- Bloomberg received a listing action from Valkyrie Funds for their bitcoin futures ETF.
- The Valkyrie Bitcoin Strategy ETF could begin trading on Wednesday or Thursday after ProShares’ bitcoin futures ETF starts trading tomorrow.
- However, there is still one last step before confirmed listing on the NYSE — a post-effective prospectus filing.
Bloomberg received a listing action from Valkyrie Funds for their bitcoin futures exchange-traded fund (ETF), its analyst James Seyffart said[1]. The Valkyrie Bitcoin Strategy ETF was thought to be starting trading as early as tomorrow, October 19, under the ticker symbol “BTF.” However, new information[2] from Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas indicates it might start trading on Wednesday or Thursday. A post-effective prospectus filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is the last piece of the puzzle missing for listing confirmation.
Valkyrie likely exploited “its status as a first time issuer [to] skip the queue by requesting to become effective,” Balchunas said[3]. Valkyrie could join ProShares and have their bitcoin futures ETF start trading this week, however a couple of days later.
Earlier today, ProShares confirmed[4] that its Bitcoin Strategy ETF would begin trading tomorrow. The fund, which will trade under the ticker symbol “BITO,” seeks to provide institutional and retail investors with bitcoin exposure.
Although the ProShares ETF is already set to go live tomorrow, Valkyrie still needs to publish a post-effective prospectus filing with the SEC, detailing whether its bitcoin futures ETF will start trading tomorrow or not, Seyffart said[5].
However, neither the ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF nor the Valkyrie Bitcoin Strategy ETF will hold actual BTC. Instead, they will seek to obtain bitcoin exposure through bitcoin futures contracts, which significantly affects[6] investors. A
