Bitwise launches US ‘crypto ETF’… sort of

Bitwise launches US ‘crypto ETF’… sort of

Bitwise has launched a new ETF offering exposure to the top publicly-listed firms operating in the blockchain and crypto industries. Bitwise Asset Management has announced the launch of its Crypto Industry Innovators exchange-traded fund, or ETF.Unlike the numerous proposals for Bitcoin and cryptocurrency ETFs offering direct exposure to digital assets that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission takes great delight in shooting down, Bitwise’s new fund, dubbed BITQ, offers exposure to the shares of leading “public companies that are participants in the growing Bitcoin and....


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