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Finance

First Short Bitcoin ETF to List on NYSE

The exchange-traded fund will allow investors to hedge their bitcoin exposure, which may prove particularly pertinent given the sharp downturn in crypto markets of late.

A short bitcoin futures ETF allows investors to bet against the price of bitcoin. (Mediamodifier/Pixabay)

Finance

ProShares Aims to Let Investors Bet Against Bitcoin With New ETF

The company filed an application with the SEC for the Short Bitcoin Strategy ETF.

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Finance

ProShares Files Application With SEC for a Metaverse ETF

The Metaverse Theme ETF will track the performance of the Solactive Metaverse Theme Index.

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Markets

ProShares Bitcoin Futures ETF Wins ‘First Mover Advantage’ as VanEck Launch Falls Flat

The ProShares ETF has $1,4 billion in assets, compared with $8.7 million for the VanEck fund.

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Markets

It’s BITO vs. GBTC vs. BTC as Bitcoin ETF Wars Heat Up

Grayscale reiterated its confidence that a “spot ETF” will eventually win approval, even as some analysts argue that market signals suggest otherwise.

The battle of the ETFs is heating up – and it's only just begun. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, modified by CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Has the Highest Daily Returns Tuesday

Daily average percentage gains for bitcoin peaked last Tuesday, the day ProShares launched its bitcoin futures ETF in the U.S. ProShares hauled in over half of $1 billion of assets in its first day, with over $1 billion in trading, becoming one of the most successful ETF launches ever.

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Finance

ProShares Seeks Waiver From CME for Position Limits on New Bitcoin Futures ETF: Report

If CME doesn’t yield, ProShares’ options include shifting assets into later-dated contracts or potentially investing in crypto-related equities.

The New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday as the ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (ticker $BITO) started trading. (Cheyenne Ligon/CoinDesk)

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ProShares Files for Exemption, Shiba Inu Hits All-Time High

ProShares files for exemption from Chicago Mercantile Exchange trading limits. Greenidge more than doubles Bitmain mining rig order. Shiba Inu hits an all-time high. We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

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CME Takes Over as Largest Bitcoin Futures Exchange as BITO Pushes Limits

New data reveals the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) has replaced Binance as the world’s biggest bitcoin futures platform, thanks to the strong investor appetite for the recently launched ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO). "All About Bitcoin" host Christine Lee breaks down the Chart of the Day.

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Markets

CME Takes Over as Largest Bitcoin Futures Exchange as BITO Pushes Limits

Exchanges enforce positions limits to keep a single entity from establishing unilateral control over the market.

Bitcoin futures exchange rankings by open interest (Skew)