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Cryptocurrency Ecosystem => Bitcoin Forum => Bitcoin News & Updates => Topic started by: Tanimariya on October 12, 2021, 03:36:30 PM

Title: Dying for a Bitcoin Futures ETF? Watch Out for ‘Contango Bleed’
Post by: Tanimariya on October 12, 2021, 03:36:30 PM
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. Improved prospects of the U.S. approving a futures-based bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) has brought cheer to the crypto market.

However, the fund may fail to match bitcoin’s price performance thanks to a scary-sounding market dynamic known as “contango bleed.” This refers to fund underperformance that could theoretically occur because longer-dated futures contracts are trading at higher prices than shorter-dated contracts.  Source Link

 (https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2021/10/11/dying-for-a-bitcoin-futures-etf-watch-out-for-contango-bleed/)