Trump-Tied ‘Truth Social Bitcoin ETF’ Edges Closer to Launch (1)

Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. appears to be one step closer to launching an exchange-traded fund tied to Bitcoin, joining the crowded field of crypto-investment offerings for the retail masses.

NYSE Group Inc. filed regulatory paperwork on Tuesday to list the Truth Social Bitcoin ETF, using the name of President Donald Trump’s social network.

Trump Media, which is majority-owned by Trump, applied in February to trademark brands for investment products with themes that closely track the president’s policy priorities, including Bitcoin. The firm signed a formal agreement with a New Jersey-based firm, Yorkville Advisors — which it referred ...