{"id":296543,"date":"2023-02-07T18:35:03","date_gmt":"2023-02-07T18:35:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=296543"},"modified":"2023-06-30T22:33:50","modified_gmt":"2023-06-30T21:33:50","slug":"grayscale-continues-to-challenge-sec-for-spot-bitcoin-etf-conversion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/grayscale-continues-to-challenge-sec-for-spot-bitcoin-etf-conversion\/","title":{"rendered":"Grayscale continues to challenge SEC for spot Bitcoin ETF conversion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Grayscale <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Grayscale\/status\/1622961872461877249?t=FJxsMyNHNeDOae7cg6v8Zw&s=19\">announced<\/a> that it had filed its final briefs in its <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/grayscale-files-opening-brief-in-bitcoin-etf-battle-against-sec\/\">litigation <\/a>against the SEC to challenge the decision to deny the conversion of the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust into a spot Bitcoin ETF on Feb. 7.<\/p>\n<p>The company disclosed that it filed documents &#8220;essentially identical&#8221; to those sent previously, but it required additional &#8220;citations and references&#8221; to appease the judges.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;These are essentially identical to other briefs that were filed previously, but with additional citations and references. It's a necessary requirement to prepare the briefs to be read by a panel of D.C. Circuit judges.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The SEC has repeatedly denied all applications for a spot Bitcoin ETF while allowing derivative alternatives such as ProShares Bitcoin Strategy (BITO) and Valkyrie Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BTF).<\/p>\n<p>Since their inception, Bitcoin Futures ETFs have acquired over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/advisor\/investing\/cryptocurrency\/best-bitcoin-etfs\/\">$700 million<\/a> in assets under management. However, the SEC has <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/bitcoin-crashes-under-20k-as-sec-rejects-grayscale-spot-etf-application\/\">previously<\/a> cited Bitcoin's volatility as a significant concern for allowing a spot Bitcoin ETF.<\/p>\n<p>A detailed timeline of the dispute, which began in June 2022, is documented on the Grayscale <a href=\"https:\/\/grayscale.com\/gbtc-lawsuit\/?utm_source=TWITTER&utm_medium=social&utm_term=legal&utm_content=8835530421&utm_campaign=gbtc+denied&linkId=200425859\">website<\/a>, including a breakdown of all filings.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_296548\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-296548\" style=\"width: 1009px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-296548\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-07-173014-1009x1024.jpg\" alt=\"GBTC timeline\" width=\"1009\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-07-173014-1009x1024.jpg 1009w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-07-173014-296x300.jpg 296w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-07-173014-768x779.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-07-173014.jpg 1042w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1009px) 100vw, 1009px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-296548\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">GBTC SEC dispute timeline<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The case's oral arguments are scheduled for Mar. 7 in the District of Columbia. A pivotal point to be debated is Grayscale's assessment of the SEC's framework for allowing a spot Bitcoin ETF. The final brief <a href=\"https:\/\/grayscale.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/22-1142-Final-Reply-Brief-as-filed.pdf\">submitted<\/a> by Grayscale calls the SEC's approach &#8220;fundamentally unreasonable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;The Commission\u2019s approach is fundamentally unreasonable\u2014as underscored by the fact that the Commission has made it impossible for any spot bitcoin ETP to satisfy the significant-market test, since there is no spot bitcoin market that the Commission considers \u201csignificant.\u201d&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grayscale announced that it had filed its final briefs in its litigation against the SEC to challenge the decision to deny the conversion of the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust into a spot Bitcoin ETF on Feb. 7. 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