Johannesburg Stock Exchange Rejects Bitcoin ETF Application, Cites Lack of Re...

Johannesburg Stock Exchange Rejects Bitcoin ETF Application, Cites Lack of Re...

South Africa’s Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) has rejected a request by the asset management firm, Sygnia, to list a new bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). In justifying its rejection of the latest proposal by Sygnia, the JSE cites the “lack of a regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies as the reason.” Unexpected Rejection Meanwhile, a report suggests that while Sygnia was not expecting “an immediate acceptance of the bitcoin ETF”, company executives still did not anticipate such “a quick rejection.” Instead, in her reaction to the JSE’s....


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