Stock market to ‘nowhere?’ Experts see more trouble ahead in China

Stock market to ‘nowhere?’ Experts see more trouble ahead in China

China may have trouble attracting investors again this year. ETF Action’s Mike Akins sees challenges tied to the country’s ability to generate stock market returns. “It’s kind of the old cliché. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me,” the firm’s founding partner told CNBC’s ETF Edge this week. “You’ve got … Read more

Why Japan and India ETFs are gaining popularity with investors

Why Japan and India ETFs are gaining popularity with investors

Investors are increasingly looking to emerging market exchange-traded funds for growth at a reasonable price. David Mann, head of capital markets at Franklin Templeton, named India as one of the most popular countries with ETF investors in the past year. “Part of the growth story, GDP has been strong,” he told CNBC’s “ETF Edge” on … Read more

Spot bitcoin ETFs will make new market options, according to experts

Spot bitcoin ETFs will make new market options, according to experts

Exchange-traded fund experts anticipate spot bitcoin ETFs, which debuted this month, to spark a new wave of crypto products. Cboe Global Markets’ Catherine Clay believes options are a natural progression for bitcoin ETFs. “We believe that the utility of the options, what they provide to the end investor in terms of downside hedging, risk-defined exposures … Read more

All approved bitcoin ETFs won’t survive, defends fees

All approved bitcoin ETFs won’t survive, defends fees

Michael Sonnenshein at the 2022 Forbes Iconoclast Summit at New York Historical Society on Nov. 3, 2022. Arturo Holmes | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images DAVOS, Switzerland — Grayscale Investments CEO Michael Sonnenshein told CNBC that most [says all 11 in the headline, summary and key point though] of the approved bitcoin exchange-traded funds won’t … Read more

Passive investing rules Wall Street now, topping actively managed assets in stock, bond and other funds

Passive investing rules Wall Street now, topping actively managed assets in stock, bond and other funds

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on January 17, 2024 in New York City.  Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images News | Getty Images Passive investment products have long been pulling in the lion’s share of money from investors, but as 2023 came to a close they … Read more

Crypto bulls see bitcoin flying to $100,000 with ETF approval

Crypto bulls see bitcoin flying to 0,000 with ETF approval

Cryptocurrency bulls say bitcoin could surge to more than $100,000 this year after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission made a pivotal step to approve the first-ever U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund. Several crypto investors CNBC spoke with said they see the world’s top cryptocurrency rising in 2024, as the effects of approval of a … Read more

Ark Invest president says bitcoin is now a ‘public good’

Ark Invest president says bitcoin is now a ‘public good’

Cathie Wood, CEO of Ark Invest, speaks during an interview on CNBC on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, February 27, 2023. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Ark Invest President and COO Tom Staudt believes bitcoin is now a “public good” to which all investors should have access, as … Read more

Bitcoin ETFs begin trading on U.S. exchanges

Bitcoin ETFs begin trading on U.S. exchanges

Bitcoin exchange-traded funds saw big swings on their first day of trading on Thursday, mirroring a volatile day for crypto prices more broadly. The Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) closed up 0.5%, well off its highs of the day, while the iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) fell more than 4% after initially rising in morning trading. Both … Read more

Here’s what to know about the first bitcoin ETFs

Here’s what to know about the first bitcoin ETFs

Recep-bg | E+ | Getty Images The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday approved the first U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds. But experts urge caution before piling into the long-awaited ETFs. The agency signed off on 11 bitcoin ETF applications, including funds from BlackRock, Fidelity, Ark Invest, WisdomTree and Grayscale. The new investment provides … Read more

Ether price spikes on hope of ETH ETF — but will the SEC approve it?

Ether price spikes on hope of ETH ETF — but will the SEC approve it?

St. Moritz, SWITZERLAND — U.S. Securities and Exchange Chair Gary Gensler fired warning shots to the crypto industry, casting doubt over whether digital coin ether would follow next in the footsteps of bitcoin to receive approval for an exchange-traded fund. After the bitcoin ETF approval, prices for ether — the token linked with Ethereum — … Read more