FINMA granted Switzerland's first retail Bitcoin ETF, which it approved on October 20, 2026, an exemption from standard risk diversification requirements given Bitcoin's long trading history and high trading volume, emphasizing the exemption is specific to Bitcoin, not other cryptocurrencies

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