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What is the best spot bitcoin ETF? ›

On January 10, 2024, the SEC approved 11 new spot bitcoin ETFs. ETFs, or exchange-traded funds, are a type of security that tracks the underlying performance of a collection of assets or commodities. A spot bitcoin ETF is an exchange-traded fund that tracks the spot, or current price of bitcoin.

However, investing in crypto ETFs is not without risk. The market is volatile, with prices fluctuating significantly in short periods. In addition, the regulatory landscape for crypto is evolving, and changes in regulations will undoubtedly impact the performance and availability of these ETFs.

While the new spot bitcoin ETFs are designed to track the bitcoin price directly, they do not impact it in the same way. Buying a share of an ETF has no real-time impact on bitcoin's price through direct means. In fact, the bitcoin represented by the share is not even purchased until the next trading day.

If long-term price performance is your only investment goal, then the new Bitcoin ETFs make a lot of sense. However, you could prefer direct-asset ownership of Bitcoin if you are concerned about the regulatory or legal aspects of crypto.

Learn about the 11 spot Bitcoin ETFs available today — and the 8 Bitcoin strategy ETFs that offer indirect exposure to Bitcoin.

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK, Jan 10 (Reuters) - The U.S. securities regulator on Wednesday approved the first U.S.-listed exchange traded funds (ETFs) to track bitcoin, in a watershed for the world's largest cryptocurrency and the broader crypto industry.

A physically-backed bitcoin ETF holds physical bitcoin as part of its assets, meaning that the ETF directly owns and stores the cryptocurrency.

Structure: Spot ETFs hold actual bitcoin, providing direct exposure to price movements and implementing a creation/redemption mechanism like other ETFs, whereas bitcoin futures ETFs hold futures contracts to track the price of bitcoin, not the actual asset itself.

Potential Market Inaccuracy: ETF prices might not reflect real-time fluctuations in the Bitcoin market. Unlike the crypto market, the traditional markets shut down, for a while - and this means a discrepancy might enter the prices until it corrects itself.

Are bitcoin ETFs FDIC insured? ›

Cryptocurrency is known for being a risky investment, and your assets aren't insured the way they are with a bank or brokerage firm. Truth be told, you're never immune to losses with a risk-on asset.

Spot bitcoin ETFs do not pay dividends, as bitcoins do not generate any income. The investment value of spot bitcoin ETFs is derived mainly from the appreciation (or depreciation) in the price of bitcoins.

The term "spot" refers to the actual immediate purchase and ownership of the underlying asset, which, in this case, is bitcoin.

Spot bitcoin ETFs offer multiple benefits to investors, including ease of access, direct exposure to the price of bitcoin and potential for price appreciation. However, there are potential drawbacks, such as price volatility, regulatory risk and higher fees.

What is Bitcoin 3x Long ETF (BTC3L)? It is a product that tracks the yield rate of underlying assets with 3 times. Using BTC3L as an example, for every 1% BTC goes up in a day, BTC3L goes up 3%; for every 1% BTC goes down, BTC3L goes down 3%.

IBIT (iShares Bitcoin ETF by BlackRock) has a much lower expense ratio of 0.25%, so you only pay $2.50 for every $1,000 invested annually. FBTC (Fidelity Wise Bitcoin ETF) started with a 0% expense ratio, which means it was free initially but will change to 0.25%, matching IBIT's fee.

Up to this point, Blackrock's iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT)has been the winner of the spot bitcoin ETF inflows race with roughly $13.9 billion in inflows. "IBIT is the fastest growing ETF in the history of ETFs," Blackrock (BLK) CEO Larry Fink recently declared in an interview with Fox Business.