Cryptocurrency ETF by Nasdaq and Hashdex Approved to List on Bermuda Stock Ex...

Brazil’s Hashdex is teaming up with Nasdaq to bring the world’s first Bitcoin ETF to the Bermuda Stock Exchange. Regulated Brazilian fund manager Hashdex has inked a deal with Nasdaq to launch the world’s first crypto asset exchange-traded fund (ETF) on the Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX).The stock exchange announced it had approved the ‘Hashdex Nasdaq Crypto Index’ on September 18, revealing that 3 million Class E shares will be issued for trade on the platform. Cointelegraph Brazil confirmed the Nasdaq partnership and ETF with Hashdex’s chief executive, Marcelo SampaioAccording to local....

Coinbase and SoftBank have participated in a $26-million funding round for Latin America’s largest crypto asset management firm. Hashdex, the Rio de Janeiro-based crypto asset manager with over 4 billion Brazilian real ($765 million) in assets under management, has raised $26 million in a new funding round from investors.According to Bloomberg on Wednesday, venture capital firm Valor Capital Group led the funding round with participation from Coinbase Ventures — the VC arm of American exchange giant Coinbase — and SoftBank.The $26-million capital influx comes as Hashdex is set to pursue....

Major North American bitcoin mining firm Hut 8 Mining has been approved for listing on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol HUT. The company is also listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX). Hut 8 Mining Corp. announced Thursday that its common shares have been approved to list on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (Nasdaq) under the ticker symbol HUT. Nasdaq’s website explains that the global select market “has the highest initial listing standards of any exchange in the world.” Hut 8 Mining describes itself as “one of North America’s oldest and largest....

The firm aims to let U.S. investors get exposure to crypto through a private fund tracking the Nasdaq Crypto Index. Investment firm Victory Capital Management announced it would be taking steps for its U.S.-based investors to get exposure to the crypto market.In a Wednesday announcement, Victory Capital said it would be the exclusive sponsor of “private placement funds and other vehicles” based on the Nasdaq Crypto Index, or NCI, an index developed by Nasdaq and Brazilian crypto asset manager Hashdex. The firm said it plans to launch a private fund for accredited investors tracking the....

The ETF will be available for trading by accredited non-U.S. investors.