Franklin Templeton Joins Bitcoin ETF Race

Franklin Templeton Joins Bitcoin ETF Race


Franklin Templeton filed for a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) Tuesday, becoming the latest traditional asset management firm to join the crowded race.

In a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Franklin Templeton proposed a Coinbase-custodied ETF that would trade on Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. It has not yet proposed a ticker for the product.

Franklin Templeton follows Blackrock and other financial heavyweights who have bet that the SEC may soon allow – or perhaps even be forced by the courts to allow – a spot bitcoin ETF to hit the public markets. Such a product would give everyday investors an easy means to gain exposure

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