Assessing BITO One Year In
Bloomberg Crypto16 Marras 2022

Assessing BITO One Year In

Around this time last year, the very first Bitcoin-linked exchange-traded fund debuted - the ProShares Bitcoin ETF, which trades under the ticker BITO. The launch marked a milestone for the digital-asset industry: It opened up the opportunity for more mainstream investors to dip their toes into cryptocurrencies.

The ETF had a stellar start: it was the second-most heavily traded fund on record, and it gathered more than $1 billion in assets in record time. Back then, Bitcoin was trading at around $65,000 and retail investing in crypto was booming.

But in hindsight, the timing was … unfortunate. Just two months after its debut, Bitcoin started to crash. Soon after that, a collapse of crypto hedge funds and stablecoins dropped the coin’s trading value to about $20,000.

Now, BITO has sunk over 70%. Could its future hold more promise? Bloomberg reporter Katie Greifeld joins Vildana Hajric for this episode around BITO one year in.

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