Satoshi Gazette
Glossary

Commodity-based trust shares

The exchange-rule category that spot bitcoin exchange-traded products fall into: shares of a trust holding a commodity, redeemable in kind or in cash.

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also spot bitcoin ETP · commodity trust shares

A commodity-based trust share is issued by a trust that holds a commodity or commodity-based assets, is not registered as an investment company, tracks the performance of its reference assets less expenses, and is created and redeemed in specified minimum baskets.

A spot bitcoin ETP is a claim on a trust which is a claim on a custodian which holds the keys. The Gazette follows the money and distinguishes bitcoin from financial claims on bitcoin; this is the category most of those claims are filed under.