The first blockchain exchange-traded funds will make their debut this week, but good luck finding them. Two ETFs slated to launch Wednesday had to erase the word “blockchain” from their name after a last-minute intervention by the Securities and Exchange Commission, according to two ETF firms. The SEC insisted on the name changes amid a […]
Amplify ETFs and Reality Shares have separately launched thematic exchange - traded funds focused on blockchains . However , they 've been asked by the US Securities and exchange Committee to remove the word " blockchain " from the name of the regulator . exchange Shares CEO Eric ##mons said the request was made amid " anxieties " on Wall exchanges about the frenzy surrounding bitcoin and blockchain . He added the regulator had declined the chance to refile or change the name . they said exchange - linked ETFs would pave the way for tokenised stocks on the blockchain .