Valkyrie Investment to Launch Ethereum Futures ETF; ETH Price Rises
The broader cryptocurrency space is looking for crypto-based exchange-traded funds (ETF), one of the popular investment firms in traditional finance. Though there are several such investment vehicles that persist, looking at the scale of the global crypto market, companies believe more opportunities can be filled for more. One such effort brought fruitful results for Valkyrie Investment when the fund manager got approval for the first Ethereum (ETH) futures ETF. Reuters reported that Valkyrie Funds LLC was already offering Bitcoin (BTC) futures ETFs to its customers. Now after the approval from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), it will include Ethereum futures ETF offerings in the same product. The product will be offered from Monday after renaming it as Valkyrie Bitcoin and Ethereum Strategy ETF, said Steven McClurg, chief investment officer at the firm. As mentioned above, companies see great potential in the crypto ETFs given the soaring interest in digital assets. The number of applications with the SEC for crypto ETFs has seen an increase in the last few months. Valkyrie Investments was not the only one in the race to procure an ETH ETF as counterparts such as VanEck and ProShares are also seeking approval for it. In contrast to hybrid ETF









