##  [# ETF Week: Blockchain, Long/Short Funds Launch](/sections/daily-etf-watch/etf-week-blockchain-longshort-funds-launch) 

 

# ETF Week: Blockchain, Long/Short Funds Launch

 

 

And GraniteShares rolled out a physical platinum ETF.



 

 

 

 

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Below is a roundup of key developments in the ETF space during the week of Jan. 22, 2018:

**Launches**

- First Trust debuts [lowest-cost blockchain ETF](https://www.etf.com/sections/daily-etf-watch/first-trust-enters-blockchain-etf-melee).
- J.P. Morgan adds [long/short fund](https://www.etf.com/sections/daily-etf-watch/jp-morgan-adds-alts-etf-lineup) to its alternative ETFs lineup.
- GraniteShares launches low-cost physical [platinum ETF](https://www.etf.com/sections/daily-etf-watch/graniteshares-debuts-low-cost-platinum-fund).
- Bank of Montreal and REX Shares roll out [leveraged “FANG” ETNs](https://www.etf.com/sections/daily-etf-watch/leveraged-fang-etns-debut).

**Filing**

- Amplify plans [tactical allocation fund](https://www.etf.com/sections/daily-etf-watch/amplify-plans-tactical-etf-etfs).

*Contact Heather Bell at <hbell@etf.com>*



 

 

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