Bitcoin Wraps the First Week of the ETF Era

A look at ETF performance, fundraising and new mainstream and institutional involvement in the asset class.

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On this edition of “The Breakdown’s Weekly Recap,” NLW covers:

The record-setting performance of the first bitcoin futures exchange-traded fund and what happens next as new ETFs come to market
A massive spate of fundraising, particularly for crypto-focused venture capital funds
New institutional and mainstream adoption of crypto by $2 trillion asset manager PIMCO and Walmart

“The Breakdown” is written, produced by and features NLW, with editing by Rob Mitchell and additional production support by Eleanor Pahl. Adam B. Levine is our executive producer and our theme music is “Countdown” by Neon Beach. The music you heard today behind our sponsor is “Only in Time” by Abloom. Image credit: MicroStockHub/E+/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk.

HOST

Nathaniel Whittemore

NLW is an independent strategy and communications consultant for leading crypto companies as well as host of The Breakdown – the fastest-growing podcast in crypto. Whittemore has been a VC with Learn Capital, was on the founding team of Change.org, and founded a program design center at his alma mater Northwestern University that helped inspire the largest donation in the school’s history.