You Can Now Bet Bitcoin on Whether the Winklevoss ETF Will Go Live
A new prediction market is targeting one of the industry's biggest unanswered questions. Announced today, leveraged bitcoin trading platform BitMEX has launched a prediction futures contract that it says will allow traders to bet on whether the SEC will approve the Winklevoss Bitcoin Trust ETF, the long-awaited US public investment vehicle that would offer exposure to the digital currency. The Hong-Kong based exchange has made this market available at a time when the speculation surrounding the potential approval of this bitcoin ETF has generated significant visibility. First filed in 2014....
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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,....
Digital Gold author Nathaniel Popper, who wrote his first Bitcoin article about the Winklevoss Twins' involvement in it, interviewed the twins earlier tonight in New York at an event hosted by GeneralAssemb.ly. Gemini Weeks Away. The burning question among the Bitcoin community was on the progress of Gemini, the brothers' exchange, which will be based in New York. Up to now, they've told the world they were waiting on the finalization of the BitLicense proposal to get things going, although Cameron Winklevoss made sure to say, "Our tech is there. We are ready to operate." Prior to that,....
It’s been three years since the Winklevoss twins announced their intention to release a bitcoin ETF to investors. Since then, they’ve battled with regulators and watched as others created and released similar products. Now, we’re again hearing that the Winklevoss ETF will “soon” be released. The question is: will the Winklevoss ETF really ever be cleared for launch? Winklevoss and Bitcoin. In 2012, the Winklevoss twins encountered Bitcoin during a chance discussion with a friend while vacationing in Ibiza. It was at that point that the twins learned the potential for the digital currency....
Winklevoss Capital, the family office led by two of the largest known holders of bitcoin - brothers Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss - has officially launched an AngelList syndicate that will broadly focus on tech companies, possibly including promising digital currency startups. Announced in September and launched on 25th November, the syndicate has amassed 21 backers to date, including AngelList CEO and co-founder Naval Ravikant, serial investor Bill Lee and ex-head of Google Express Tom Fallows. Winklevoss Capital principal Tyler Winklevoss indicated that, while not broadly advertised in....
Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, leaders of Bitinstant’s seed funding, have proposed an idea that should shake a few heads in the bitcoin community. Many people use bitcoin for its decentralized and unregulated nature, but the Winklevoss Twins have proposed creating a regulated Bitcoin exchange in the United States. The Winklevoss twins became well known for their lawsuit against Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg, in which they received a $65 million dollar settlement. As of right now, they are trying to open their exchange, Gemini, which should debut in the coming months. The Winklevoss....