SEC delays several Ethereum ETFs, pushing final decision to May

The USA Securities and Change Fee is pushing again its determination on a number of Ether (ETH) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to Might 2024.

In a number of Dec. 18 regulatory filings, the company delayed its determination on the Hashdex Nasdaq Ethereum ETF and the Grayscale Ethereum Futures ETF.

The Hashdex Ether ETF goals to carry each spot Ether and futures contracts, whereas Grayscale’s Ethereum Futures ETF is seen as a “trojan horse” that might nook the SEC into permitting Grayscale to transform its Ethereum Belief to a spot Ethereum ETF.

Within the filings, the company mentioned it was instituting proceedings that contain gathering additional public enter round whether or not or not the ETFs ought to be listed.

The company additionally pushed again its determination on the VanEck spot Ethereum ETF and the spot Ethereum ETF lodged by Cathie Wooden’s ARK Make investments and 21Shares.

Replace: There it’s. Delay order for @ARKInvest and @21Shares on their spot #Ethereum ETF submitting. Anticipated and was due by December twenty sixth. Last date for these are in late Might. https://t.co/Zs6Zsd4uKj pic.twitter.com/9u0nNiPD9O

— James Seyffart (@JSeyff) December 18, 2023

Based on Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart, these delays have been “anticipated” and have been on account of arrive someday earlier than Dec. 25.

He added that the ultimate date the regulator can resolve on the ETFs will arrive in late Might.

UPDATE: SEC Going early with delay orders for @hashdex & @Grayscale #Ethereum ETF filings. Neither have been due till Jan 1, 2024.

Perhaps simply clearing the queue earlier than the vacations? pic.twitter.com/LdZQxGh43L

— James Seyffart (@JSeyff) December 18, 2023

Regardless of the SEC having permitted Ethereum futures ETFs previously, the company has but to approve a spot or mixed-type product.

Associated: SEC pushes deadline to decide on Grayscale spot Ether ETF

In the meantime, a lot of the market is concentrated on whether or not the SEC will approve 13 spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs earlier than the company. Based on Seyffart and fellow Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas, the SEC could resolve as early as Jan. 10.

Each analysts have pegged the possibilities of a spot Bitcoin ETF approval at 90%. The markets have been buoyed by the optimism that comes with institutional entry to Bitcoin. Within the final six months, the worth of Bitcoin has grown greater than 44%.

Whereas touting barely much less vital features, Ether’s worth has grown 16.8% throughout the identical time-frame, per TradingView data.

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