In the Margins

SEC poised to decide fate of bitcoin ETF

March 7, 2017

By The Wall Street Journal

The Securities and Exchange Commission is due to decide this week whether to give a green light to a new exchange-traded fund that would provide investors easier access to bitcoin. An ETF could serve as a bridge from bitcoin’s current status as a counterculture technology to mainstream acceptance. Enthusiasm about a bitcoin-based ETF helped drive the currency to a new record near $1,300 last week. Read the original story from The Wall Street Journal

 

 

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