Estimates of likely first-year inflows vary widely, from $5 billion to $100 billion. Some market participants have compared the products to the SPDR Gold Shares ETF, which gave a much broader range of investors access to the precious metal when it launched in 2004
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Bitcoin saw a significant spike in its value Wednesday following the approval of Bitcoin ETF in the country, although it was nowhere near its all-time high price of $69,000 in November 2021.
Crypto enthusiasts hailed the approval of U.S. bitcoin exchange-traded funds as the birth of a new asset class, but broadening acceptance of the famously turbulent cryptocurrency beyond its true believers could prove challenging. A decade in the making, the ETFs offer investors access to spot bitcoin prices, avoiding the risks associated with holding bitcoin directly in a digital wallet, ranging from hacking to fraudulent behavior by crypto exchanges. Many of the 11 approved ETFs are expected to start trading on Thursday morning.
Crypto enthusiasts hailed the approval of U.S. bitcoin exchange-traded funds as the birth of a new asset class, but broadening acceptance of the famously turbulent cryptocurrency beyond its true.