Last week, a big increase in money going into crypto Exchange-Traded Products (ETPs) happened. CoinShares, an asset management firm, reported $326 million in new investments. This beat the prior week’s $66 million. Many think this rise is due to growing investor confidence. They expect the U.S. SEC, a government agency, to soon okay a Bitcoin […]
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