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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Invests in Bitcoin-Friendly Digital Bank
10.6.2021
Berkshire Hathaway, the company led by CEO Warren Buffett, has invested $500 million in a pro-bitcoin digital bank. Nubank says it will offer bitcoin investment following its acquisition of brokerage firm Easynvest which offers the trading of Brazil’s first bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF)....
QE Begins to Slow — Federal Reserve Reveals Winding Down of Corporate Bond Purchases
3.6.2021
On Wednesday, the U.S. Federal Reserve announced it would be winding down its corporate bond purchases and selling part of its portfolio. The central bank plans to start with exchange-traded funds and then move on to bonds as the Fed insists “sales will be gradual and orderly.” Federal...
Fund Manager Wisdomtree Files With SEC to List Ethereum ETF on Cboe BZX
28.5.2021
The financial asset manager, Wisdomtree, is now the second institution to file for an ethereum-based exchange-traded fund (ETF), following Vaneck’s recent filing on May 7. The recently filed S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) says the fund’s “investment...
Wisdom Tree files Ether ETF application with SEC
28.5.2021
ETF shares would be listed on the Chicago Board Options Exchange’s BZX Exchange
Fund Manager One River Files SEC Prospectus for Carbon Neutral Bitcoin ETF
25.5.2021
On Monday, the crypto asset fund manager One River filed a unique bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) registration with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). According to the Form S-1 filed, One River wants to list a carbon-neutral bitcoin ETF on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)....
Grayscale Fund Touts ETF Conversion as Price Discount Issue Solution
16.5.2021
Grayscale, one of the largest cryptocurrency fund managers, has declared it is trying to morph the bitcoin trust GBTC into an exchange-traded fund (ETF) to solve its price woes. The exchange rate is now at a 20% price discount compared to its bitcoin holdings, a fact that has many worried about...
Bitwise launches US ‘crypto ETF’… sort of
13.5.2021
Bitwise has launched a new ETF offering exposure to the top publicly-listed firms operating in the blockchain and crypto industries
Wealth Manager Vaneck Files Application for an Ethereum ETF, Aims for Cboe BZX Listing
8.5.2021
Public documents show the wealth manager Vaneck has applied for an ethereum based exchange-traded fund (ETF). Vaneck Digital Assets’ Form S-1 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was filed on May 7, while the company’s bitcoin-based ETF is still under review. While...
Another South African Company Reveals Plans to List a Crypto ETF on Local Stock Exchange
21.4.2021
Fresh reports from South Africa suggest another local company, Sygnia, is set to apply to the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) to list a new cryptocurrency exchange-traded fund (ETF). This application will be the second time Sygnia has attempted to list the crypto ETF. A similar application...
Canada Approves Three Ethereum ETFs, Ether Funds Set to Launch on TSX Next Week
17.4.2021
Canada has been approving crypto exchange-traded funds (ETF) more quickly than the United States and after three successful bitcoin ETFs, the country has approved three ethereum-based ETFs. The three ether ETFs in Canada will debut on Toronto’s stock exchange (TSX) on April 20, 2021. Three...
Co-Founder of South Africa’s Crypto Index Fund Reveals the Plan to Launch Country’s First Bitcoin ETF
16.4.2021
Earle Loxton, the cofounder of EC10 (formerly DCX Capital) the institution behind the South African crypto index fund, says plans are afoot to launch the country’s first exchange-traded fund (ETF). The ETF is expected to offer South African institutional investors an indirect way of getting...
ARK buys $246M of Coinbase stock, adds COIN to three ETFs
15.4.2021
ARK Invest has spread nearly 750,000 COIN shares across three of its ETFs
You can already invest in hundreds of ETFs with exposure to Bitcoin
15.4.2021
Despite the lack of United States-based Bitcoin ETF, hundreds of funds have made significant investments into the blockchain and crypto industries
SEC Commissioner: Banning Bitcoin Is Like Shutting Down Internet — Government Would Be ‘Foolish’ to Try
14.4.2021
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce compares banning bitcoin to shutting down the internet, stating that governments would be foolish to try. She also offers some insights into whether the SEC will approve a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) this year. Governments Would Be Foolish to Try to Ban Bitcoin...
Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital Jumps Into the Bitcoin ETF Fray
13.4.2021
The investment company Galaxy Digital Holdings has revealed it is joining the growing list of firms looking to sponsor a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). Novogratz’s crypto firm applied with the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday to launch a product called...
Off to the Races: Kryptoin Re-files Bitcoin ETF Opting to List on Cboe Over Nasdaq
11.4.2021
On April 9, 2021, the Delaware-based company and sponsor of the “Kryptoin Bitcoin ETF Trust” filed an S1 amendment for a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The asset manager re-filed its 2019 ETF application and instead...
Grayscale Reveals Intentions to Convert the Firm’s Bitcoin Trust Into an ETF
5.4.2021
On Monday, the digital currency asset manager Grayscale Investments announced intentions to file for a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) when permissible. The subsidiary of Digital Currency Group (DCG) says in regard to its crypto trust products that it always been the company’s intention...
Fidelity Applies to Launch Bitcoin ETF Amid Accelerating Institutional Demand for BTC
25.3.2021
Fidelity has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to launch a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). The ETF will track the price of bitcoin as measured by the performance of the Fidelity Bitcoin Index. Fidelity Seeks SEC’s Approval Launch a Bitcoin ETF FD Funds...
Scaramucci’s Skybridge Capital Registers With SEC to Launch a Bitcoin ETF
22.3.2021
Anthony Scaramucci’s Skybridge Capital has filed an S-1 registration form with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). The prospectus for the “First Trust Skybridge Bitcoin ETF Trust” notes that the ETF aims to list common shares...
Valkyrie Hopes to Launch ‘Innovative Balance Sheet ETF’ Backed by Companies Exposed to Bitcoin
13.3.2021
At the end of January, the Texas-based firm Valkyrie Digital Assets filed an exchange-traded fund (ETF) registration for the “Valkyrie Bitcoin Trust” with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This month, the cryptocurrency investment manager announced it has filed...