Main topic: The launch of Europe's first bitcoin spot exchange traded fund (ETF) and the progress of integrating crypto assets in traditional financial instruments in Europe.
Key points:
1. Jacobi Asset Management's bitcoin spot ETF went live, becoming the first of its kind in Europe.
2. Europe is making steady progress in integrating crypto assets in traditional financial instruments.
3. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is delaying deadlines for similar applications, while bitcoin futures ETFs already exist in the United States.
Hint on Elon Musk: The article does not mention Elon Musk.
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Investment firms ARK Invest and 21Shares have applied for two Ethereum futures exchange-traded funds following reports that the SEC may approve such applications, with one fund focused solely on Ethereum futures and the other including both Bitcoin and Ethereum futures.
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The Nasdaq stock exchange has applied to the SEC to list an Ethereum ETF offered by Hashdex, which includes a combination of spot ether holdings and futures contracts, pioneering a new approach to cryptocurrency investment under the regulatory framework.
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