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The Globe and Mail Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account Getting audio file ... This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. Full Disclaimer Canadian asset managers are racing to launch the world’s first cryptocurrency exchange-traded fund that tracks the price performance of Ether, after regulators approved multiple investment funds. On Friday, Purpose Investments I...

What’s Next for Bitcoin as World’s First ETF Breaks $1B Mark The Purpose Bitcoin ETF (TSX: BTCC), the first North American Bitcoin ETF, has hit the $1 billion USD (C1.25 billion) mark in assets in less than two months since launch, according to a statement from the fund’s issuer. BTCC is the world’s first physically-backed Bitcoin ETF. The ETF invests directly in physically settled Bitcoins, not derivatives, allowing investors exposure to the crypto asset without the risk and hassle of...

Canada Reports $1.3B In AUM For Bitcoin ETFs Amid US Reluctance Last Updated: 14 April 2021 The first-ever Bitcoin-based exchange-traded fund (ETF) to ever launch in the North American continent stands as the Purpose Investments ETF. That same ETF has managed to grow to $1.1 billion in Assets Under Management within the span of under two months since its launch. Shortly after Purpose’s launch, two other Bitcoin ETFs followed, and both of these ETFs now sport a combined AUM of $200 million wi...

adamkaz/Getty Images The number of firms filing for approval for a Bitcoin ETF continues to rise. Nate Geraci, president of The ETF Store, told Insider he believes one will be approved this year. He also shared how investors can best navigate the approval process. The race to get a bitcoin exchange-traded fund approved in the US looks as if it will come to a head at some point in 2021.  One key reason is that the underlying cryptocurrency keeps climbing to new hig...

ETF investors say Coinbase listing will cause explosion in crypto investing CNBC 3 days ago Replay Video UP NEXT The pending Coinbase direct listing, scheduled for Wednesday on the Nasdaq under the symbol COIN, is exciting a broad base of the investment community outside the usual cryptocurrency crowd. "Coinbase is going to blow peoples minds," said Matt Hougan, chief investment officer at Bitwise Asset Management, which pioneered the first cryptocurrency index fund. "I think its going to fo...

Its not hard to understand why. Coinbase is likely the biggest beneficiary of the cryptocurrency revival. It had 56 million verified users, with $1.8 billion in revenues in the first quarter alone, and a value that could be anywhere from $50 billion to $100 billion. That is an extraordinary valuation for an exchange of any type. By contrast, Intercontinental Exchange, which runs the New York Stock Exchange, has a market cap of $65 billion, while Nasdaq has a market cap of $25 billion. That ki...

Price Analysis The total crypto market capitalization reached the important milestone of $2 trillion on April 5. As cryptocurrencies increase in value, they are likely to attract further investments from institutional investors because they can no longer afford to neglect it.  Less than three months ago, the crypto market had reached the $1 trillion in market cap for the first time ever. This rate of growth shows that investors are hugely bullish on the potential of the sector and the ones w...

BNY Mellon named as fund administrator for SkyBridge’s expected Bitcoin ETF launch  Upon final regulatory approval of the ETF, BNY Mellon will provide ETF basket operations, order taking, fund accounting, fund administration and transfer agency services.    April 9, 2021 10:16 AM GMT BNY Mellon has been named as the fund administrator in the initial registration statement for a Bitcoin exchange traded fund (ETF) from US hedge fund Skybridge Capital.   SkyBridge Capital, which is headed...

TrackInsight: Purpose Bitcoin ETF wipes out year-to-date gains 04/08/2021 | 10:15am EDT Send by mail : Message : The Purpose Bitcoin ETF lost in performance over yesterdays session. The Purpose Bitcoin ETF lost 3.77% on Wednesday, cancelling all year-to-date returns. Despite the bad performance the year-to-date net flows have increased significantly, reaching $247.8M with not a single day of outflows since it launched. This ETF has $1.257 Bn of assets under management. Find and compare over 6,8...

Canadas Purpose Bitcoin ETF may be cutting into Grayscales market share Following the launch of Canada’s first Bitcoin ETF, shares in Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust have spent an entire month trading at a discount compared to spot BTC for the first time. 8244 Total views News For the first time, shares in Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust traded at a discount compared to spot BTC for an entire month. Rafael Schultze-Kraft, the CTO of on-chain analytics provider Glassnode, shared the observati...