bitcoin ETF approvals aside, Fink called the recent rally a “flight to quality.”.

Yazan Lyllah Ledesma17 Eki 2023

Piyasalar

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Hovers Above $28K After ETF Reports Prove False

Meanwhile, the market continues to trend downwards amid higher-than-expected U.S. PPI, and CPI Data.

Yazan Sam Reynolds16 Eki 2023

Görüş

What’s All the Fuss About Bitcoin ETFs?

Fake news of SEC approval for a spot bitcoin ETF sent markets higher. Why are traders so obsessed with this new product?

Yazan Daniel Kuhn16 Eki 2023

Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnenshein (CoinDesk)

Görüş

The Ripple Effects of a Spot Market Bitcoin ETF

Financial giants including BlackRock and Fidelity are looking to launch a bitcoin investment vehicle for people who do or cannot hold BTC directly.

Yazan Matan Doyich16 Eki 2023

Finans

What’s Next for Grayscale, Spot Bitcoin ETF After SEC Declines to Appeal Court Loss?

One analyst believes SEC Chair Gary Gensler has little choice but to soon approve the long-awaited vehicle.

Yazan Lyllah Ledesma16 Eki 2023

Politika

SEC Deadline on Grayscale's Bitcoin ETF Dispute Approaching at Midnight

The agency has hours left to seek an appeal of the court order to erase its rejection of Grayscale’s trust-to-ETF conversion application.

Yazan Jesse Hamilton13 Eki 2023

SEC head Gary Gensler (SEC, modified by CoinDesk)

Podcast'ler

Demystifying Crypto With Bitwise, VanEck, and Fidelity

Yazan Michael J. Casey4 Eki 2023

Money Reimagined Digital Money Stage at Consensus 2022

Politika

SEC’s Gensler Throws More Crypto Punches in Congressional Hearing

Gary Gensler, while avoiding answers on bitcoin ETFs, argues in testimony that crypto firms dangerously mix assets in a way outlawed in other corners of the financial system.

Yazan Jesse Hamilton, Nikhilesh De27 Eyl 2023