HIVE Blockchain Technologies Ltd (HIVE)

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Blockchain ETF OPENING JANUARY 17! HIVE IN W/BIG-BOYS http://www.businessinsider.com/bitcoin-blockchain-etf-launching-on-nasdaq-2018-1 "An exchange-traded fund that bets on companies with blockchain technology is set to start trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market on Wednesday January 17, according to a person familiar with the matter.Exchange operator Nasdaq and Reality Shares, an ETF issuer and index provider, unveiled an index in November designed to capture the growth of blockchain technology. The Reality Shares Nasdaq Blockchain Economy ETF by Reality Shares will be based on that index and is anticipated to start trading Wednesday, a source told Business Insider."The Index is designed to measure the returns of companies that are committing material resources to developing, researching, supporting, innovating or utilizing blockchain technology for their proprietary use or for use by others," a preliminary filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission said.It appears the fund will be the first of its kind to trade on a US exchange. VanEck's Semiconductor ETF gives exposure to the blockchain ecosystem via semiconductor companies which make chips required for bitcoin mining. Blockchain is best known for being the technology underlying cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, but it also has multiple applications outside of cryptocurrencies."