The first bitcoin exchange-traded fund is expected to start trading Tuesday, making the most widely traded cryptocurrency available to most investors with a brokerage account. Here is a look at what it means.
What is happening?
ProShares filed plans Friday, laying the groundwork for the launch of its Bitcoin Strategy ETF. Other funds are expected to follow over the next two weeks as the Securities and Exchange Commission considers additional proposals made in August by asset managers Valkyrie Investments, Invesco and VanEck to sell bitcoin ETFs to investors.
