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Kryptoin Re-files for BTC ETF as SEC Reviews WisdomTree Proposal

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Kryptoin Re-files for BTC ETF as SEC Reviews WisdomTree Proposal

Kryptoin Investment Advisors, a financial services company helmed by Jason Toussaint, re-filed an application with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Friday for a BTC ETF.

It’s the asset manager’s second attempt at an ETF, or exchange-traded fund. In October 2019, Kryptoin proposed the “Kryptoin BTC ETF Trust,” which would be listed on NYSE Arca. In today’s re-filing, that’s been changed to Cboe’s BZX Exchange.

Kryptoin’s filing comes during an uptick of applications—and an approval appears increasingly plausible, if not likely. The SEC also announced today that it’s started its review of WisdomTree’s application for a BTC ETF, which the fund manager filed for in March. The SEC is also reviewing a filing from VanEck.  

US regulators have yet to approve a BTC ETF, depriving US-based crypto traders of a convenient, retail-friendly investment vehicle for the notoriously volatile asset. There are currently eight pending applications for BTC ETFs, from companies including VanEck, NYDIG, and Anthony Scaramucci’s SkyBridge Capital. The Winklevoss twins were the first to attempt a BTC ETF with a since-abandoned filing back in 2013.

Canada and Brazil already have their own BTC ETFs, and crypto executives are bullish on the prospect of an American one. Earlier today, the CEO of Morgan Creek Capital Management was reported as saying that a BTC ETF “is going to happen.”

BTC ETF Approval Will Happen: Morgan Creek’s Mark Yusko

For now, the top dog in the realm of US-based crypto investment products is the Grayscale BTC Trust from Grayscale Investments. It works a little like an ETF, though with several key differences. For one, whereas an ETF functions like a stock, Grayscale’s trust locks investors into holding shares for months. That’s allowed GBTC to trade at a discount for over a month; a BTC ETF should hew closer to the price of the underlying digital asset.

Grayscale, too, has said it plans for a proper ETF.

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