Toronto Stock Exchange Trades 3iQ Corp Bitcoin Fund

April 13, 2020 @ 1:25 pm By JD Alois |

Last week, 3iQ Corp. successfully commenced trading of The Bitcoin Fund (TSX:QBTC.U). The Fund was the product of an initial public offering (IPO) of units and a merger with 3iQ Bitcoin Trust. According to a company release, the Fund’s investment objectives are to provide holders… Read More

Dissent: SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce Disagrees with Commission’s Decision to Deny Bitcoin ETF

February 27, 2020 @ 9:06 am By JD Alois |

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce has posted a statement dissenting from the Securities and Exchange Commission’s decision to, once again, decline to allow an exchange-traded product (ETP or ETF) for the world’s most popular cryptocurrency Bitcoin. The Commission denied NYSE Arca’s request to offer a Bitcoin… Read More

The SEC is Reviewing Whether to List Bitcoin ETFs on CBOE

April 6, 2018 @ 3:56 am By JD Alois |

The Securities and Exchange Commission filed an “Order Instituting Proceedings” to determine if they should approve the listing of shares of the GraniteShares Bitcoin ETF and the GraniteShares Short Bitcoin ETF on the CBOE BZX Exchange. This is similar to a process that was initiated last… Read More

Here is the Letter Addressed to the SEC from the CBOE Encouraging the Commission to Move Forward with Cryptocurrency ETFs

April 1, 2018 @ 8:40 am By JD Alois |

CBOE Global Markets, operator of the Chicago Board Options Exchange – the largest U.S. options exchange, has sent a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) encouraging the regulator to move forward with cryptocurrency based Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) or Exchange Traded Products (ETPs). CBOE… Read More