How Cathie Wood Got Started With Bitcoin In 2015: ‘We Had To Ask The NYSE For Permission’
Posted On March 11, 2025
Cathie Wood sees Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) as an essential asset for institutional investors, recapping her history with the most valuable cryptocurrency since 2015.
What Happened: Speaking at Bitcoin Investor Week with Anthony Pompliano at the end of February, ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood said she believes Bitcoin has become “undeniable” as an investment force, making it “absolutely essential that institutional asset allocators take a look at this asset” or risk failing their “fiduciary responsibility.”
Wood recalled ARK’s early adoption of Bitcoin in 2015 when BTC was just $200–$250 despite significant resistance.
“We had to ask the New York Stock Exchange permission to put it in,” she recalled, noting they were limited to just …
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