First Leveraged Bitcoin ETF in U.S. Trades $5.5M on Day One

Jun 28, 2023

Volatility Shares 2x Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITX), the first leveraged bitcoin ETF in the U.S., started trading on Tuesday, witnessing $5.5 million of volume on its first day, according to data from Bloomberg. Maple Head of Growth and Capital Markets Quinn Thompson shares his reaction, along with the potential market implications for a U.S. spot bitcoin ETF.

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