##  [# Hot Reads: Australia Approves Spot Bitcoin ETF](/sections/daily-hot-reads/hot-reads-australia-approves-spot-bitcoin-etf) 

 

# Hot Reads: Australia Approves Spot Bitcoin ETF

 

 

Plus, Bloomberg analysts expect ethereum ETFs to come before bitcoin ETFs.



 

 

 

 

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[**Australia Approves Spot Bitcoin ETF**](https://www.investopedia.com/australia-approves-coveted-spot-bitcoin-etf-5208555) (Investopedia)

Other developed countries are beating the U.S. and U.K. to physical [bitcoin ](https://www.etf.com/bitcoin-crypto/reports/BTC)vehicles.

[**Ethereum ETFs Likely Approved Before Spot Bitcoin ETF**](https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/ethereum-futures-etf-available-before-bitcoin-spot-fund-crypto-btc-2021-11) (Business Insider)

Bloomberg analysts expect both may be available by the end of the first quarter of 2022.

[**Why Is Elon Musk Selling 10% Of His Tesla Shares?**](https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/07/elon-musk-faces-a-15-billion-tax-bill-which-is-likely-the-real-reason-hes-selling-stock.html) (CNBC)

A Twitter poll may be covering up for the fact that he owes $15 billion in taxes on stock options.

[**OPEC, Saudis To Remain Cautious On Oil Output Rise**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/opec-saudis-stick-cautious-output-084324125.html) (Yahoo Finance)

The bloc appears determined to resist U.S. pressure to increase drilling to counter rising prices.

[**The Mirage Of Direct Indexing**](https://blogs.cfainstitute.org/investor/2021/11/08/the-mirage-of-direct-indexing/) (CFA Institute)

Why direct indexing might just be active management in sheep’s clothing.

[**Is Bitcoin Too Big To Fail?**](https://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/b1vb555vqpt9mz/Is-Bitcoin-Too-Big-to-Fail) (Institutional Investor)

Even as the cryptocurrency hits record highs, threats to its long-term success remain.

[**We Don’t Know Much About Inflation &amp; Money**](https://mrzepczynski.blogspot.com/2021/11/we-just-dont-know-much-about-inflation.html) (Disciplined Systematic Global Macro Views)

The sensitivities between money, growth and inflation are unclear.



 

 

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