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Canada’s “first” and “only” regulated Bitcoin [BTC] fund First Block Capital Inc.

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Canada’s “first” and “only” regulated Bitcoin [BTC] fund First Block Capital Inc.
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A good news for the Canadian. The sources revealed that the first Bitcoin Mutual Fund of Canada received a green signal for trading purpose.

The Canadian cryptocurrency and blockchain investment firm have revealed that its bitcoin foundation, FBC Bitcoin Trust has accomplished the status of the mutual fund in Canada. This will enable the investors to allocate and hold funds in registered accounts. For instance, you can collect in a Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA) or the Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP).

The sources confirmed that the trust is accessible on the NEO Connect which is basically a fund allocating protocol. This trust is powered by the FBCBT and can be accessed only by the accredited investors.

However, the advisors can regulate the fund with the same consistency and with the same potential as trading with ETFs.

The sources revealed that this NEO Connect has the potential to carry the daily transactions. However, it eliminates the last one-month redemption clause.

Making Market Versatile:

The report suggested that the advisor’s research on the symbol of NEO Connect with the existing tools available on the platform. This was done to fix the total number of units they want to buy on behalf of their investors or client.

Furthermore, it states that once the client tap on ‘buy’ their orders are executed hopefully by the end of the day. The result is then automatically denoted in the accounts of the investors.

The CEO of First Block, Sean Clark stated that:

“At First Block, we provide investment exposure to bitcoin by removing the complicated barriers to investing directly in the cryptocurrency. As the market leader in providing investment vehicles based on blockchain and cryptocurrency is Canada, we are happy to make our fund more accessible to the accredited investor’s community. In this fast-changing world, NEO is the perfect partner with whom we have seized the opportunity to grow our fund within their proven and rapidly expanding fund distribution network.”

It can be said that the trust will come up with long-term growth and exposure for the clients. This will further eradicate the issues to handle,  hold or control the actual bitcoins.

The sources of First Block Capital further revealed that this trust wallet has been approved by the BCSC (British Columbia Securities Commission).

It can be said that this is the first wallet of its kind launched in Canada.


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Ashish is a cryptocurrency journalist who has been passionately involved in the bitcoin space since 2016. His interests lie in bitcoin security, open-source systems, network effects and the intersection between economics and cryptography.