Cryptocurrency Bitwise Asset Management, one of the leading providers of index funds, has a spot on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). bitcoin filed Form 19b-4 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for approval of an exchange-traded fund (ETF).
The Bitwise Bitcoin ETF will track BTC performance as measured by the Bitwise BTC Spot Index, which reflects the actual BTC price on various crypto exchanges. The fund will hold BTC directly and use a regulated third-party custodian to store assets.
Bitwise has become the second company to file a spot BTC ETF this month, after BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, who filed on June 15. Both firms are hoping to get the green light from the SEC, which has so far rejected or delayed every US bid for a Bitcoin ETF.
Looks like Bitwise just filed a 19b-4 for their spot bitcoin ETF on NYSE, they the first to follow BlackRock (surprised not more tbh) altho unclear if there is anything new here re surveillance sharing agreements pic.twitter.com/cgMpo2mluZ
— Eric Balchunas (@EricBalchunas) June 16, 2023
A spot BTC ETF will give investors exposure to the BTC price without having to buy or store BTCs themselves. It will also provide greater transparency, liquidity and regulatory oversight compared to existing products such as over-the-counter trusts or funds.
The Spot Bitcoin ETF is different from the futures-based BTC ETF, which tracks the price of BTC futures contracts instead of actual cryptocurrency. A futures-based BTC ETF has higher fees, lower liquidity, and potential tracking errors compared to a spot BTC ETF.
*Not investment advice.
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