ETFs on cryptocurrencies!

in hive-183397 •  11 months ago 

Those of us involved in cryptocurrency often hear the term ETF. Because it has a positive or negative effect on the market. We see or hear about this term in the news feed of most exchange sites including Binance. This has quite an impact on the crypto market. It is a term in the stock market or exchange sites that has a great impact on the price of coins or tokens. Since last week ETFs have had a positive effect on the market and the price of Bitcoin has increased. Today I will discuss with you about ETF hope you will like it. So let's see about it:

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ETFs are short for exchange-traded funds . In the case of Cryptocurrency, it is an exchange-traded fund that can be invested in a portfolio by being linked to instruments that track the price performance of one or more cryptocurrencies. Since ETF stands for Exchange Traded Fund, it trades on regular stock exchanges. This means that investors who have standard brokerage accounts can retain those brokerage accounts. It doesn't even require trading on a crypto exchange. It even enables one to gain exposure to cryptocurrency prices without having to deal with the costs and complications of owning digital assets directly on a crypto exchange. But this case is slightly different if we compare crypto ETFs and other ETFs it can be seen that crypto ETFs are more expensive.

ProShares is a US based Bitcoin Strategy ETF that first started trading in 2021. Cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are a Bitcoin strategy that does not require the purchase of the digital asset itself, but instead offers a way to gain cryptocurrency exposure without purchasing these digital tokens or coins. The market includes spot and futures ETFs. Among these are spot ETFs that invest directly in cryptocurrencies. However, there is no regulatory approval in the US for direct investment here. But this case is available in other countries. However, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved other ETFs that use futures contracts to track cryptocurrency prices. Needless to say, in 2023 a related court petition in the District of Columbia to convert the Bitcoin Trust into an ETF has been denied by the SEC. However, the court directed the agency to reconsider the application. Which in turn suggests that it opens the door to true crypto ETFs.

Finally, ETFs are an avenue that is retail investor-friendly. This allows investors to gain exposure to assets that would otherwise be very expensive. Brokers hold cryptocurrencies and later offer exchange-traded funds to investors so that average investors can participate in cryptocurrency investments. But an important point in this case is that those who are regulators prevent ETFs from directly holding cryptocurrencies. But the SEC and the brokers involved continue to fight the fund's legality. This fight is still going on. The reason is that the battle for crypto exposure is far from over.

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Thanks for enlightening us about the etf's as it concerns cryptocurrencies, real educative content you have shared here.

Thanks