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Coinbase chooses Apex Malta to administer its new Bitcoin Yield Fund In another landmark for crypto finance, Coinbase Asset Management has selected Apex Group, via its Malta branch, to provide fund administration services for its newly announced Coinbase Bitcoin Yield Fund (CBYF). Why it matters? CBYF is designed to generate yield from Bitcoin exposure—a space rapidly gaining traction. Apex will support operations, transfer agency, distribution, and compliance for the fund. Aspen Digital has seeded the fund and will act as exclusive wealth-distribution partner in Asia and the UAE. But here’s the question: Why Malta? As Coinbase makes strategic moves, the choice of Malta over Luxembourg for digital fund administration raises important questions: Does this reflect a friendlier regulatory stance by Malta toward crypto? Are we watching the beginning of Luxembourg's loss of competitiveness in one of the hottest sectors in finance today? Let’s not forget: Luxembourg missed the ETF wave (Irel