ThefirstbitcoinETFfinallygetslistedintheUnitedStatesafter8yearsofa?longjourneysince2013.TheU.S.SECapprovedthefirstbitcoin-linkedETFafterits5commissionmembers’discussion.
It'sunderstoodiftheSECdoesnotreject,delayoraskmorequestions,thebitcoin-linkedETFproposalwilltakeeffectautomatically.DuringOctober15-18,norejection,delayormorequestionswere?heard.At9:30am,October19,ProShares’sCEOMichaelSapirrangthebellattheNYSE.Itisamilestoneinthehistoryofbitcoin,whichseesthepublic?listingofbitcoin-linkedETFbyProSharestradingunderTickerSymbolBITO.After4tradingdayssinceOctober20,1.2billiondollarsflowintothebitcoin-linkedETFandthebitcoinpricehitsanewrecord.
ItislearnedthatthefeeontheETFis0.95%,whichisonly?halfofthefeeonGBTC,whichis2%.Atthesametime,GrayscaleInvestmentsplansonfilinganapplicationtoconverttheworld’sbiggestbitcoinfundintoaspotETF,accordingtoapersonwithknowledgeofthematter.Bitcoin?trust?isnotthedesiredoneforGrayscale?fromtheverybeginning.InJanuary2017,GrayscalefiledanapplicationofbitcoinspotETFlistingtoSEC,butwithdrewitinOctobersinceSECthinksthebitcoinmarketisextremelyrisky.NowitseemsthatGrayscale?nevergivesupthebitcoinETF.
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WhatisanETF?
ETF(exchange-tradedfund)meansanexchange-tradedopenindexfund.Itisatraditionalfinancialmarketconcept,listedonexchanges,openwithvariablefundshares,suchasBUZZETF,ARKETF,VanguardETF,andSPYETF.
ETFvsmutualfund
ListingonexchangesComparedtotraditionalmutualfunds,listingonexchangesisfeaturedbystandardizedproducts?amonginvestors,all-daytradingcapability,andliquidityenhancement.
InstanttransparencyofshareholdingItallowsallinvestorstolearnaboutthefundshareholdingintheday,helpsplaytheroleofarbitrage,andguaranteesthatETFanditsunderlyingassetsaretradedindependentlyandrelevantly.
TaxadvantagesThecapitalgainsfrom?ETFsarefarlessthanrelated?mutualfundsbecausetheinteriorfeaturesofcreationandredemptionmechanismsenable?ETFtotransferinandoutassetswithoutanytaxesamongallinvestors.
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InvestorswillnotbeaffectedbythebehaviorsofotherETFinvestors.ItisincrediblyimportantbecausenomatterwhereyouaretheonlyETFholderoroneofthe?millionsofshareholders,you?willnotbeaffectedduetootherinvestors’engagementorwithdrawal.Itvaries?considerablyfrommutualfundswherethefeesonassetsarechargedbythe?investorbase.
Whatisthefirstbitcoin-linkedETFintheU.S.?
Thebitcoin-linkedETFisacrypto-based?traditionalETF?andafinancialinvestmentproduct.Comparedtodirectinvestmentinbitcoinanditstrustfunds,thereisnoguaranteethatthebitcoin-linkedETFcanbringdesired?profitsforinvestorsbutprovidesalowerinvestmententry.
Thefirstbitcoin-linkedETFisProSharesBitcoinStrategyETF(BITO),whichisappliedtobecreatedbytheassetmanagementcompanyProShares.ProSharesonLinkedin?showsthatithasbeenattheforefrontoftheETFrevolutionsince2006.Withoneofthenation’slargestlineupsofETFs,thecompanyprovidesinnovativestrategicandtacticalETFsdesignedtomanageriskandenhancereturns.ApartfromvariouspositivetrackingindexETFs,italsoincludes?low-leveragereverseETFs.
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ProSharesBitcoinStrategyETF?seekstoprovidecapitalappreciationprimarily?throughactivelymanagedexposuretobitcoinfuturescontracts.?TheFunddoesnotinvestdirectlyinbitcoin.Therefore,the“bitcoin-linkedETF”referstostandardized,cash-settledbitcoinfuturescontracts?tradedoncommodityexchangesregistered?withtheCommodityFuturesTradingCommission?(“CFTC”).Thevalueofbitcoinfuturesisdeterminedbyreference?totheCMECFBitcoinReferenceRate(“BBR”),?whichprovidesanindicationofthepriceofbitcoinacross?certaincashbitcoinexchanges.TheFundseekstoinvestin?cash-settled,front-monthbitcoinfutures.Front-month?bitcoinfuturescontractsarethosecontractswiththe?shortesttimetomaturity.
