
April 21st, 2025
The amended ETF application came after a series of meetings between Grayscale and the SEC in December.
In addition to top executives stepping aside from the board of directors, Grayscale Investments also filed an updated spot Bitcoin ETF application with the SEC on Tuesday.
Bitcoin holds the losses at $42,000 as investors await the approval of spot Bitcoin ETF which is around the corner. The level of interest in Bitcoin post the ETF approval remains uncertain.
In 2023, the Bitcoin hashrate has surged by a staggering 130% which shows growing competition and reduced profitability for miners.
The timing aligns perfectly in 2024 for a spot ETF approval to have already attracted significant investment, and then the halving decreases Bitcoin’s supply right when demand shoots higher.
In its initial filing, BlackRock mentioned that the Prime Execution Agent would obtain BTC to support the ETF’s shares on a 1-to-1 ratio. Although the company didn’t disclose the name of the chosen agent, it did identify Coinbase as the proposed custodian.
The legislative overhaul attracts the philanthropic foreigners keen on contributing to the economic, social, and cultural development of El Salvador through Bitcoin donations.
The overall crypto market cap was close the $1.7 trillion mark on Wednesday, signaling that more money might be flowing into the crypto industry.
While Hashdex and Bitwise are competing for public attention with their marketing campaigns, VanEck’s move to actually own Bitcoin may prove to be the wiser approach.
QCP Capital believes that the Bitcoin ETF approval could be a sell-the-news event thereby pushing the Bitcoin price under $40,000, before resuming the next uptrend.
A spot Bitcoin ETF approval would open doors for institutional and retail investors to access the world’s largest cryptocurrency with greater ease and at a lower cost compared to Bitcoin ETFs tied to the futures market.
By removing barriers that have discouraged participation, Saylor predicts that Bitcoin spot ETFs will lead to a surge in demand as previously untapped capital flows into the limited cryptocurrency market.
Nasdaq was also in attendance to discuss rule changes that BlackRock must consider before listing a Bitcoin ETF.
BlackRock has agreed to exclude in-kind creations and redemptions from its ETF application. The Bitcoin price has responded positively to this news.
7RCC’s crypto ETF differs from those of other similar products. 80% of it will consist of Bitcoin, while the rest will hold carbon credits futures