VanEck

After weeks of delays since winning U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approval in late October, investment firm VanEck’s bitcoin futures ETF started trading on the CBOE exchange Tuesday. The new ETF, which trades under stock ticker XBTF, jumped into the competition with a lower cost than two similar funds launched recently. When will the U.S. get a bitcoin spot ETF?

16. Nov. 2021

Investment firm VanEck’s bitcoin futures exchange-traded fund (ETF) started trading on the Chicago-based CBOE exchange Tuesday under ticker symbol XBTF. Head of Digital Assets Product at VanEck, Kyle DaCruz, discusses the launch and the way XBTF differentiates itself from the competition.

16. Nov. 2021

CoinDesk’s Nikhilesh De discusses what regulatory events he’s continuing to watch as wealth manager VanEck’s bitcoin futures ETF is expected to launch Tuesday under the stock ticker XBTF. This is the third bitcoin futures ETF to be approved by the SEC following ProShares and Valkyrie Investments.

26. Okt. 2021

As the crypto industry anticipates the launch of the third bitcoin futures ETF from VanEck (XBTF), "First Mover" hosts Christine Lee, Emily Parker and Lawrence Lewitinn discuss their crypto markets assessment and outlook.

26. Okt. 2021

VanEck will join ProShares in launching a bitcoin futures ETF next week. Valkyrie Investments' bitcoin futures ETF has also won the blessing of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to start trading Friday. CoinDesk's Nikhilesh De discusses the outlook for the U.S. ETF landscape as three sponsors of bitcoin futures ETFs have cleared all regulatory hurdles.

21. Okt. 2021

Mathew Sigel, Head of Digital Assets Research at ETF and mutual fund manager at VanEck, discusses the potential factors driving crypto markets lower as bitcoin slips below $45,000. Plus, his take on Chinese developer Evergrande's debt crisis as it poses a potential global systematic risk to tether and the broader crypto markets and the state of bitcoin law in El Salvador following his visit there.

20. Sept. 2021

Fund manager VanEck filed for its fourth crypto exchange-traded fund (ETF) application on Wednesday. This time, it’s for an ethereum-based ETF that would seek to sidestep U.S. regulators’ crypto ETF blockade by trading ether indirectly. “We’ve seen over a dozen bitcoin-related ETF applications but not as many ether-related ETF applications,” CoinDesk’s Nikhilesh De said.

19. Aug. 2021

Jan van Eck, CEO of the global investment manager and exchange-traded fund (ETF) pioneer VanEck, discusses the state of bitcoin ETFs in the U.S. Could the SEC approve its first US bitcoin ETF this year? “At the rate of discussions now, I would say no,” van Eck said.

14. Juli 2021

The National Republican Congressional Committee will reportedly accept donations via BitPay in cryptocurrencies. Also, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is extending Vaneck's Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) application decision. CoinDesk's Nikhilesh De shares insights into the latest regulatory news.

17. Juni 2021

Today marks the official deadline for the SEC to make an initial decision regarding the VanEck bitcoin ETF. As expected, the SEC has pushed back the decision until June. CoinDesk’s Nik De discusses what’s behind the delays and when the SEC will likely reach a decision.

3. Mai 2021