Regulation
Bitcoin ETF
An exchange-traded fund that tracks the price of BTC without requiring investors to custody Bitcoin directly.
Definition
A Bitcoin ETF (Exchange-Traded Fund) is an exchange-listed investment fund that tracks the price of Bitcoin. There are two types: futures ETFs (which track the price through futures contracts) and spot Bitcoin ETFs, which actually buy and custody real Bitcoin. The US SEC approved the first spot ETFs in January 2024, with BlackRock (IBIT), Fidelity (FBTC) and others as sponsors. ETFs have attracted tens of billions of institutional dollars into Bitcoin, dramatically simplifying access.
In Context
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BlackRock's IBIT ETF attracted more than $10,000 million in its first months of trading.
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