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The first U.S. Bitcoin ETF marked the crypto funds market explosion in 2021

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ETF Hub wrote a column · Dec 22, 2021 17:16
Even beyond the launch of the first U.S. Bitcoin futures ETF, cryptocurrency funds notched some notable global milestones in 2021.
The number of crypto-tracking investment vehicles worldwide more than doubled to 80 from just 35 at the end of 2020. Assets soared to $63 billion, compared to $24 billion at the start of the year.
--- according to Bloomberg Intelligence data
The first U.S. Bitcoin ETF marked the crypto funds market explosion in 2021
Globally, it's obviously a phenomenon that's starting to take off. If you look at inflows on a volume perspective, not only has it been steady even with the price corrections that Bitcoin is notoriously famous for, but you're seeing a lot of institutions jump in.”
--- Leah Wald, chief executive of crypto asset manager Valkyrie Investments, said on Bloomberg's "QuickTake Stock" streaming program.
Grayscale Investments LLC is the largest asset manager in the digital-assets space, with the $30 billion $Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC.US)$ ranking as the world's largest crypto fund.
The first U.S. Bitcoin ETF marked the crypto funds market explosion in 2021
The First U.S. bitcoin-linked ETF $ProShares Bitcoin ETF (BITO.US)$ incepted in October, which recevied a lot of attention. It only took two days for the fund to accumulate $1 billion.
The first U.S. Bitcoin ETF marked the crypto funds market explosion in 2021
Unlike an ETF directly connected to spot Bitcoin, the futures-backed products such as BITO are vulnerable to so-called associated with managing contracts. It's likely that investor demand would be even higher if physically backed funds were allowed to launch in the U.S., according to Bloomberg Intelligence.
I can't help but think that the assets in this space would be even larger if we had more efficient structures, like spot ETFs, in the U.S.”
--- said James Seyffart, Bloomberg Intelligence ETF analyst.
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Indeed, flows into the ProShares fund have stalled, with the ETF down more than 30% since its mid-October launch. Meanwhile, similar products from Valkyrie and VanEck have less than $70 million in assets combined.
Valkyrie's Wald is optimistic that flows will pick up in 2022. Institutional money managers are likely waiting to see how the U.S. futures-backed ETF handle the roll costs, she said.
That specific vehicle, I think a lot of money managers want to look at the metrics before jumping in. We're excited about what next year has to hold.”
--- Wald said.
Source: Bloomberg
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