AOFEX Insight: Bitcoin-linked ETF Officially Gets Listed

ThefirstbitcoinETFfinallygetslistedintheUnitedStatesafter8yearsofa?longjourneysince2013.TheU.S.SECapprovedthefirstbitcoin-linkedETFafterits5commissionmembers’discussion.

It'sunderstoodiftheSECdoesnotreject,delayoraskmorequestions,thebitcoin-linkedETFproposalwilltakeeffectautomatically.DuringOctober15-18,norejection,delayormorequestionswere?heard.At9:30am,October19,ProShares’sCEOMichaelSapirrangthebellattheNYSE.Itisamilestoneinthehistoryofbitcoin,whichseesthepublic?listingofbitcoin-linkedETFbyProSharestradingunderTickerSymbolBITO.After4tradingdayssinceOctober20,1.2billiondollarsflowintothebitcoin-linkedETFandthebitcoinpricehitsanewrecord.

ItislearnedthatthefeeontheETFis0.95%,whichisonly?halfofthefeeonGBTC,whichis2%.Atthesametime,GrayscaleInvestmentsplansonfilinganapplicationtoconverttheworld’sbiggestbitcoinfundintoaspotETF,accordingtoapersonwithknowledgeofthematter.Bitcoin?trust?isnotthedesiredoneforGrayscale?fromtheverybeginning.InJanuary2017,GrayscalefiledanapplicationofbitcoinspotETFlistingtoSEC,butwithdrewitinOctobersinceSECthinksthebitcoinmarketisextremelyrisky.NowitseemsthatGrayscale?nevergivesupthebitcoinETF.

AOFEX成立日本分站:據官方消息，AOFEX于9月16日正式成立日本分站，標志著AOFEX將在日本全面開展業務，進一步深拓亞洲市場。為回饋用戶的支持，AOFEX于當日17:00（GMT+8）開啟送200,000 USDT福利活動。

AOFEX日本站的成立，是“AOFEX全球戰略計劃”落地的又一里程碑，AOFEX將不斷完善日本當地發展策略，開啟KOL、社區、媒體等多元化合作。同時也將繼續推進全球戰略，在全球范圍內建設分站，開展符合各地區用戶習慣的個性化服務，讓數字金融普惠大眾。[2021/9/16 23:29:40]

WhatisanETF?

ETF(exchange-tradedfund)meansanexchange-tradedopenindexfund.Itisatraditionalfinancialmarketconcept,listedonexchanges,openwithvariablefundshares,suchasBUZZETF,ARKETF,VanguardETF,andSPYETF.

ETFvsmutualfund

ListingonexchangesComparedtotraditionalmutualfunds,listingonexchangesisfeaturedbystandardizedproducts?amonginvestors,all-daytradingcapability,andliquidityenhancement.

InstanttransparencyofshareholdingItallowsallinvestorstolearnaboutthefundshareholdingintheday,helpsplaytheroleofarbitrage,andguaranteesthatETFanditsunderlyingassetsaretradedindependentlyandrelevantly.

TaxadvantagesThecapitalgainsfrom?ETFsarefarlessthanrelated?mutualfundsbecausetheinteriorfeaturesofcreationandredemptionmechanismsenable?ETFtotransferinandoutassetswithoutanytaxesamongallinvestors.

AOFEX于5月12日上線LAT ?:據官方消息，AOFEX交易所于5月12日14:00（GMT+8）正式開放LAT/USDT交易對，開盤價為0.12USDT，現報價2.0534USDT，累計漲幅為1665.2%。

?AOFEX數字貨幣金融衍生品交易所，旨在為用戶提供優質服務和資產安全保障。[2021/5/12 21:53:03]

InvestorswillnotbeaffectedbythebehaviorsofotherETFinvestors.ItisincrediblyimportantbecausenomatterwhereyouaretheonlyETFholderoroneofthe?millionsofshareholders,you?willnotbeaffectedduetootherinvestors’engagementorwithdrawal.Itvaries?considerablyfrommutualfundswherethefeesonassetsarechargedbythe?investorbase.

