© Reuters Bitcoin ETF dilemma: Spot markets and futures face off in the crypto arena
Benzinga – As spot Bitcoin ETFs emerge, the market is watching the potential impact on existing ones Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) Futures Markets.
What happened: ProShares Global Investment Strategist, Simeon Hyman he remarked in his interview with Bloomberg TV on Wednesday Katie Greifeld that Bitcoin futures ETF products were the fastest to come to market with $2 billion in assets under management. Last year, they received $600 million in inflows, placing them in the top 5% of all ETFs in terms of valuation.
According to Hyman, crypto futures markets are more mature, liquid and regulated compared to their spot equivalents. Hyman called the spot markets “weird” and influenced by factors like FTX, Binance and “so.”
Futures markets are bolstered by high trading volumes and tight spreads, while this is not always the case for spot markets, he added.
It remains unclear whether futures markets will become obsolete once institutional and retail investors can access the cryptocurrency itself through spot ETFs.
Some of the futures ETFs are Bitcoin ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (NYSEARCA: BITO), VanEck Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BATS:XBTF) and Valkyrie Bitcoin and Ether Strategy ETF (NASDAQ:BTF).
Expert opinions: Nate Geraci, The president of The ETF Store noted that Hyman is not particularly enthusiastic about supporting the upcoming spot funds. “No surprise, but ProShares (which is behind by far the largest Bitcoin futures ETF) doesn't exactly offer a clear recommendation for spot Bitcoin ETFs… It will be interesting to see what happens to BITO when spot Bitcoin ETFs coming to market,” tweeted Geraci.
Whale Wire, a crypto news source, warned that excessive retail hype from approval rumors could cause prices to rise to unsustainable levels, as was the case when CME launched Bitcoin futures in late 2017 .
Due to rumors of a Bitcoin ETF, the mainstream media is essentially urging retailers to go all-in on Bitcoin.
Hypothetically, let's say an ETF was approved later today. It would be catastrophic for BTC.
Just look at what happened when corrupt Wall Street introduced futures into… pic.twitter.com/ocrnnfW0cv
— WhaleWire (@WhaleWire) January 2, 2024
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