{"id":22585,"date":"2023-07-28T11:09:21","date_gmt":"2023-07-28T11:09:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/equal-treatment-for-bitcoin-etf-applications-grayscale-investments-plea-to-sec\/"},"modified":"2023-07-28T11:09:21","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T11:09:21","slug":"equal-treatment-for-bitcoin-etf-applications-grayscale-investments-plea-to-sec","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/equal-treatment-for-bitcoin-etf-applications-grayscale-investments-plea-to-sec\/","title":{"rendered":"Equal Treatment for Bitcoin ETF Applications. Grayscale Investments&#8217; Plea to SEC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Crypto News &#8211; iGaming.org )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Current applications for spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) present a critical decision-making opportunity for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). To guarantee that all applicants receive equitable consideration, Grayscale Investments, a significant player in the cryptocurrency investing industry, has encouraged the SEC to approve all spot <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/crypto\/bitcoin-etf-approval-might-spark-a-crypto-capital-avalanche\/\"><strong>bitcoin ETF<\/strong><\/a> filings simultaneously.<\/p>\n<p>Grayscale stressed the need for impartial and equitable acceptance of all applications in a statement it provided to the SEC. To prevent any undue advantages being given to particular applicants, the stated proposals\u2014including those from Ark 21 Shares, Invesco Galaxy, iShares (BlackRock), Valkyrie, VanEck, WisdomTree, and Wise Origin (Fidelity)\u2014should all be submitted to the same review procedure.<\/p>\n<div class=\"main-org-3-item-ins box-100 relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-items box-100 relative\">\n<div class=\"box-100 space-org-3-item relative border-tb mt-1 \">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-ins box-100 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-terms box-25 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-terms-ins box-100 text-center relative\"> <strong>350% or 5BTC + <strong>150 Spins!<\/strong><\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>New players only. Exclusive Welcome Bonus &#8211; 350% bonus on your first deposit up to 5BTC <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Grayscale noted that the ideas on this list would have a good effect, but it also questioned the applicants\u2019 surveillance-sharing deal with cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase. According to the statement, such agreements might not satisfy the SEC\u2019s standards, especially in light of the absence of mandatory investigation authority and monitoring by a thorough market regulator.<\/p>\n<h2>Grayscale\u2019s Previous Encounter with the SEC<\/h2>\n<p>Notably, Grayscale\u2019s attempt to turn its Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) into an ETF was previously turned down by the SEC. However, a handful of bitcoin ETFs based on futures have received permission from the commission. In June of the prior year, Grayscale sued the SEC in reaction to the refusal.<\/p>\n<p>The management of GBTC, the largest bitcoin fund in the world, is the responsibility of Grayscale as a division of Digital Currency Group, the parent organization of CoinDesk. Institutional investors wanting exposure to bitcoin without directly holding the asset frequently use this fund. Intriguingly, BlackRock\u2019s proposal for a bitcoin spot ETF has helped to close the gap between the price at which GBTC now trades and the value of bitcoin as a whole.<\/p>\n<div class=\"main-org-3-item-ins box-100 relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-items box-100 relative\">\n<div class=\"box-100 space-org-3-item relative border-tb mt-1 \">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-ins box-100 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-terms box-25 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-terms-ins box-100 text-center relative\"> <strong><strong>Get 125% \/ $2,500 on 1st deposit!<\/strong><\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>New players only. Welcome Bonus &#8211; 125% bonus on your first deposit up to $2,500<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>An Appeal for Simultaneous Approval<\/h2>\n<p>In its statement, Grayscale emphasized the need of making choices in a fair and rational manner in order to support investor protection and issuer fairness. All proposed applications, including those that were previously rejected after careful study, should be authorized concurrently by the SEC if it decides to accept any of the spot bitcoin ETF applications.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/crypto\/equal-treatment-for-bitcoin-etf-applications-grayscale-investments-plea-to-sec\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Crypto News &#8211; iGaming.org ) Current applications for spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) present a critical decision-making opportunity for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). 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