Swiss Exchange Lists World’s First Active Bitcoin ETP

Swiss crypto manager FiCAS AG on Tuesday unveiled what it called the first actively managed bitcoin exchange traded product (ETP).

• FiCAS AG Chairman Mattia Rattaggi told CoinDesk that his firm will manage a Bitcoin Capital Active ETP's portfolio of up to 15 altcoins as determined by market capitalization, liquidity and the rules of its host exchange, the SIX Swiss Exchange.
• Product managers will trade bitcoin against ETH, XRP, BCH, LTC, BNB, EOS, ADA, XLM, XTZ, TRX and exit to fiats CHF, EUR and USD, according to a July 13 prospectus. Rattaggi said the list could shift based on coin performance.
• Privacy coins will not be allowed in the basket, the prospectus said.
• Bitcoin Capital AG is issuing the ETP.