ETFs & Mutual Funds

Crypto Enthusiasts Stoked by Bitcoin-ETF Hype Shrug Off Ether-Fund Push

  • Eight issuers are looking to offer Ether-futures ETF products
  • Ether’s price has been range bound for months at around $1,800
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Ether-futures ETFs could be coming to the US soon, but the cryptocurrency market doesn’t seem to care.

Eight companies — including Bitwise, Volatility Shares and ProShares — have in recent days filed applications for exchange-traded funds based on futures for the second-largest digital token, according to a Bloomberg Intelligence tally. Some of the filings even propose to list more exotic versions of the product, such as Bitcoin-Ether-futures medleys.