The Latest Breaking News from BlackRock

While over a dozen financial firms started offering Bitcoin ETFs on Thursday, with BlackRock, Grayscale and Fidelity emerging on top – registering around $4.5 billion in cumulative trading volumes, the crypto investment vehicle is not available for purchase in one of the biggest fund issuers in the world, Vanguard.

Bitcoin ETFs from financial giants BlackRock, Fidelity, and Grayscale have collectively soared past the $1 billion threshold in trading volumes within the first 30 minutes of market opening.

SEC officials announced the approval of 11 Spot Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs)

Bitcoin ETFs get greenlight from top federal regulator, after years of resistance. The fund will track the price of the cryptocurrency.

The agency was forced into action after a landmark court victory by the crypto firm Grayscale and the arrival of major players like BlackRock and Fidelity.

The fee war in the Bitcoin ETF is expected since the SEC is anticipated to approve multiple applications simultaneously and issuer will offer the best fee to get the market share.

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The biggest wild card in the mix is Grayscale, whose high fees could quickly erode its early advantages.

Steven McClurg is the cofounder and CIO of Valkyrie, an asset manager vying to launch a spot Bitcoin ETF.

Bitcoin (BTC) surged by almost 7%, reaching above $47,000 on Monday afternoon. This increase coincided with the submission of final S-1 forms to the SEC by hopeful Bitcoin ETF issuers such as BlackRock, Fidelity and Grayscale.

ARK 21 and VanEck's spot Bitcoin ETFs lead with a 0.25% fee, followed by Fidelity at 0.39%, Wisdom Tree at 0.50%, Invesco at 0.59%, Valkyrie at 0.80% and Hashdex at 0.90%.