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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
Important in this context: The legal situation for funds and ETFs in the USA differs from that in Europe. This is because there are no Bitcoin ETFs in the EU due to the legal framework provided by the UCITS directives. We have summarised the most important questions and answers on the topic of Bitcoin ETFs for you here:Bitcoin ETFs in the USA: What is it all about?The release of Bitcoin ETFs in the USA, which was hotly debated in the media at the beginning of 2024, relates to the release of Bitcoin spot ETFs by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Previously, the only Bitcoin ETFs available in the US were based on futures contracts for the cryptocurrency. This allowed investors to participate in the performance of Bitcoin and Co. but not to invest directly in physically backed Bitcoin ETFs. The new Bitcoin ETFs should now solve this problem and also enable institutional investors such as Blackrock and Co. to invest in Bitcoin in a regulated and exchange-traded form.Bitcoin ETFs from iShares and Co.: What does this mean for the crypto market?The topic is currently on everyone's lips: iShares, VanEck and Co. want to launch Bitcoin ETFs in the USA. Unlike previous Bitcoin ETFs, however, these are physically collateralised and track the spot price of the cryptocurrency. Until now, there have only been crypto ETFs on derivatives - so-called futures.What does this mean for the Bitcoin price? Basically, the more institutional money flows into crypto (Bitcoin), the more the asset class will (probably) establish itself. Whether this has an overall price-driving effect depends on whether the entry of institutional investors into the new Bitcoin ETFs has already been priced in and how much money will flow into the new spot ETFs in years to come. However, the Bitcoin and
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