##  [# 13 Issuers Ready for Spot Bitcoin ETF Launch](/sections/etf-basics/13-issuers-ready-spot-bitcoin-etf-launch) 

 

# 13 Issuers Ready for Spot Bitcoin ETF Launch

 

 

See who’s filed for a spot bitcoin ETF and when launch is expected.



 

 

 

 

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More than a dozen exchange-traded fund issuers have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to launch a [spot bitcoin ETF](https://www.etf.com/sections/etf-basics/spot-bitcoin-etfs-new-frontier). Who are the issuers, and if the SEC approves, how soon after the launch will the funds be available to investors?

## Spot Bitcoin ETF Issuers and the SEC 

To gain approval for a spot bitcoin ETF to be listed and traded on a national securities exchange, the issuer applies to the SEC with a 19b-4 filing, at which time the timeline for review begins. The first filing under SEC consideration is a joint application from [Ark Invest and 21 Shares](https://www.etf.com/sections/news/ark-and-21shares-roll-out-crypto-etf-suite) filed on April 25, 2023. Based on the SEC’s review timeline, a decision is due by January 10, 2024. The SEC is widely expected to approve [multiple bitcoin ETFs together](https://www.etf.com/sections/news/why-sec-might-approve-multiple-bitcoin-etfs-together).

To date, there are 11 issuers that have filed for a spot bitcoin ETF, plus one issuer, [Grayscale](https://www.etf.com/topics/grayscale), applying to convert a bitcoin trust fund into an exchange-traded fund, and another issuer, [Hashdex](https://www.etf.com/DEFI), wanting to change strategies from a futures-based fund into a spot ETF. Some of the largest ETF issuers in the investment universe, including [BlackRock](https://www.etf.com/topics/blackrock), [Fidelity](https://www.etf.com/topics/fidelity) and [Invesco](https://www.etf.com/topics/invesco), have also joined the race to a spot bitcoin ETF launch.

 
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## The 13 Spot Bitcoin ETFs and Issuers 

IssuerFund NameTickerARK &amp; 21SharesARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETFARKBBlackRockiShares Bitcoin TrustIBTCBitwiseBitwise Bitcoin ETP TrustBITBVanEckVanEck Bitcoin TrustHODLWisdomTreeWisdomTree Bitcoin TrustBTCWInvesco &amp; GalaxyInvesco Galaxy Bitcoin ETFBTCOFidelityWise Origin Bitcoin TrustFBTCValkyrieValkyrie Bitcoin FundBRRRGrayscale Grayscale Bitcoin TrustGBTCGlobal X Global X Bitcoin Trust Franklin TempletonFranklin Bitcoin ETF HashdexHashdex Bitcoin ETFDEFIPando Asset AGPando Asset Spot Bitcoin ETFPBTC*Note: The Grayscale fund is a conversion and the Hashdex fund is a strategy change. Global X and Franklin Templeton have not announced a ticker symbol as of December 26, 2023.*

## When Will Spot Bitcoin ETFs Be Available to Investors? 

Since SEC has until Jan. 10 to rule on a proposed spot bitcoin ETF by Ark Invest and 21Shares, crypto market observers expect a decision by or just before that date. After the decision is made, assuming it’s an approval, the SEC will need to sign off on the Form S-1s for a spot bitcoin ETF launch, making the funds available to investors. The time frame between the formal approval and the launch date could be as brief as a day or two or as long as weeks.



 

 

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

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

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

 [ARK](http://www.etf.com/topics/ark) 

 [Blackrock](http://www.etf.com/topics/blackrock)