Whatisthefirstbitcoin-linkedETFintheU.S.?

Thebitcoin-linkedETFisacrypto-based?traditionalETF?andafinancialinvestmentproduct.Comparedtodirectinvestmentinbitcoinanditstrustfunds,thereisnoguaranteethatthebitcoin-linkedETFcanbringdesired?profitsforinvestorsbutprovidesalowerinvestmententry.

Thefirstbitcoin-linkedETFisProSharesBitcoinStrategyETF(BITO),whichisappliedtobecreatedbytheassetmanagementcompanyProShares.ProSharesonLinkedin?showsthatithasbeenattheforefrontoftheETFrevolutionsince2006.Withoneofthenation’slargestlineupsofETFs,thecompanyprovidesinnovativestrategicandtacticalETFsdesignedtomanageriskandenhancereturns.ApartfromvariouspositivetrackingindexETFs,italsoincludes?low-leveragereverseETFs.

AOFEX永續合約：BTC多空持倉人數比0.96，ETH多空持倉人數比0.88:AOFEX交易大數據顯示，截至12月16日14:30，BTC永續合約多空持倉人數比為0.96，市場做空人數占優，基差小于0.5USDT，24小時成交約4.86億張；ETH永續合約多空持倉人數比為0.88，市場做空人數占優，基差小于0.05USDT，24小時成交約1.68億張；BTC千倍合約多空持倉人數比為0.88，市場做空人數占優，基差小于1USDT，24小時成交約1.43億張。

?AOFEX數字貨幣金融衍生品交易所，旨在為用戶提供優質服務和資產安全保障。[2020/12/16 15:22:35]

ProSharesBitcoinStrategyETF?seekstoprovidecapitalappreciationprimarily?throughactivelymanagedexposuretobitcoinfuturescontracts.?TheFunddoesnotinvestdirectlyinbitcoin.Therefore,the“bitcoin-linkedETF”referstostandardized,cash-settledbitcoinfuturescontracts?tradedoncommodityexchangesregistered?withtheCommodityFuturesTradingCommission?(“CFTC”).Thevalueofbitcoinfuturesisdeterminedbyreference?totheCMECFBitcoinReferenceRate(“BBR”),?whichprovidesanindicationofthepriceofbitcoinacross?certaincashbitcoinexchanges.TheFundseekstoinvestin?cash-settled,front-monthbitcoinfutures.Front-month?bitcoinfuturescontractsarethosecontractswiththe?shortesttimetomaturity.

AOFEX平臺幣OT首期認購將于7月21日開啟:據官方消息，A網開啟平臺幣OT認購新幣權益，將于2020年7月21日15:00開放第1期，限量15000PD。

A網將持續增加平臺幣流通場景，打造平臺幣價值，并保證市場流通量不超過2000萬枚。

AOFEX數字貨幣金融衍生品交易所，旨在為用戶提供優質服務和資產安全保障。[2020/7/17]

Highlightsofthefirstbitcoin-linkedETFintheU.S.

TheFunddoesnottaketemporarydefensivepositions.The?Fundwillgenerallyholditsbitcoinfuturescontractsduring?periodsinwhichthevalueofbitcoinisflatordecliningas?wellasduringperiodsinwhichthevalueofbitcoinisrising.?Inordertomaintainexposuretobitcoinfuturescontracts,the?Fundmustsellitsfuturescontractsastheynearexpiration?andreplacethemwithnewfuturescontractswithalaterexpiration?date.Thisisoftenreferredtoas“rolling”afuturescontract.Futurescontractswithalongertermtoexpirationmay?bepricedhigherthanfuturescontractswithashortertermto?expiration,arelationshipcalled“contango.”Whenrolling?futurescontractsthatareincontango,theFundwillsellthe?expiringcontractatarelativelylowerpriceandbuyalonger-dated?contractatarelativelyhigherprice.Thatistosay,theFundwill“renew”contractspermanentlyratherthancloseoutthem.Conversely,futurescontractswithalongertermtoexpiration?maybepricedlowerthanfuturescontractswithashorter?termtoexpiration,arelationshipcalled“backwardation.”?

