Fidelity Resubmits Paperwork for Wise Origin Bitcoin Trust ETF

A new file has been submitted by renowned asset management firm Fidelity for its Wise Origin Bitcoin Trust in an effort to introduce a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). This action comes after BlackRock’s iShares division recently filed comparable papers for the iShares Bitcoin Trust.

Surveillance Sharing Agreement and Investor Protection

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rejected Fidelity’s original application for the Wise Origin Bitcoin Trust in 2022. However, a number of other fund firms, notably Invesco and WisdomTree, have imitated BlackRock’s recent spot ETF filing.

A substantial component of Fidelity’s latest disclosure, which is similar to BlackRock’s, is included. It entails a “surveillance sharing agreement” with an unnamed bitcoin trading platform situated in the United States. With this deal, the SEC’s worries about potential market manipulation are to be allayed.

Fidelity addressed regulatory issues as well as the need of protecting investors. The business emphasized recent losses sustained by bitcoin market players as a result of centralized exchanges and custodians going out of business. A spot bitcoin ETF, such as the Wise Origin Bitcoin Trust, according to Fidelity, would have protected countless investors from such losses.

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has not yet made a judgment on any of the files, despite the confidence indicated by Fidelity, BlackRock, and other corporations regarding their ETF applications. Townsend Lansing, chief product officer at CoinShares, is sceptical despite BlackRock’s success with prior ETF submissions. According to Lansing, the SEC’s top priority is to make sure that the majority of bitcoin trading takes place on U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchanges.

Despite the excitement around these filings, the cost of one bitcoin (BTC) is still hovering around $30,500. The cryptocurrency market is waiting for the SEC to make a judgment that may significantly affect the market and open the door for further institutional participation.