- The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is set to meet with BlackRock, Fidelity Investments, and other applicants for spot Bitcoin ETFs next week.
- Balchunas believes they need to come together to discuss the potential of a spot Bitcoin ETF and the necessary regulatory changes that need to be made.
- The Volatility Shares 2x Bitcoin Strategy ETF, the first leveraged Bitcoin futures-based exchange-traded fund, was approved by the SEC last month following Bitcoin ETF applications.
Following the SEC’s recent statement, firms have renewed their applications for spot Bitcoin ETFs, and according to new information, the SEC will hold meetings with these applicants next week.
SEC to Meet with ETF Applicants
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is set to meet with BlackRock, Fidelity Investments, and other applicants for spot Bitcoin ETFs next week. All spot ETF applicants have included information regarding custody arrangements and other prerequisites after resubmitting their applications to the SEC.
Bloomberg ETF experts Eric Balchunas and James Seyffart reported having a reliable source confirming the meetings between the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Bitcoin ETF applicants will take place next week. Balchunas believes they need to come together to discuss the potential of a spot Bitcoin ETF and the necessary regulatory changes that need to be made.
Following a formal application, SEC staff typically meet with ETF applicants, make a decision on approval or denial, and provide further explanations regarding their positions. However, while the SEC, under the leadership of Chairman Gary Gensler, has allowed other similar ETFs, it has repeatedly rejected spot Bitcoin ETFs. Therefore, the crypto industry would find it very beneficial to come together for the approval of spot Bitcoin.
First Leveraged Bitcoin ETF Approved in June
The Volatility Shares 2x Bitcoin Strategy ETF, the first leveraged Bitcoin futures-based exchange-traded fund, was approved by the SEC last month following Bitcoin ETF applications. Volatility Shares’ leveraged Bitcoin ETF was launched on June 27 and achieved a volume of $5.4 million on its first day. Among the ETFs launched in 2023, BITX was one of the most successful on its debut trading day.
Several firms have resubmitted their applications for spot Bitcoin ETFs. Additionally, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink stated that the company’s ETF application is a way to “democratize” and make crypto “more affordable.”
Larry Fink describes Bitcoin as a new gold and a global asset. BlackRock is making its first-ever application for a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) and plans to collaborate with regulators to do so. As predicted by Bloomberg experts, the transaction cost of a Bitcoin ETF will be just 0.01% on all major crypto platforms.
