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Dying for a Bitcoin Futures ETF? Watch Out for ‘Contango Bleed’

There’s a downside to SEC Chair Gary Gensler’s preference for an exchange-traded fund focused on bitcoin futures. But it’s unlikely to deter investors.

Updated Mar 8, 2024, 4:34 p.m. Published Oct 11, 2021, 7:02 p.m.
A little-known risk of a bitcoin futures ETF is it could bleed investor returns. (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)