BlackRock, along with more than a dozen financial giants, has entered the race to launch the first spot Bitcoin ETF in the U.S.
The world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock, received $100,000 seed funding from an unknown investor for its spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) in October 2023, as per its latest Securities and Exchange Commission filing,
The SEC filing revealed that the investor agreed to purchase $100,000 in shares on October 27, 2023, in exchange for 4,000 shares at $25.00 per share price.
The latest filing by BlackRock also revealed certain details on the asset manager’s plans to pay the sponsor’s fee, where it plans to borrow Bitcoin or cash as Trade Credit from the Trade Credit Lender on a short-term basis.
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The settlement of trade credits will occur on the business day following the execution date, attracting a financing fee of 11% + Fed Funds Target rate divided by 365 ((11% + Fed Funds Target)/365).
ETF analyst Eric Balchunas called the new revelations an interesting development in the nerdiest way.
This is so interesting in the nerdiest way.