Milestone
Bitcoin
2021
First U.S. Bitcoin Futures ETF Launch
ProShares BITO began trading as the first U.S. Bitcoin futures ETF, expanding regulated access.
Event date: 2021-10-19
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Key Facts
Peak metricRecord first-day volume
OutcomeETF access expanded
ChainBitcoin
Year2021
Typemilestone
Tags
etf
institutional
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