The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair, gary gensler
Naturally, this has caused an uproar. Let’s dive in.
Gary Gensler emphasized that the approval of Bitcoin ETFs doesn’t extend to the approval of other cryptocurrency ETFs like Ethereum. He affirmed that the improved disclosure and competition in the Bitcoin ETF market had benefited investors with lower fees.
“As I said two weeks ago, what we did about bitcoin exchange-traded products is cabined to this one commodity non-security and shouldn’t be read to be anything other than that.” … “You’ve seen some competition in which investors benefited from lower fees.”
Amidst the celebrations, the SEC finds itself entangled in legal battles with major crypto players like Binance, Coinbase, and Ripple. Gensler, maintaining a strategic silence, refrains from commenting on the ongoing court hearings involving these industry giants.
Following the media disclosure of Gensler, a court filing from the SEC on Wednesday announced the delay of its decision timeline on BlackRock’s proposal for a spot Ethereum exchange-traded fund to March.
The filing revealed that the Nasdaq Stock Market filed a proposed rule change to list and trade shares of the iShares Ethereum Trust. For such a proposed rule change, the SEC is authorized to take 45-90 days to announce its decision.
Hence, because of this need for sufficient time to consider the proposed rule change and related issues, the SEC has decided to extend the decision deadline to March 10, 2024.
Read More About This: BlackRock’s Ethereum ETF: March 10th Deadline Could Be Make-or-Break!
Quoting Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse, the approval of a Bitcoin ETF comes with a mix of emotions, driven by the SEC’s need for a court intervention. Garlinghouse warns against a repetitive journey for every ETF, highlighting the potential challenges.
“The sad part of that reality is we have a Bitcoin ETF only because a US court said to the SEC “You’re being arbitrary and capricious in your apply of your application of the law”… What would be sad is if every ETF had to go through that same journey.”
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