Bitcoin ETFs

The crypto market has consistently shown a pattern of struggle in January, particularly in years following Bitcoin halvings. This trend, though challenging, often sets the stage for a resilient recovery in subsequent months, with January 2025 shaping up to be no exception. Historical data reveals Bitcoin’s January performance to be evenly split between gains and losses, but post-halving years such as 2017 and 2021 have often yielded positive returns.

In early 2024, the cryptocurrency industry celebrated one of its biggest victories in a long time: the approval of the first spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the United States. On January 10, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said yes after years of a hard no, approving 11 applicants to offer spot Bitcoin ETFs in the country. This comes nearly three years after a similar decision in neighbouring Canada.