Established in 2016 and based in San Francisco, CA, Bitwise Asset Management is among the prominent crypto index fund managers in the United States. Through its Bitcoin fund, it allows traders and investors to engage in the Bitcoin market, addressing logistical barriers like exchange access, custody, and execution costs. The fund issues shares in blocks of 10,000 through which it buys and sells Bitcoin held by the Bitcoin Custodian in a segregated account.