SEC Now Reviewing Three Bitcoin ETF Applications

pThe United States Securities and Exchange Commission SEC now has three Bitcoin ETF applications under review Last week it gotnbspa hrefhttpswwwcoindeskcomsecbeginsofficialreviewofkryptoinbitcoinetfapplication targetblankstarted with its reviewanbspof the recently filed Kyptoin Bitcoin ETF Kryptoin applied for approval of their Bitcoin EFT in but was denied SEC started reviewing its filing for the second time after Kryptoin filed with the Cboe BZX exchangeppIn another similar development the New York Stock Exchange filed anbspa hrefhttpswwwcoindeskcomnysefilestolistsharesofvalkyriesbitcoinetf targetblankB formanbspon behalf of the Valkyrie Digital Assets investment firm for its Bitcoin ETF Once the exchange accepts the filing it will kick off a review period of days during which the SEC will either approve or disapprove the application It may also end up asking for an extension of the review periodppWith Kryptoin up for review the SEC now has three active Bitcoin ETF applications to review The other two arenbspa hrefhttpswwwvaneckcomuseneducationinvestmentideasinvestinginbitcoinanddigitalassets targetblankVanEcknbspaandnbspa hrefhttpswwwwisdomtreeeuengbmediaeumediafileskeydocumentsfactsheetetfsecuritiesengbtcwswwisdomtreebitcoinpdf targetblankWisdomTreea Even if the SEC seeks an extension of the review period it has got a maximum of days to either approve or deny each of these applicationsppnbspppstrongBitcoin ETFs in North AmericastrongppThe launch of Bitcoin ETFs has gained much traction especially in North America after Canada launched the firstever Bitcoin ETF in February Thenbspa hrefhttpswwwfoolcastbitcoinetfinnorthamericashouldyoubuyit targetblankPurpose Bitcoin ETFanbspbecame the first exchangetraded fund to allow institutional and traditional finance investors access to the worldrsquos largest cryptocurrency The United States does not have any Bitcoin ETF so far If one or multiple of these filings manage to get approval it will expose the asset class to an entirely new category of institutional investors pension funds and endowmentsppMany industry experts believe that the introduction of a Bitcoin ETF in the US is now only a matter of time Two factors drive their convictionpollistrongExplosive Growthstrongnbsp Bitcoin has been experiencing the fastest growth of any asset ever however that growth has been kicked into high gear this year Having crossed the trillion dollar threshold as an asset class it has become a viable store of value in the portfolio of any treasury managerlilistrongChanging of the Guard strongnbspThe new SEC chair Gary Gensler has taught crypto and blockchain courses at MIT Although we are still unsure how Gensler will rule on the matter it is a great reassurance that the person in charge is fully competent and up to speed on cryptocurrency the SECrsquos attitude towards Bitcoins and the exchange trading of similar digital assetsliolpMany assume if one ETF is approved all active applications would be approved in order to remove any suspicion of favoritism or anticompetitive behavior Regardless of whos ETF gets approved and when we do know one thing for certain The launch of Bitcoin ETFs in the United States will serve as a great catalyst to once again ignite this Bitcoin supercyclep