tysker said:The above cannot be overstated enough. These ETFs are not convertible to BTC but instead "track" the price, less slippage. They are closed-loop vehicles.Retired FBI Agent said:
1. In-Kind Redemption of Bitcoin. Most retail investors purchasing the ETF will not be eligible to redeem ETF shares for Bitcoin in-kind. In-kind redemption is even still up in the air for institutions, too. There will absolutely be paper Bitcoin, rehypothecation, leverage, and lending.
2. No ETF is utilizing Bitcoin's native properties. This is very telling. Unlike Bitcoin, the Bitcoin ETFs will not be trustless and permissionless.
Just wait until they create leveraged BTC ETFs
Actually ones like GBTC and probably most if not all new ETFs will allow creation and redemption to occur like most ETFs. That is why the price stays connected to the underlying basket unlike closed end funds like GBTC is today.