Aussie crypto ETFs see $1.3M volume so far on difficult launch day
With crypto markets tanking, three crypto-focused exchange-traded funds (ETFs) picked a difficult day to commence trading on local exchange Cboe Australia today.
The trio’s launch marks the first crypto ETFs to go live in Australia, with two of them focused on offering exposure to Bitcoin (BTC) and the other focused on Ethereum (ETH).
So far the three ETFs have generated more than $1.3 million between them, and it has been estimated that they could see around $1 billion worth of inflows moving forward.
The Cosmos Purpose Bitcoin Access ETF (CBTC) from Sydney-based crypto investment firm Cosmos Asset Management offers a relatively indirect route to BTC, as it “approximately tracks the performance of the USD denominated ETF non-currency hedged units (Purpose ETF Units) in the Purpose Bitcoin ETF.”
The other two ETFs were developed by ETF Securities in partnership with major Switzerland-based exchange-traded products (ETP) provider 21 Shares. The funds are called the Bitcoin ETF (“EBTC”) Ethereum ETF (“EETH”). They both track the Australian dollar (AUD) value of their respective assets.
According to Cboe data at the time of writing, 21 Shares EBTC and EETH have seen 125,271 and 142,206 shares trade hands, which accounts for roughly $519,874 and $416,663 in volume respectively.
Cosmos Asset Management’s fund has had a relatively slower start at 51,572 shares traded for a total of $398,135, however activity could soon pick up as given that the firm has waived fees on CBTC for two months to attract institutional interest.
Speaking on the launch with Cointelegraph, ETF Securities Head of Distribution, Kanish Chugh noted that while it was a difficult time to launch amid the crashing crypto market, it also provides investors with
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