Kryptoin reignites its bid for a bitcoin ETF with an amended S-1

After a year and a half of inactivity, Kryptoin has filed an amendment to its 2019 application for a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF).

Previously, it intended to list shares of the “Kryptoin Bitcoin ETF Trust” on NYSE Arca, but the amended S-1 names Cboe BZX as its intended exchange.

The Kryptoin ETF aims to provide exposure to bitcoin using the CF Bitcoin US Settlement Price as its pricing mechanism. The filing states that “the Trust will hold bitcoin, process all creations and redemptions in-kind, and accrue its management fee solely in bitcoin.”

The amended S-1 says Kryptoin plans to issue shares on the Cboe BZX Exchange. The WisdomTree and VanEck prospectuses also both name Cboe as the planned listing venue, and Cboe has filed paperwork with the SEC to formally attach itself to VanEck’s offering.

In a March interview with The Block, Cboe’s global head of listings Laura Morrison said the exchange was in conversations with a number of issuers who were interested in moving forward.

The amended S-1 also names Gemini as custodian for the ETF. In the 2019 iterations of the S-1, it had yet to name a custodian.

There has been an uptick lately in U.S ETF filings after Canada approved a wave of bitcoin ETFs. Other issuers with offerings on the table include Fidelity, NYDIG and First Trust SkyBridge. 

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