BITO (Bitcoin Strategy ETF de ProShares)

$BITO, the new ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF, launched today and rose 4.8% to $41.94 at the closing of its historical debut. Bitcoin broke above $64K with the potential for a new closing high.

El fondo entrante negocia en el comercio Contratos de futuros de Bitcoin, proporcionando un método más seguro y conveniente de sacar provecho de la moneda que comprar y mantener la moneda uno mismo.

El primer ETF vinculado a futuros de Bitcoin (BTC) en Estados Unidos, Bitcoin Strategy ETF de ProShares, comenzó a cotizar en la Bolsa de Valores de Nueva York (NYSE) bajo el símbolo BITO

BITO no opera directamente sobre Bitcoin, sino que lo hace a través de contratos futuros del mismo. Adicionalmente, al ser encuadrado como un ETF, la cantidad de acciones -en este caso futuras- que administra no es fija, sino que varía diariamente.

¿Qué pasó hoy con BITO?

El ETF debutó con un precio inicial de US$ 40,88 y tras haber alcanzado piso en los US$ 40,7 supo cerrar el día de manera positiva con un aumento del 2,59% en torno a US$ 41,94. El volumen operado (US$ 23 millones) estuvo alineado con el volumen de los principales ETF de los sectores de la economía como es el caso del energético (XLE) o el financiero (XLF).

Bitcoin is an inch closer to breaking its all-time high. The largest cryptocurrency by market cap reached $64,322 today, just 1% shy of its all-time high set back in April. It has the debut of the ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF to thank — the ETF is the first-ever bitcoin-linked exchange traded fund (ETF) in the U.S. 

The ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF ($BITO) jumped more than 4.8% to $41.94. $BITO‘s first-day trading volume wowed investors, with at least 1.89 million shares of the ETF changing hands in the first couple hours… that means the Bitcoin Strategy ETF launch was one of the best ETF launches of all time. The bullish sentiment spread across the crypto market and $BTC.X soared 5%. 

The fund tracks CME bitcoin futures (contracts speculating on future bitcoin prices) rather than investing in the cryptocurrency directly. SEC Chairman Gary Gensler has said that he preferred a Bitcoin Futures product over an ETF which holds crypto. However, on the heels of ProShares’s ETF launch today, Grayscale Investments filed with the SEC to convert its Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ($GBTC) into a formal spot ETF. The fund, which already boasts $40 billion in assets, will likely face scrutiny from the SEC in the filing process.

With the launch of the ETF today, Bitcoin stans rejoiced on social media. One of the biggest cheerleaders of $BTC.X, Michael Saylor, tweeted ‘‘Your money won’t last forever, unless it’s #bitcoin.’’ Some sharedstories of how $BTC.X changed their lives.