A proposal has been file with the SEC for a Bitcoin ETF.

[davidm]

http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/07/01/first-name-in-the-first-fund-for-bitcoins-winklevoss/?_r=0

Winklevoss Twins Plan First Fund for Bitcoins

Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, the twins best known for their part in the history of Facebook, filed a proposal with securities regulators on Monday that would allow any investor to trade bitcoins, just as if they were stocks. The plan involves an exchange-traded fund, which usually tracks a basket of stocks or a commodity, but in this case would hold only bitcoins.
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The proposal from the twins, who already have sizable bitcoin holdings, is an audacious one: the Winklevoss Bitcoin Trust could send digital money from the realm of computer programmers, Internet entrepreneurs and a small circle of professional investors like themselves into the hands of retail investors — virtually anyone with a brokerage account.

I know we’ve discussed this “currency” on here before so I thought that this might be of interest. I doubt that it will be approved. Bitcoins are apparently mostly used for money laundering and the purchasing of illegal goods; and for lame extortion attempts like this one: So what's all this about Romney's tax returns being hacked? - Politics & Elections - Straight Dope Message Board

[Diceman]

I’m having a hard time imagining the government approving what would basically be the official drug cartel/kiddie porn stock exchange.