Strive Asset Management Proposes Bitcoin Bond ETF to SEC

• Strive Asset Management filed for a Bitcoin Bond ETF, offering indirect exposure to Bitcoin through convertible bonds.
• BlackRock’s ETF filing hints at potential plans to address Bitcoin network forks with sponsor discretion.

Strive Asset Management, co-founded by Vivek Ramaswamy, has made a risky step by filing for a Bitcoin Bond ETF with the SEC, according to Financial Times.

Unlike traditional Bitcoin ETFs, which directly invest in the cryptocurrency, this suggested ETF concentrates on convertible bonds issued by companies such as MicroStrategy, which use these monies to purchase Bitcoin.

This creative strategy reduces some of the regulatory uncertainty sometimes connected with directly owning the digital asset and gives investors indirect exposure to Bitcoin.

Rising Institutional Interest Signals a Turning Point for Bitcoin

There is especially great relevance to the date of this filing. Recent changes in the legal environment and the rising acceptance of Bitcoin by companies hint at a possible institutional turning point for crypto market participation.

Should approval be granted, this ETF might unleash institutional capital, therefore reinforcing Bitcoin’s prominence as a mainstream asset. The ETF might draw a flood of investors looking for a safer and more regulated way to enter the crypto industry as businesses like MicroStrategy commit billions of dollars into Bitcoin as a reserve asset.

Since switching to Bitcoin as its main reserve asset in 2020, MicroStrategy, for example, has spent over $27 billion in the metal, which has surged 600% in its stock price over the previous year.

This kind of institutional support, as well as creative financial products like the Bitcoin Bond ETF, highlight the increasing trust in Bitcoin as a store of wealth. Still, it’s important to understand that crypto are naturally volatile and that making such investments has risks.

Further adding to the story is a recent document revealed by a well-known analyst implying BlackRock might be ready for a possible Bitcoin fork.

According to CNF, the ETF sponsor has been suggested to exercise its discretion under the terms of the Trust Agreement to “determine which peer-to-peer network among the incompatible forks of the Bitcoin network should be considered for its purposes,” according to the screenshot supplied by Goldman Sachs analyst WOLF.

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