AOFEX即將上線永續合約產品:據官方消息，近期，AOFEX交易所商務副總裁在媒體活動中透露，平臺對永續合約產品內部測試接近尾聲，即將于近期正式上線。

AOFEX交易所目前已上線杠桿交易及創新型期權交易，并持續致力于更多衍生品的創新研發。即將上線的永續合約產品已經完成了開發和完善，目前正在進行最終的內測環節，很快就會正式推向市場。

AOFEX早期已經邀請到專業的市商團隊，保證充裕的流動性，永續合約采用USDT本位，最高支持100倍杠桿，首期上線品種為BTC、ETH、EOS三個幣種，其獨有的“風險率”算法，即使用戶使用高倍數的杠桿，其爆倉風險度可明顯低于業內同產品的交易所，操作極致簡潔，方便用戶輕松參與。[2020/7/13]

TheFundseekstofullyinvestintheseportfoliosatanytimetoprovideexposuretobitcoinfutures?

TheFunddoesnotinvestin,orseekdirectexposureto,the?current“spot”orcashpriceofbitcoin.TheFundisclassifiedasnon-diversified,whichmeansithas?theabilitytoinvestarelativelyhighpercentageofitsassets?infinancialinstrumentswithasinglecounterpartyorafew?counterparties.??

Thebitcoin-linkedfuturescontractsonCMEmaysignificantlydifferfrombitcoinspotsininvestmentstrategyrisk,marketandvolatility,liquidityrisk,bitcoinfuturesrisk,bitcoinfuturescapacityrisk,costoffuturesinvestmentrisk,bitcoinrisk,cashandmoneymarketinstruments?risk,subsidiaryinvestmentrisk,borrowingrisk,counterpartyrisk,non-diversification?risk,marketpricevariance?risk,authorizedparticipant?risk,cashpurchase?andredemptionrisk,earlyclosing/delayedclosing/tradingsuspensionrisk,activemanagementrisk,newfundrisk,taxriskandvaluationrisk.?

DifferencesbetweenGBTCandbitcoin-linkedETF

ETFallowsmarketmakerstorandomlycreateandredeemshares,whileGBTCdoesnotallow?andthefundsharescanonlybemonetizedonsecondarymarkets.?

GBTCsetsa6-monthlockingperiod,withahighpremium,whileETFhasbetterliquidityandisfreeofpremiumorreduction.?

GBTCtradingfeesareveryhigh,includingbrokerfees,annualmanagementfeesandpremium.Thebitcoin-linkedETFhaslowerfees.Forexample,fortheBITOonly0.95%ofmanagementfeesarecharged,whilethefirstNorthAmericabitcoinETF——BTCC,listedinCanada,hasalowermanagementfeeof75%.?

GBTCisonlyavailableforqualifiedinvestorswith50,000dollarsatleast.Thebitcoin-linkedETFhas?fewrestrictionsoninvestors’?qualifications?andamounts.?

Insummary,withovertenyearsofinsanedevelopment,thecryptocurrencymarketgraduallygoesbacktobeing?rational.Recently,thecryptocurrencymarketisexperiencinga?hugerevolutionandtransformation.ThecryptomarketplaceincludingBitcoinhasattractedtheeyesof?traditionalfinancialmarkets,andismoving?towardsstandardsandcompliance.

Workingoncryptocurrencydevelopmentforyears,AOFEXkeepsupdatesontheindustry,providescompleteinvestmentchannelsandprofoundinformation,securefinancialservices,helpsthemfindandgraspindustrialopportunities.AOFEXaccompaniesyouonyourinvestmentjourney.

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