For several years, the United States has lagged behind Europe in terms of crypto regulations and trading of listed crypto products. This is stated by Christopher Kock, CEO of Virtune, a Swedish specialist in the facilitation and trading of listed crypto products, in an interview with Kaupr.
Kock says in the interview that ever since 2015 it has been possible to buy an exposure to crypto in Europe facilitated as an ETP (Exchange Traded Products). The ETPs are not exactly identical to the US ETFs, but have many of the same characteristics.
Virtune is a Swedish company that is regulated as an asset manager in the field of crypto and that facilitates crypto products that can be bought and sold on stock exchanges. The products are listed on Nasdaq in Stockholm, and can be traded on Nordnet throughout the Nordic region.
After Bitcoin spot ETFs were approved in the US, this is one of the most frequently asked questions we have registered on X/ Twitter: Can you buy ETFs in Norway and in the Nordic countries? In Kaupr we have, among other things, gone to Sweden to get an answer to. Virtune is a Swedish company that is regulated as an asset manager in crypto and that facilitates crypto products that can be bought and sold on stock exchanges. The products are listed on Nasdaq in Stockholm, and can be traded on Nordnet throughout the Nordic region.
In the video interview we also hear with Kock what he thinks about the Bitcoin price going forward in 2024, both related to the ETFs and other drivers. We also share our reflections after watching recent TV interviews with BlackRock boss Larry Fink, where Fink says that two years ago he turned 180 degrees in his view of Bitcoin.
You can watch the full video interview with Kock below.
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If you would like further insight into the significance of the new EFTs, we recommend that you read Newsletter Unleash Insightthat you can subscribe to.
The newsletter also contains an X/ Twitter thread where savings economist Bjørn Erik Sättem of Nordnet says that US ETFs can be traded in Norway. We also refer to an article that Morningstar has written about the possibilities of trading ETFs in Sweden, and also share the main points in an article in Bankshift, where crypto expert Magnus Jones of Ernst & Young talks about how Norwegian pension funds can invest in Bitcoin funds.
The newsletter also features commentary from finance and crypto experts in Norway, Denmark and Sweden. We've also analysed the capital flows in the ETFs and prepared answers to many of the questions you might have sitting on in a separate ETF Q&A Guide.
For several years, the United States has lagged behind Europe in terms of crypto regulations and trading of listed crypto products. This is stated by Christopher Kock, CEO of Virtune, a Swedish specialist in the facilitation and trading of listed crypto products, in an interview with Kaupr.
Kock says in the interview that ever since 2015 it has been possible to buy an exposure to crypto in Europe facilitated as an ETP (Exchange Traded Products). The ETPs are not exactly identical to the US ETFs, but have many of the same characteristics.
Virtune is a Swedish company that is regulated as an asset manager in the field of crypto and that facilitates crypto products that can be bought and sold on stock exchanges. The products are listed on Nasdaq in Stockholm, and can be traded on Nordnet throughout the Nordic region.
After Bitcoin spot ETFs were approved in the US, this is one of the most frequently asked questions we have registered on X/ Twitter: Can you buy ETFs in Norway and in the Nordic countries? In Kaupr we have, among other things, gone to Sweden to get an answer to. Virtune is a Swedish company that is regulated as an asset manager in crypto and that facilitates crypto products that can be bought and sold on stock exchanges. The products are listed on Nasdaq in Stockholm, and can be traded on Nordnet throughout the Nordic region.
In the video interview we also hear with Kock what he thinks about the Bitcoin price going forward in 2024, both related to the ETFs and other drivers. We also share our reflections after watching recent TV interviews with BlackRock boss Larry Fink, where Fink says that two years ago he turned 180 degrees in his view of Bitcoin.
You can watch the full video interview with Kock below.
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If you would like further insight into the significance of the new EFTs, we recommend that you read Newsletter Unleash Insightthat you can subscribe to.
The newsletter also contains an X/ Twitter thread where savings economist Bjørn Erik Sättem of Nordnet says that US ETFs can be traded in Norway. We also refer to an article that Morningstar has written about the possibilities of trading ETFs in Sweden, and also share the main points in an article in Bankshift, where crypto expert Magnus Jones of Ernst & Young talks about how Norwegian pension funds can invest in Bitcoin funds.
The newsletter also features commentary from finance and crypto experts in Norway, Denmark and Sweden. We've also analysed the capital flows in the ETFs and prepared answers to many of the questions you might have sitting on in a separate ETF Q&A Guide.
