{"id":37133,"date":"2025-02-22T18:00:55","date_gmt":"2025-02-22T15:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/?p=37133"},"modified":"2025-02-22T17:38:33","modified_gmt":"2025-02-22T14:38:33","slug":"us-bitcoin-ether-etfs-struggle-to-attract-investor-interest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/us-bitcoin-ether-etfs-struggle-to-attract-investor-interest\/","title":{"rendered":"US Bitcoin &#038; Ether ETFs Struggle to Attract Investor Interest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Newly launched<a href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/lazarus-group-merges-bybit-funds-with-phemex-hacker-wallet\/\"><strong> Bitcoin and Ether-focused crypto ETFs<\/strong><\/a> in the US have failed to attract expected investor interest.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_71 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/us-bitcoin-ether-etfs-struggle-to-attract-investor-interest\/#US_Crypto_Index_ETFs_Off_to_a_Slow_Start\" title=\"US Crypto Index ETFs Off to a Slow Start\">US Crypto Index ETFs Off to a Slow Start<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/us-bitcoin-ether-etfs-struggle-to-attract-investor-interest\/#Limited_Diversification_and_Future_Plans\" title=\"Limited Diversification and Future Plans\">Limited Diversification and Future Plans<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"46\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"US_Crypto_Index_ETFs_Off_to_a_Slow_Start\"><\/span>US Crypto Index ETFs Off to a Slow Start<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"48\" data-end=\"197\">Two newly launched cryptocurrency <strong>exchange-traded funds (ETFs)<\/strong> holding <strong>Bitcoin and Ether<\/strong> have seen limited investor interest in their initial days.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"199\" data-end=\"475\"><strong>The Franklin Crypto Index ETF (EZPZ)<\/strong>, backed by <strong>Franklin Templeton,<\/strong> has accumulated approximately $2.5 million in net assets since its launch on February 20. Meanwhile, <strong>Hashdex\u2019s Nasdaq Crypto Index US ETF (NCIQ)<\/strong> has attracted only $1 million since its debut on February 14.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"477\" data-end=\"694\">By comparison,<strong> Franklin Templeton\u2019s Bitcoin-only Franklin Bitcoin ETF (EZBC)<\/strong> saw $50 million in net inflows on its first trading day in January 2024, while <strong>Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (BITB)<\/strong> secured $240 million on day one.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"696\" data-end=\"824\">Similarly, single-asset spot Ether ETFs recorded weak early inflows, drawing around $100 million on their launch day, July 23.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"826\" data-end=\"872\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Limited_Diversification_and_Future_Plans\"><\/span>Limited Diversification and Future Plans<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"874\" data-end=\"1081\">The new ETFs aim to provide investors with diversified exposure to the crypto market by tracking an index. However, their current structure heavily favors Bitcoin due to its dominant market capitalization.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1083\" data-end=\"1241\">Regulatory restrictions limit these funds to holding only BTC and ETH for now, but they aspire to include a broader range of cryptocurrencies in the future.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1243\" data-end=\"1379\">In October, <strong>NYSE<\/strong> Arca applied for SEC approval to list a Grayscale ETF that includes Solana (SOL) and XRP alongside Bitcoin and Ether.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1381\" data-end=\"1532\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The SEC is reviewing multiple applications for ETFs holding altcoins, and analysts expect a more diverse range of crypto ETFs to gain approval in 2025.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p data-start=\"1381\" data-end=\"1532\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"><strong><cite>You can present your thoughts as comments about the topic. 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The Franklin Crypto Index ETF (EZPZ), backed by Franklin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":37135,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[12055,12056,7036,3396],"class_list":["post-37133","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crypto-news","tag-bitcoin-and-ether-focused-crypto-etfs","tag-bitwise-bitcoin-etf-bitb","tag-exchange-traded-funds-etfs","tag-nyse"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>US Bitcoin &amp; Ether ETFs Struggle to Attract Investor Interest - Coin Engineer<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/us-bitcoin-ether-etfs-struggle-to-attract-investor-interest\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"US Bitcoin &amp; Ether ETFs Struggle to Attract Investor Interest - Coin Engineer\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Newly launched Bitcoin and Ether-focused crypto ETFs in the US have failed to attract expected investor interest. 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