What has been standing in the way of a pure-Bitcoin ETF?
With regulators slowly starting to come to terms with Bitcoin as an asset, how could this affect the present and future views of BTC ETFs? With regulatory bodies rumored to soon accept a pure Bitcoin (BTC)-backed exchange-traded fund, it is important to understand the journey of some of the first crypto-based ETFs that have recently been approved by government agencies.The United States Securities and Exchange Commission approved a Bitcoin-adjacent ETF, giving investors the opportunity to gain exposure to Bitcoin through the stock markets, and the most recent acceptance was that of the....
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