Viridi Funds launches the Viridi Cleaner Energy Crypto-Mining & Semiconductor ETF (RIGZ)

gopixa/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Viridi Funds launches the Viridi Cleaner Energy Crypto-Mining & Semiconductor ETF (RIGZ). RIGZ is dedicated to the cryptocurrency mining industry, and while it will not precisely provide exposure to crypto-assets such as bitcoin (BTC-USD) and ethereum (ETH-USD) it will provide indirect exposure. In reference to the launch of the fund, Chief Executive Officer of Viridi Funds, Wes Fulford, stated: “Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies continue to grow in importance, and we are witnessing a new wave of institutional support for this emerging asset class. We launched RIGZ to provide investors with an ETF that attempts to align purpose and profit by investing in the infrastructure that underpins the entire ecosystem with sustainability in mind.” Fulford continued with: “By leveraging the vast operational and capital markets experience of the Viridi team, including my own as the former CEO of Bitfarms Ltd., we believe we can identify attractive mispriced opportunities