Nasdaq Exec: Winklevoss Bitcoin Trust Could Be Significant for ETF Industry
In a new interview, Nasdaq Vice President of Transaction Services and Head of ETF business David LaValle has called the Winklevoss Bitcoin Trust a "significant" development for the exchange-traded fund (ETF) industry. The ETF, first proposed by noted bitcoin investors Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss in July 2013, has been in a state of regulatory flux as the potential offering moves through the approval process. According to recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the ETF would trade under the name 'COIN'. During his conversation with ETF.com, LaValle discussed the....
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Earlier today, the Winklevoss Bitcoin Fund, an exchange-traded fund (ETF) founded by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss formally filed for shares on Nasdaq. The Bitcoin Trust filed with the Securities Exchange Commission to apply to sell 1 million shares. Astute observers have read between the lines and noted that a lack of a specific launch date and/or expense ratio indicates that the ETF is still months away from seeing the public light. Also read: SEC Receptive to Winklevoss Bitcoin Trust ETF. Winklevoss Bitcoin Trust ETF. The Winklevoss Bitcoin Trust is officially sponsored by Math-Based....
A new regulatory filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) indicates that Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss are planning to have their Winklevoss Bitcoin Trust exchange traded fund (ETF) listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange. If the SEC gives its final approval, investors will be able to buy into the fund and participate by owning "shares" of bitcoins. The filing is an amendment to a series of documents that the ETF has submitted to the SEC in order to get the fund off the ground. It was initially registered with the SEC last July. Math-Based Asset Services. The Winklevoss Bitcoin....
Injecting an additional US$65m into the ecosystem would push the market cap up a bit. That said, it is possible the Winklevoss twins will use a part of their own Bitcoin stash for this project. The SEC has published a document on the Winklevoss Bitcoin Trust, which is set to issue its own shares to investors. The primary objective of this Trust is to hold Bitcoin, and the initiative is sponsored by Digital Asset Services, LLC. The name Winklevoss has been synonymous with Bitcoin for quite some time now. Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss launched their own Bitcoin exchange, called Gemini,....
According to an SEC document filed yesterday, the Winklevoss Bitcoin Trust has filed to switch the listing from Nasdaq to BATS Global Markets and has filed for a maximum offer of $65 million. Having listed their first application to list on Nasdaq, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) three years ago, the brothers are now looking to list the Winklevoss Bitcoin Trust, their bitcoin exchange-traded fund [ETF] to BATS Global Markets. The filing reveals that the size of the offering will be a listing of 1 million shares, at $65 each. That figure is up from the list price of $20.09....
The Winklevoss Bitcoin Trust has filed a Registration Statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Winklevoss Bitcoin Trust has been seeking to have an exchange traded fund linked to Bitcoin. The Winklevoss twins originally filed with the SEC in July of 2013 but have had to make edits to their proposal including information relating to the risks consumers face. The Winklevoss brothers created a Bitcoin Index, Winkdex, to better price Bitcoin. The SEC document has not yet named a ticker symbol for ETF. Each share of the ETF will represent 1/5th of a Bitcoin. The ETF will....