French Fund Manager To Launch First EU-regulated Bitcoin Equities ETF

French Fund Manager To Launch First EU-regulated Bitcoin Equities ETF

Melanion Capital has received approval to list an ETF that tracks a basket of bitcoin-related stocks, an EU Ucits first.Paris-based Melanion Capital, a derivatives and computer-driven fund manager, has reportedly received regulatory approval to launch an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that tracks Bitcoin-related stocks for investors across the European Union (EU). However, the fund will not be a bitcoin ETF since it won't invest in or hold BTC directly.According to the Financial Times, Melanion's ETF proposal received approval from French regulators who ruled that it meets key EU standards,....


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