ETFs


Finance

BlackRock iShares Exec Says Firm Has ‘No Current Plans’ to Launch Crypto ETFs: Report

BlackRock iShares executive Salim Ramji said the asset manager is holding back in launching crypto ETFs due to “opaque” regulatory framework and liquidity concerns.

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Finance

Bitwise Withdraws Bitcoin Futures ETF Filing, Citing Cost, Complexity

The asset manager still has a spot Bitcoin ETF filing in the pipeline.

Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan

Finance

Galaxy Digital’s October AUM Grew More Than 40% to $3.1B

Galaxy’s roster of Canadian ETFs were the driving force behind the surge.

Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz

Policy

Hong Kong’s SFC Has Received Multiple Requests for Crypto ETFs

The SFC is reviewing its regulatory regime for virtual assets.

Hong Kong skyline (Ruslan Bardash/Unsplash)

Finance

Mawson Infrastructure Group Lists Mining-Focused ETF in Australia

The firm’s Cosmos Asset Management unit listed its crypto mining and digital infrastructure-focused ETF on Australia’s Chi-X stock exchange.

Crypto mining machines (Christinne Muschi/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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)

Finance

Direxion Files for Short Bitcoin Futures ETF

Investment firms are getting creative after last week’s watershed bitcoin ETF launch.

SEC, Securities and Exchange Commission

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)