The Growing Gap For Investors Outside The U.S. To Access Crypto ETFs
The U.S. crypto exchange-traded fund (ETF) market has experienced tremendous growth in 2024, fueled by bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs. As of August 2024, the total market capitalization for Spot and Futures Bitcoin ETFs exceeded $78 billion, and $7.81 billion for Ethereum ETFs according to Blockworks’ ETF tracker.
The 11 Spot Bitcoin ETFs approved early this year reached $30 billion in trading volume in the last month alone, highlighting the increasing demand for safe crypto exposure from retail investors.
While U.S. investors are benefiting from this surge, retail investors outside the U.S. face many barriers to accessing…