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The asset manager State Street Global Advisors is now teaming up with Galaxy Digital, a crypto investment firm to introduce exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in digital assets. This initiative is expected to issue new avenues of investment apart from spot Bitcoin ETFs for institutions as well as the retail traders.
Expanding Digital Asset Investment Options
When asked on the implications of the new ETFs, both firms stated that the new funds would offer increased access into the digital assets space. While noting that its Global Files custody business currently handles only Bitcoin, State Street which is managing $4,1 trillion in assets said that more and more institutional investors are considering both digital assets and products more than spot Bitcoin. The institutional and retail demand for digital assets has ripened since the spot bitcoin ETFs have been launched, although investors are also exploring ways to tap this burgeoning asset class other than through spot bitcoin, State Street said in a June 26 release. “That, we think is where the next level of growth is for the digital asset ecosystem.”
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This new fund was spotted by State Street in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on June 26 registering for the SPDR Galaxy Digital Asset Ecosystem ETF. This ETF would purchase stocks of firms operating in the ‘new economy’ that are involved directly with digital assets, such as exchanges, miners, hardware wallet services, and venture capital firms both based in the U. S. and internationally. There would also be investing in the corresponding futures and spot ETF products. Further, in 2017, State Street filed draft documents to the SEC for its two new funds which will be the SPDR Galaxy Emerging Technology Enablers ETF and the Hedged Digital Asset Ecosystem ETF.
Industry Reactions and Future Plans
It has been received positively by stakeholders in the industry. Regarding this news Viska Digital Assets CEO Dadi Kristjansson posted in his official on June 26 X-post “Crypto is slowly but surely becoming a mainstream asset class. Yet another sign here. Bullish.” Self-directed investors would best benefit from this development, and Nate Geraci, President of the ETF Store said it was ‘noteworthy,’ only that he was expecting State Street not to ignore spot Bitcoin ETF and the prospective spot Ether ETFs.
State Street Bank and Trust is expected to offer the administrative and accounting support to the digital asset ETFs that would be created by State Street Global Advisors (SSGA), and Galaxy Digital. State Street has been operational in the digital asset market since June 2021 by creating a division primarily for digital assets. However, SSGA has not applied for the recent spots of Bitcoin or Ether ETFs in recent past either.
United States located Bitcoin ETFs, some of SSGA’s main competitors, have USD $14 Plus in circulation in the market. The company now handles $4 billion in flows, calculations based on Farside Investor data show, since its establishment five and a half months ago.
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