2023, the first year of Bitcoin ETF?

1. BlackRock: The world’s largest asset management company submitted an application for a Bitcoin spot ETF on June 15, 2023, proposing Coinbase as the crypto asset custodian and spot market data provider, and BNY Mellon as the cash custodian. ​​.

2. WisdomTree: This New York-based asset management company launched a Bitcoin ETF on the SIX exchange in Switzerland in 2019. It joined the application team for the US Bitcoin ETF in March 2021. Although it was rejected by the SEC later in 2021, WisdomTree filed a new application shortly after BlackRock filed in 2023. 1

3. Invesco Galaxy Bitcoin ETF: Galaxy Digital and Invesco jointly submitted a Bitcoin ETF application called "Invesco Galaxy Bitcoin ETF" on September 22, 2021. Following Blackstone's own filing, Invesco and Galaxy filed new applications with the SEC in mid-2023. $BTC