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# Hot Reads: Grayscale ‘Spot’ Bitcoin ETF Filing Probes Loophole 

 

 

Plus, preparing your portfolio for a U.S. government default.



 

 

 

 

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[By Lisa Barr](/contributors/lisa-barr)

 May 19, 2023

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[**Grayscale Aims for Possible Loophole With New Bitcoin ETF Filing**](https://www.ft.com/content/86124c0e-1c31-45e7-86f4-118a7e76b40b) (Financial Times)

The U.S.-listed vehicle would invest in “spot” bitcoin ETF products trading in other countries.

[**Prepare Your Portfolio for a US Government Default?**](https://awealthofcommonsense.com/2023/05/time-to-prepare-your-portfolio-for-a-u-s-government-default/) (A Wealth of Common Sense)

How worries about a government default could impact stocks and bonds.

[**VanEck CEO: Spot Bitcoin ETF Unlikely in Near Future**](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-05-18/vaneck-says-bitcoin-spot-etf-not-likely-in-the-us-in-near-future?leadSource=uverify%20wall) (Bloomberg)

“Even if the SEC loses the Grayscale litigation, they’ll just drag their feet,” said Jan van Eck.

[**Where BlackRock Sees Top Thematic ETF Investing Opportunity as Tech Soars**](https://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-where-blackrock-sees-a-top-thematic-etf-investing-opportunity-as-tech-soars-5893d8ca) (MarketWatch)

“We’ve just seen an incredible acceleration of electric vehicle adoption,” said Jay Jacobs.

[**Debt Ceiling Tail Hedges Are ‘Cheap Lottery Tickets’: BofA**](https://www.advisorperspectives.com/articles/2023/05/18/debt-ceiling-tail-hedges-are-cheap-lottery-tickets-bank-of-america-says) (Advisor Perspectives)

Indifference to a debt ceiling impasse has left some tail-risk strategies almost too cheap to ignore.

[**If You Love JEPI, Check Out JEPQ**](https://www.thestreet.com/etffocus/high-yield-ideas/if-you-love-jepi-you-need-to-check-out-jepq) (The Street)

JEPI’s sibling ETF is based on the Nasdaq-100 and currently offers a 14% dividend yield.

[**How to Sequence Withdrawals in Retirement**](https://www.morningstar.com/articles/1158490/how-to-sequence-withdrawals-in-retirement) (Morningstar)

Strategies to help retirees smooth out their tax bills in the drawdown phase.



 

 

 [ Lisa Barr ](/contributors/lisa-barr) 

 

 

  Lisa Barr is a former copy editor at etf.com.   [View Bio](/contributors/lisa-barr)

 



 

 


 Related Topics  [Crypto](http://www.etf.com/topics/cryptocurrency) 

 [Bitcoin](http://www.etf.com/topics/bitcoin) 

 [Thematics](http://www.etf.com/topics/thematic-etfs) 

 [Retirement](http://www.etf.com/topics/retirement)