动态 | 11月区块链政策报告:广东山东加大扶持 海外持续监管:据统计，11月份,国内的区块链扶持政策有13条,而监管政策仅有4条。其中,国内的区块链监管相对集中于,对变相CO、假借数字货币、区块链的非法集资行为的整治非针对区块链技术的防范。
与此同时,国内多省、市推出了积极的区块链扶持政策。以广东、山东和湖南为主,分别推出了两条区块链扶持政策,河北、上海、浙江、海南、北京等省市也发布了相应的扶持政策。
相对于国内各地的区块链扶持,国外的区块链政策,仍以对CO、数字货币的监管为主。11月份,国外的区块链监管政策共20条,占比为58.82%,扶持政策共有14条。[2018/12/6]
Highlightsofthefirstbitcoin-linkedETFintheU.S.
TheFunddoesnottaketemporarydefensivepositions.The?Fundwillgenerallyholditsbitcoinfuturescontractsduring?periodsinwhichthevalueofbitcoinisflatordecliningas?wellasduringperiodsinwhichthevalueofbitcoinisrising.?Inordertomaintainexposuretobitcoinfuturescontracts,the?Fundmustsellitsfuturescontractsastheynearexpiration?andreplacethemwithnewfuturescontractswithalaterexpiration?date.Thisisoftenreferredtoas“rolling”afuturescontract.Futurescontractswithalongertermtoexpirationmay?bepricedhigherthanfuturescontractswithashortertermto?expiration,arelationshipcalled“contango.”Whenrolling?futurescontractsthatareincontango,theFundwillsellthe?expiringcontractatarelativelylowerpriceandbuyalonger-dated?contractatarelativelyhigherprice.Thatistosay,theFundwill“renew”contractspermanentlyratherthancloseoutthem.Conversely,futurescontractswithalongertermtoexpiration?maybepricedlowerthanfuturescontractswithashorter?termtoexpiration,arelationshipcalled“backwardation.”?
TheFundseekstofullyinvestintheseportfoliosatanytimetoprovideexposuretobitcoinfutures?
TheFunddoesnotinvestin,orseekdirectexposureto,the?current“spot”orcashpriceofbitcoin.TheFundisclassifiedasnon-diversified,whichmeansithas?theabilitytoinvestarelativelyhighpercentageofitsassets?infinancialinstrumentswithasinglecounterpartyorafew?counterparties.??
Thebitcoin-linkedfuturescontractsonCMEmaysignificantlydifferfrombitcoinspotsininvestmentstrategyrisk,marketandvolatility,liquidityrisk,bitcoinfuturesrisk,bitcoinfuturescapacityrisk,costoffuturesinvestmentrisk,bitcoinrisk,cashandmoneymarketinstruments?risk,subsidiaryinvestmentrisk,borrowingrisk,counterpartyrisk,non-diversification?risk,marketpricevariance?risk,authorizedparticipant?risk,cashpurchase?andredemptionrisk,earlyclosing/delayedclosing/tradingsuspensionrisk,activemanagementrisk,newfundrisk,taxriskandvaluationrisk.?
DifferencesbetweenGBTCandbitcoin-linkedETF
ETFallowsmarketmakerstorandomlycreateandredeemshares,whileGBTCdoesnotallow?andthefundsharescanonlybemonetizedonsecondarymarkets.?
GBTCsetsa6-monthlockingperiod,withahighpremium,whileETFhasbetterliquidityandisfreeofpremiumorreduction.?
GBTCtradingfeesareveryhigh,includingbrokerfees,annualmanagementfeesandpremium.Thebitcoin-linkedETFhaslowerfees.Forexample,fortheBITOonly0.95%ofmanagementfeesarecharged,whilethefirstNorthAmericabitcoinETF——BTCC,listedinCanada,hasalowermanagementfeeof75%.?
GBTCisonlyavailableforqualifiedinvestorswith50,000dollarsatleast.Thebitcoin-linkedETFhas?fewrestrictionsoninvestors’?qualifications?andamounts.?
Insummary,withovertenyearsofinsanedevelopment,thecryptocurrencymarketgraduallygoesbacktobeing?rational.Recently,thecryptocurrencymarketisexperiencinga?hugerevolutionandtransformation.ThecryptomarketplaceincludingBitcoinhasattractedtheeyesof?traditionalfinancialmarkets,andismoving?towardsstandardsandcompliance.
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