BlockFi Files For Bitcoin Futures ETF

BlockFi Files For Bitcoin Futures ETF

The BlockFi Bitcoin Strategy ETF would only invest in bitcoin futures contracts traded on the CME.Lending platform BlockFi is the latest to join the bitcoin futures ETF race with a new registration intention filed with the SEC today.ETF analysts are optimistic that the commission will approve as many as four BTC futures ETFs in October.The BlockFi Bitcoin Strategy ETF is the last on a queue at the SEC desk, with ProShares up first on the list.Bitcoin lending platform BlockFi wants to offer a bitcoin futures exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the U.S., a new filing with the Securities and....


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