Crypto index ETFs emerge as investors seek simplicity
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US spot crypto ETFs have attracted more than $70 billion in net inflows since January 2024, making traditional financial investment vehicles the primary entry point for new money into the emerging industry. That surge, driven by products linked to Bitcoin, Ethereum, and more recently Solana and XRP, has validated the industry’s view that many investors will buy crypto only through regulated structures they already use for stocks and bonds. Notably, Schwab Asset Management recently found that 45% of ETF investors plan to purchase crypto ETFs, a figure that now ties with interest in bond ETFs. Schwabs ETF Survey (Source: Eric Balchunas) However, with the SEC expected to clear more than 100 additional crypto ETFs next year, wealth managers face a new problem. Due to this wave of products, their decision will move from a simple “own Bitcoin or not” question to picking which of dozens of single-asset products might lead the next cycle. In a recent interview, Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan pointed out this difficulty, while noting that many traditional investors have no strong view on decentralization or on “Ethereum versus Solana” and instead want broad market exposure. However, that has become harder to achieve as the lineup shifts from a few flagship Bitcoin ETFs to a crowded shelf of narrowly focused products that demand a level of due diligence many advisory platforms are not built to handle. The crypto index solution Market observers believe that this growing complexity of single-asset choices will push investors toward crypto index ETPs, which package baskets of tokens into a single listed security. Notably, the category gained structural footing in September when Grayscale launched the Grayscale CoinDesk Crypto 5 ETF, described as the first multi-asset crypto fund in the United States. Since then, issuers have rolled out Bitwise’s BITW, 21Shares’ FTSE Crypto…
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