New Fund Gives Traders Blue-Chip Stock Exposure for Bitcoin

New Fund Gives Traders Blue-Chip Stock Exposure for Bitcoin

Suppose you could trade your bitcoin for shares in, say, Apple Inc, just as the company is on the cusp of rolling out its biggest product release in years. Or perhaps use that bitcoin stash to buy stock in London-listed Vodafone to enjoy its 5.4% dividend yield. That's what First Global Credit wants to do with a new derivatives product for bitcoin holders that will allow them to participate in global equities markets, without cashing their bitcoin in for fiat. The fund allows investors to keep their funds in bitcoin, while seeking returns with those holdings. Gavin Smith, First Global's....


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