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New Bitcoin fund promises tax efficiency

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2021
A new fund offering investors tax-efficient access to Bitcoin is preparing to launch in Australia under the trans-Tasman regulatory regime. The Vault International Bitcoin Fund launched in New Zealand in September and is the first regulated investment ...

Crypto ETF breaks trading record

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2021
... broadly diversified portfolio," Vynokur said. BetaShares will launch two other crypto funds on the back of launching CRYP. A Bitcoin (1BTC) and an Ethereum (1ETH) exchange-traded fund will soon be made available. Corporate regulator ASIC recently paved ...

Commonwealth Bank to add crypto services

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021
... and custodian Gemini and blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis. The bank will offer access to 10 crypto assets including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin. "The emergence and growing demand for digital currencies from customers creates both ...

ASIC smooths path for crypto ETFs

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2021
... right direction. "ASIC has taken a significant step in providing a clear path for established cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin and ether to be made available to Australian investors via a familiar ETF structure," he said. "This is a welcome development ...

Superhero raise takes it across the ditch

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2021
... we're working hard to launch across the ditch in the coming months," he said. This month, Superhero made the ProShares Bitcoin ETF available to Australian investors shortly after it listed in the US. Superhero users can deposit US dollars in real-time ...

Superhero offers access to Bitcoin ETF

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2021
Investing platform Superhero announced the availability of the first Bitcoin ETF to Australian investors, after it listed in the US yesterday. The ProShares Bitcoin ETF will be available to Australians using the Superhero platform to buy US shares. ...

BetaShares launches crypto-focused ETF

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2021
... the price of one cryptocurrency. Current index constituents include cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinbase (COIN), Bitcoin mining company Riot Blockchain (RIOT) and business intelligence firm Microstrategy (MSTR). BetaShares' announcement comes as ...

Family office makes crypto play

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2021
... full service advisory and investment firm in the crypto sector and has launched its first wholesale fund, The Zerocap Bitcoin Trust, seeded with a material cornerstone investment from VSG. The fund provides pure bitcoin exposure through a regulated unit ...

Crypto platform hires former Spaceship growth lead

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
... times in the past nine months, and we've helped those users save and invest over $9 million in digital currencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum," Bamboo chief executive Blake Cassidy said. "As we expand, we're taking our rate of growth up a notch, and we ...

Investment scams set to double

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2021
... scams received so far with 4763 reports, up from 3104 in the first half of 2020. Losses to investment scams involving Bitcoin have already reached $25.7 million this year, up 44% from $17.8 million in the entire year of 2020. "More than half of the $70 ...