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The first Bitcoin futures-linked ETF is finally launching in the United States after years of effort.
The first Bitcoin (BTC) futures-linked exchange-traded fund in the United States, ProSharesâ Bitcoin Strategy ETF, will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday under the ticker BITO.
ProShares CEO Michael Sapir said the launch marks an important milestone for cryptocurrency ETFs in the U.S. following several years of effort to list one on an exchange:
âBITO will continue the legacy of ETFs that provide investors convenient, liquid access to an asset class. 1993 is remembered for the first equity ETF, 2002 for the first bond ETF, and 2004 for the first gold ETF. 2021 will be remembered for the first cryptocurrency-linked ETF.â
Sapir went on to say that the Bitcoin ETFâs debut on NYSE unlocks massive exposure for investors in traditional financial markets.
âBITO will open up exposure to Bitcoin to a large segment of investors who have a brokerage account and are comfortable buying stocks and ETFs, but do not desire to go through the hassle and learning curve of establishing another account with a cryptocurrency provider and creating a Bitcoin wallet or are concerned that these providers may be unregulated and subject to security risks,â he said.
The news comes shortly after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission accepted the registration request for ProSharesâ Bitcoin ETF on Friday. On the same day, the SEC also accepted the registration request for shares of Valkyrieâs Bitcoin Strategy ETF for listing on Nasdaq.
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On Oct. 5, the SEC also approved Volt Crypto Industry Revolution and Tech ETF, a crypto ETF linked to companies with Bitcoin exposure, including firms like MicroStrategy and Tesla.
âThough it isn't holding the actual coin, it doesn't look like a coin-based ETF will be coming out this year either,â Volt Equity CEO Tad Park told Cointelegraph. âThe next approvals will probably be futures based ETFs which also aim for bitcoin exposure, but they come with their own set of problems that isnât in a coin-based ETF.â.
Amid positive Bitcoin ETF news in the U.S., Bitcoin's price has surged around 30% over the past 14 days, crossing $60,000 on Friday for the first time since April. At the time of writing, Bitcoin is trading at $61,692, up around 1.3% over the past 24 hours, according to data from CoinGecko.
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