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Bitcoin ETF: The next application towards SEC comes from Fidelity

An affiliate of investment giant Fidelity is the next candidate to try a bitcoin ETF filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. On Wednesday, the corresponding Form S-1 was filed with the agency. At its core, the application seeks approval for the “Wise Origin Bitcoin Trust,” an exchange-traded fund with several ties to Fidelity. This is, of course, noteworthy in that Fidelity is one of the world’s largest asset managers.

According to the filing, Fidelity affiliates will serve as the fund’s sponsor, administrator, custodian, and trustee. The fund would track the performance of Fidelity’s Bitcoin Index. Peter Jubber, managing director of Fidelity Digital Funds, would serve as president of the trust.

As early as last fall, Fidelity published a sensational study on the subject of Bitcoin. It predicted that constantly falling bond yields and the expansive monetary policy of central banks would encourage many large asset managers to invest in Bitcoin.

Moreover, Fidelity was among the first prominent asset managers to get involved with crypto stocks. In 2014, they already started mining Bitcoin and Ethereum (ETH) there. That same year, Abigail Johnson took over as CEO of the company from her father. Given Fidelity’s importance to the U.S. capital markets, the SEC added pressure to grant its request for the first Bitcoin ETF.

And that, in turn, could have an impact on the countless other Bitcoin ETF applications that have been received by the SEC in recent weeks and months.

Grayscale poised to launch first U.S. Bitcoin ETF

Digital asset management firm Grayscale could be on the cusp of launching a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), according to new job postings.

If the latest job postings from Grayscale, a leading cryptocurrency investment firm with $40 billion in assets under management, are anything to go by, the firm could be on the verge of filing for an exchange-traded fund in the United States.

The company posted the link to its latest job openings on Twitter on Wednesday. According to the posting, there are nine openings for ETF professionals, including an Authorized ETF Relationship Manager, whose job is to “develop and maintain new and existing relationships with authorized participants for Grayscale’s exchange-traded fund (ETF) products and develop business expansion plans.”

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First BITCOIN ETF approved in Canada

 

Canada took a bold step this week. The OSC approved the “Purpose Bitcoin ETF.” That replicates the price development of Bitcoin (BTC) and does not represent a closed investment fund, which so far provided the only products on the Canadian market.

Many market observers believe it is more than likely that the U.S. could soon follow suit. Similarly, the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) is not known for cultivating a liberal approach to the issue. In recent years, several applications from various companies have failed.

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Canada launches first Bitcoin ETF

There is no end to the positive developments surrounding Bitcoin. Now, Canada’s Purpose Investments has launched the first exchange-traded Bitcoin fund on Feb. 11.

The Purpose Bitcoin ETF, approved by the Canadian government, becomes the first exchange-traded crypto fund (ETF) in North America. CAD and USD versions will be traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the BTCC and BTCC.U, respectively.

According to the prospectus, the ETF will be audited by Big Four consulting firm Ernst and Young. Cidel Trust will handle custody duties in Canada, while Gemini Trust Company, owned by Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, will be the sub-trustee for non-Canadian holdings.

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