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you are currently viewing:CoinShares Renames WGMI as "Bitcoin Mining and Digital Power ETF," Reflecting the Convergence of Bitcoin Mining and AI InfrastructureAugust 18, 2026-Strategy update positions WGMI to capture the build-out of the energy and compute backbone behind bitcoin and artificial intelligence, anchored in the listed bitcoin miners that already operate it. CoinShares PLC (Nasdaq: CSHR) ("CoinShares" or the "Company"), a leading global asset manager specializing in digital assets, today announced that US-listed mining ETF, WGMI, issued by CoinShares ETF Trust, has been renamed the CoinShares Bitcoin Mining and Digital Power ETF (NASDAQ: WGMI) (the "Fund"), formerly the CoinShares Bitcoin Miners ETF. The ticker is unchanged. The strategy update broadens the Fund's investment universe to reflect a structural shift underway across the listed mining sector: bitcoin miners are increasingly the operators of the gigawatt-scale, grid-connected, low-latency compute infrastructure that AI and high-performance computing depend on. Source: CoinShares PLC |
ARK Invest Launches Its First Income Strategy, ARKY, Targeting 17.5% Income Through Its Innovation Equity Universe
August 19, 2026-Where Innovation Meets Income, ARK Presents a Compelling New Opportunity For Investors
ARK Investment Management LLC ("ARK" or "ARK Invest"), an investment adviser focused solely on disruptive innovation, today announced the launch of the ARK Active Autocallable Income ETF (ARKY).
BMO and REX Shares Launch MicroSectorsTM 3× Long and -3× Short Brazil, Japan and Taiwan ETNs (Cboe BZX: BRZL, BRZD, JPNU, JPND, TAWN, TPEI)
August 19, 2026-Bank of Montreal ("BMO") and REX Shares, LLC ("REX") today announced the launch of the following Exchange Traded Notes ("ETNs") issued by BMO:
ETN Title:MicroSectorsTM 3× Long Brazil ETNs due July 31, 2046 (the "BRZL ETNs")
Ticker: BRZL
Exposure Type: 3× (long)
The US national debt now stands at $40 trillion
August 19, 2026-The national debt surpassed a record $40 trillion on Wednesday, a staggering milestone as defense costs, social programs like Social Security and Medicare and interest on the burgeoning deficit make up an enormous share of federal spending.
Defiance ETFs Launches CROB, the First US Listed ETF Focusing Specifically on China's Humanoid Robotic Ecosystem
August 19, 2026-Defiance ETFs, a leading publisher of themed and leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETF), today announced the launch of the Defiance China Robotics ETF (Nasdaq: CROB), the first US-listed ETF to focus specifically on the humanoid robotic ecosystem in China.
Tradr Debuts First-to-Market ETFs on Meta, AXT, Coherent & Lightwave Logic
August 18, 2026-Launch broadens the firm's diverse suite of leveraged strategies covering highly watched technology stocks
Tradr ETFs, a provider of ETFs designed for sophisticated investors and professional traders, today launched four first-to-market single-stock leveraged ETFs listed on Cboe.
Texas Capital's TXS and OILT to Become First Primary Listings on the Texas Stock Exchange
August 18, 2026-The two Texas-focused funds are expected to participate in TXSE's inaugural opening auction for exchange-traded products this September
Texas Capital Bank Private Wealth Advisors, a subsidiary of Texas Capital Bank, and the Texas Capital Funds Trust, today announced plans to transfer its two Texas-focused exchange-traded funds (ETFs) from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE Arca) to the Texas Stock Exchange (TXSE).
Jane Street takes $15bn hit in July tied to AI sell-off
August 15, 2026---Jane Street generates more than $40bn in trading revenue year to date, source says
executives tell employees firm closed significant risk in areas that lost money in July
Jane Street says it is pulling back on risk-taking in some strategies after recent losses
ETFGI reports ETFs industry in the United States Gathered a Record US$ 1.23 Trillion in YTD Net Inflows at end of July
August 14, 2026---During July, the ETFs industry in the United States gathered net inflows of US$193.42 billion, bringing year-to-date net inflows to US$1.23 trillion, according to ETFG's July 2026 US ETFs and ETPs industry landscape insights report,the monthly report which is part of an annual paid-for research subscription service.
Goldman Sachs Announces Agreement to Acquire NEOS Investments
August 12, 2026---Acquisition will add $30 billion in active income ETFs to Goldman Sachs Asset Management's $40 billion in income and outcome-oriented options-based ETF solutions
Combined platform will position Goldman Sachs Asset Management as a top eight active ETF provider with $80 billion in active ETFs across a $130 billion global ETF platform as of June 30, 2026
IDB Group's Amazonia for All Initiative Has First ETF with BTG Pactual Asset
August 12, 2026---BTG Pactual Asset Management, one of Latin America's largest asset managers, has launched AMAB11, the first exchange-traded fund (ETF) associated with the Inter-American Development Bank Group's (IDB Group) Amazonia for All initiative.
