{"id":203775,"date":"2021-11-04T18:00:48","date_gmt":"2021-11-04T18:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=203775"},"modified":"2023-06-30T22:34:34","modified_gmt":"2023-06-30T21:34:34","slug":"us-legislators-ask-sec-to-approve-a-bitcoin-spot-etf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/us-legislators-ask-sec-to-approve-a-bitcoin-spot-etf\/","title":{"rendered":"US legislators ask SEC to approve a Bitcoin spot ETF"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Top lawmakers in the United States have urged the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Gary Gensler, to approve a spot Bitcoin ETF despite the recent approval of futures-linked BTC ETFs.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Lawmakers want a spot Bitcoin ETF approved<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/emmer.house.gov\/_cache\/files\/b\/6\/b6170d87-c56c-40a3-960a-60a619c02b65\/63C9D652A62FF6119A2D0B117D655732.congressional-letter-to-sec-on-bitcoin-etfs.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">letter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, signed by Tom Emmer and Darren Soto, the legislators questioned the commission\u2019s logic in approving a Bitcoin futures ETF while refusing to approve a spot Bitcoin ETF. According to them, a futures ETF is \u201cpotentially\u201d more volatile than a spot ETF especially as it may impose more fees on investors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They continued that \u201cwe question why, if you are comfortable allowing trading in an ETF based on derivatives contracts, you are not equally or more comfortable allowing trading to commence in ETFs based on spot Bitcoin. Bitcoin spot ETFs are based directly on the asset, which inherently provides more protection for investors.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The two pro-crypto lawmakers, however, acknowledged the fact that the approval of a crypto based ETF is a \u201cstep forward for millions of Americans who are demanding access to simple ways to invest in Bitcoin\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>SEC postpones decision on Valkyrie\u2019s ETF<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Earlier in the week, the foremost financial regulator, again, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/rules\/sro\/nysearca\/2021\/34-93489.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">postponed<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> its approval for a spot Bitcoin ETF in Valkyrie\u2019s Bitcoin Fund to between November 8 and January 7, 2022. Unlike its approved sister Valkyrie\u2019s BTF, Valkyrie\u2019s new ETF will issue \u201cfractional undivided beneficial interest\u201d in Trust which holds Bitcoin directly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Less than a month ago, the SEC, after months of speculation and refusal to approve a Bitcoin-based ETF due to the volatile nature of the space, finally caved in and approved the listing of <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/proshares-bitcoin-etf-slurped-8800-btc-560-million-on-the-first-day\/\">ProShares Bitcoin ETF<\/a> which has gone on to make a <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/proshares-bitcoin-etf-logs-over-1-billion-in-trading-volume\/\">number of records<\/a> since its first day of trading.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is important to note that the Proshares ETF, alongside the younger <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/valkyries-bitcoin-etf-will-trade-under-btfd\/\">Valkyrie\u2019s BTF<\/a>, are both based on futures with the SEC still reluctant to approve an ETF that would grant a direct exposure to the leading digital asset.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Top lawmakers in the United States have urged the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Gary Gensler, to approve a spot Bitcoin ETF despite the recent approval of futures-linked BTC ETFs. 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