ETFs


Finance

TradFi Rushes In: Goldman Sachs Digital Assets Lead Mathew McDermott on the Institutional Embrace of Tokenization

The financial industry veteran discusses ETFs, tokenization and future banking blockchain opportunities.

Mathew McDermott, Global Head of Digital Assets for Goldman Sachs speaks at Consensus 2024. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Tech

The Protocol: Behind the Scenes as Big-Tent Consensus Goes Up

We took a spin through some of the side events and preparations taking place Tuesday ahead of CoinDesk's annual conference, which starts Wednesday in Austin.

CoinDesk programming coordinators

Markets

Bitcoin and Ether ETF Markets Expected to Grow to $450B: Bernstein

Crypto ETFs could see over $100 billion of inflows in the next two years, the report said.

Scrabble tiles spelling out "ETF GROWTH"

Opinion

3 Questions About the SEC’s Abrupt ETH ETF Approval

Was the decision politically motivated? What does it mean for Ethereum going forward? Will other leading chains benefit too?

Gary Gensler's SEC must now decide what to do about multiple applications for BTC and ETH ETFs (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Gensler Says 'Stay Tuned' on U.S. SEC's Decision on ETH ETF

The SEC faces a Thursday deadline for at least one of the spot ether ETF applications it's reviewing.

SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

Ether Spot ETF Approval Would Raise Expectations Solana Could Also Be Classified as a Commodity: Bernstein

Ether spot ETF approval would set a precedent as the first non-bitcoin digital asset to be considered a commodity, raising expectations that solana could follow the same path, the report said.

Ether Spot ETF Approval Would Raise Expectations That Solana Could Also be Classified a Commodity: Bernstein

Markets

No, Hong Kong's Crypto ETFs Aren't Available in Mainland China

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (HKEX) confirmed they aren't available. Chinese authorities are wary that ETFs offer a way to bypass strict international capital controls.

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Finance

Crypto Trading Firm Wintermute to Provide Liquidity for Hong Kong Bitcoin and Ether ETFs

The market maker will provide liquidity for OSL Digital Securities and Haskey HK Exchange, both of which are sub-custodians of platforms facilitating the operation of the bitcoin and ether ETFs in Hong Kong.

Evgeny Gaevoy, Wintermute CEO (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

An ETH ETF Wouldn’t Deliver Full-Returns to Investors

An SEC approval for spot ETH ETFs looks unlikely but even if the SEC approves exchange traded funds for Ether, investors should learn about total return ETH investment products. That way, they can gain from staking rewards as well as the underlying asset, says Jason Hall, the CEO of Methodic Capital Management.

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Opinion

Hong Kong Boards the ETF Express

The jurisdiction is the latest to approve exchange-traded funds for bitcoin, giving a boost to BTC.

Hong Kong harbor skyline view into Kowloon