Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest to launch bitcoin ETF

Cathie Wood, the “star stock-picker”, bitcoin bull and founder and CEO of asset management firm ARK Invest, is hoping to launch an ETF to track the price of bitcoin. Saloni Sardana investigates.

Cathie Wood
Cathie Wood: crypto-bull
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Cathie Wood, the veteran fund manager behind ARK Invest, is launching a bitcoin ETF – the ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF – in partnership with Switzerland-based 21Shares.

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Saloni Sardana

Saloni is a web writer for MoneyWeek focusing on personal finance and global financial markets. Her work has appeared in FTAdviser (part of the Financial Times),  Business Insider and City A.M, among other publications. She holds a masters in international journalism from City, University of London.

Follow her on Twitter at @sardana_saloni