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As the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) faces mounting political pressure to greenlight a bitcoin ETF following its recent court loss, there’s an opposing viewpoint that insists on maintaining the current stance. However, CoinShares product head Townsend Landing believes the financial regulator is stuck in a maze of its own making. ‘Hoist With His Own Petard’ The Court, comprising three judges, each representing different political inclinations, reached a unanimous...

Two Bloomberg exchange-traded fund (ETF) analysts, Eric Balchunas and James Seyffart, predicted that there is a 75% chance the United States will have a spot Bitcoin ETF by the end of 2023, following Grayscale’s win against the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). While the SEC has approved future-based Bitcoin ETFs, the Commission is yet to green-light any spot Bitcoin ETF application. Spot Bitcoin ETF Coming to the US in 2023? Eric Balchunas and fellow Bloomberg ETF...

Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnhenshein spoke to CNBC’s Squawk Box on Wednesday on his company’s latest victory in its lawsuit against the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). While discussing next steps and the possibility of appeal, Sonnhenshein promised that Grayscale’s fees are prepared to drop should its Bitcoin trust successfully convert into an ETF. What’s Next For Grayscale? During the interview, Sonnhenshein explained that the SEC now has 45 days to request a...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that it has taken on six more bitcoin-based exchange-traded fund (ETF) applications for review. It appears the hype and hoopla surrounding the present BlackRock application has got everyone in a big, powerful huff, and they want to take part in the action. The SEC Accepts Six More BTC ETF Applications for Review The move is relatively contradictory to the comments made by a string of analysts, recently....

US Representative Warren Davidson continues to push for Gary Gensler’s removal as the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) following Grayscale’s recent win in court against the agency. Industry stakeholders and the broader crypto community believe Gensler and the SEC’s regulation by enforcement approach towards the crypto industry caused more harm than good to retail investors. Rep. Davidson Bent on Gensler’s Ousting Rep. Warren Davidson continues to pan...

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has released its full letter explaining its decision to rule in Grayscale’s favor in its lawsuit with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The decisive 3-0 victory for the company is based on the SEC’s “unreasonable” justification for favoring futures ETFs over spot products, and its inability to provide evidence for its claims. Grayscale’s Victory Explained Per the court’s decision on Tuesday, the SEC “failed to...

Though many doubted their odds, Grayscale has defeated the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in court, bringing the U.S. market one step closer to approval of a Bitcoin spot ETF. Going into its lawsuit, certain legal and market experts saw Grayscale’s victory as quite likely: Here are just a few of them Why Grayscale’s Victory Was Assured Back in June, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Legal Analyst Elliot Z. Stein afforded Grayscale a 70% chance of winning its lawsuit...

Bitcoin, alongside the rest of the crypto market, shot up following the news that a US court has sided with Grayscale in its battle against the SEC. Naturally, this volatility brought massive pain for over-leveraged traders as the liquidated short positions skyrocketed to about $80 million within an hour. CryptoPotato reported Grayscale’s court victory earlier today, which essentially meant that the SEC is now obligated to review the asset manager’s request to turn its...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sees crypto in a very negative light. However, according to many analysts, the financial agency stands alone in its views, and everything it considers differs heavily from the thoughts and ideas of the rest of the world. The SEC is Very Crypto Strict One of the big things the SEC believes is crypto exchanges are like securities exchanges, and they must be treated and regulated as such. Gary Gensler – the man in charge...