BlackRock’s IB1T Goes Live in London — First-Hour Volume Hints at Growing UK Bitcoin Appetite
BlackRock’s long-awaited iShares Bitcoin ETP (IB1T) made its debut on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) on Monday, allowing the United Kingdom users to be exposed to retail assets. Source: LSE The product allows retail investors to gain regulated exposure to Bitcoin without directly holding the asset. Notably, this is made possible by the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) recent decision to lift its multi-year ban on crypto-based exchange-traded products. Within its first hour of trading, the physically ...
