Grayscale CEO pleads Bitcoin spot ETF as SEC backs third BTC Futures ETF

Grayscale CEO pleads Bitcoin spot ETF as SEC backs third BTC Futures ETF

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has approved another Bitcoin futures ETF; could this mean a spot ETF is on its way? Institutional investors rejoice, there is one more way to gain exposure to Bitcoin (BTC). The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced overnight the approval of a fourth Bitcoin futures exchange-traded fund (ETF).Fund group Teucrium is behind the most recently approved Bitcoin Futures ETF. The ETF joins a growing number of approved futures ETFs, complementing ProShares, Valkyrie, and VanEck Bitcoin Futures ETFs.The SEC filing for the Teucrium....


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