$Bitcoin(BTC.CC)$ Fidelity Investments is launching a Spot Bitcoin ETF in Canada, as the U.S. based firm is not waiting around for the Securities Exchange Commission to approve a decision in the United States.
Fidelity's ETF is called the $FIDELITY ADVANTAGE BITCOIN ETF UNIT SER L CAD(FBTC.CA)$, and it will directly obtain physical Bitcoin. Meaning the fund will buy actual Bitcoin rather than acquire it through a derivative instrument.
Fidelity's move just adds more fuel to the fire as one of America's largest asset managers with over $4T AUM is forced to create a product in Canada to meet their client's demands. At the same time, regulators in its own country still weigh their options on whether or not to approve a Spot Bitcoin ETF.
The new fund will also be actively managed.
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Canada is not the only country that has approved a Spot Bitcoin exchange traded fund. Recently Singapore joined the list as it now offers investors exposure to a Spot Bitcoin ETF.