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CoinspeakerUS SEC Reviewing All Recent Spot Bitcoin ETF Applications The US SEC has started reviewing all the spot Bitcoin ETF filings re-submitted by all applicants along with a "surveillance sharing" clause. US SEC Reviewing All Recent Spot Bitcoin ETF Applications

The crypto market has recovered a lot of the losses sustained in 2022, with BTC rising by over 80% YTD and many altcoins performing even better. This led to questions and analysis within the community about whether the bear market is over and the industry is preparing for yet another bull cycle. Moreover, the BTC halving is scheduled to take place in less than a year, which is typically regarded as a catalyst for upcoming price increases. However, the recent developments from...

Recent comments regarding Bitcoin exchanges from Gary Gensler – Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) – suggest that his agency may not be so eager to approve the recent wave of Bitcoin spot ETF applications in its mailbox. The chairman claimed that crypto trading platforms like Coinbase are structured in such a way that makes them open to wash trading and market manipulation. Problems With Coinbase, According to the SEC Gensler commented on the...

CoinspeakerBlackRock Spot Bitcoin ETF Could Unlock $30T Worth of Capital Over the past decade, the SEC has rejected as many as 30 spot Bitcoin ETF applications from firms such as Gemini, Fidelity, and WisdomTree.     BlackRock Spot Bitcoin ETF Could Unlock $30T Worth of Capital

Coinbase’s shares spiked to almost $90 following the news that exchange operator Cboe Global Markets filed amended applications of three spot BTC exchange-traded funds, adding surveillance-sharing agreements with Coinbase. The US Securities and Exchange Commission has yet to decide on the launch of such a product. It remains unknown whether the lawsuit filed against Coinbase by the watchdog will affect its final ruling. Rising to Almost One-Year High Cboe Global Markets – an...

Grayscale, the owner of the world’s largest Bitcoin fund, has grown even more frustrated with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) after the regulator approved a leveraged Bitcoin futures ETF last month. The firm has taken its complaint to the court, arguing that the approval strengthens its case that the SEC’s denial of its Bitcoin spot ETF application is “discriminatory.” 2X Futures VS Spot: What’s Riskier? In a letter to the Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit...

Jay Clayton – former Chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) – believes the agency should approve a spot Bitcoin ETF in America if the interested companies prove the safety of the product. However, he could not predict when such a green light would come. Multiple behemoths, including BlackRock, Invesco, and Fidelity Digital Assets, have recently filed to launch such a fund. The SEC has previously given its nod to a futures BTC ETF but has been reluctant to...

CoinspeakerBitcoin Analyst Believes BTC Is Future of Money, BlackRock ETF Spurs Increased Demand According to the analyst, Bitcoin has a better chance of being valuable and stable as it has a fixed and constant supply compared to other forms of money. Bitcoin Analyst Believes BTC Is Future of Money, BlackRock ETF Spurs Increased Demand

The first Bitcoin ETF application was filed way back in 2013 by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss. However, the US regulators have not approved any such application to date.  But now, they are seemingly under tremendous pressure, with some of the biggest players in traditional finance throwing their hats in the ring. Race for BTC ETF Hots Up  In the latest, the world’s largest fund manager – BlackRock – filed on June 15 for a spot Bitcoin investment trust fund through iShares, the...

CoinspeakerJPMorgan: Bitcoin ETF Approval by SEC Won’t Revolutionize Crypto The report acknowledges that physically-backed Bitcoin ETFs offer certain advantages over futures-based funds. JPMorgan: Bitcoin ETF Approval by SEC Won’t Revolutionize Crypto