{"id":365625,"date":"2023-10-17T14:15:25","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T13:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=365625"},"modified":"2023-10-17T14:13:53","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T13:13:53","slug":"crypto-community-debates-if-fake-approval-news-can-hurt-bitcoin-etf-chances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/crypto-community-debates-if-fake-approval-news-can-hurt-bitcoin-etf-chances\/","title":{"rendered":"Crypto community debates if fake approval news can hurt Bitcoin ETF chances"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Oct. 16, a false <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/contradictory-news-of-potential-greenlit-blackrock-bitcoin-etf-shoots-btc-to-30k-and-back\/\">report<\/a> published by major crypto-focused media outlet Cointelegraph sent shockwaves through the industry over its claim that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had approved <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/companies\/blackrock\/\">BlackRock's<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/nasdaq-refiles-blackrocks-spot-bitcoin-etf-application-names-coinbase-as-surveillance-sharing-partner\/\">application<\/a> for a spot Bitcoin (<a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coins\/bitcoin\/\">BTC<\/a>) exchange-traded fund (ETF).<\/p>\n<p>In the wake of this news, BTC's price surged to over $30,000, only to swiftly retreat to around $28,000 once the misinformation was exposed.<\/p>\n<p>This incident has sparked a flurry of responses and discussions regarding its potential influence on the SEC's forthcoming decision concerning the numerous spot Bitcoin ETF applications awaiting approval or rejection.<\/p>\n<p><em>CryptoSlate<\/em> has curated the reactions from major stakeholders in the community below.<\/p>\n<h2>Those who think the event has hurt ETF chances<\/h2>\n<p>Many of those who think the news has hurt the chances of an ETF approval <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Crypto_Vali\/status\/1713949940634812445?s=20\">argued<\/a> that the regulator has consistently claimed that the market could be easily manipulated, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/xsn\/status\/1713919101616410654?s=20\">citing<\/a> the asset's price movement in their claims.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past decade, the SEC has <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/sec-postpones-decision-on-ark-21shares-proposed-spot-bitcoin-etf-until-january-2024\/\">declined<\/a> the many spot BTC ETF applications it has received because the fund issuers failed to demonstrate sufficient measures to safeguard investors from market manipulation.<\/p>\n<p>According to stakeholders like Adam Cochran, a partner at Cinneamhain Ventures, the fake news gave the financial regulator more ammunition to deny a spot BTC ETF.<\/p>\n<p>Cochran <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/adamscochran\/status\/1713917746646229303\">said<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;[Cointelegraph] massively just hurt the chances of real ETF approval&#8230; The SEC has literally been looking for any and every excuse to deny it and we just handed them even more ammo.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This view was also shared by the editor-at-large for Kraken FX, Pete Rizzo, who <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/pete_rizzo_\/status\/1713918551331942429?s=20\">said<\/a> the event &#8220;sets back an etf by at least 6 months.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We aren't getting that BTC Spot ETF anytime soon, at least not until 2024. One of the reasons the SEC hasn't approved the ETFs is concerns about market manipulation -and then, this happens,&#8221; an X user, Victor <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Innovictor\/status\/1714010146462925147?s=20\">commented<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Those who think otherwise<\/h2>\n<p>However, some community members had a more bullish view of the event, arguing that the reaction that followed the news was evidence of how much the market anticipates approval.<\/p>\n<p>In an Oct. 16 interview with Fox Business, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bG8fjs4wilI\">said<\/a> the market reaction was &#8220;an example of the pent-up interest in crypto&#8221; and evidence of a &#8220;flight to quality.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Jeff Dorman, the chief investment officer at Arca, a crypto-focused investment management firm, had a more nuanced view. According to him, the SEC cannot cite a &#8220;rogue media outlet&#8221; report as evidence of market manipulation.<\/p>\n<p>Dorman gave the example of how a false report claiming the White House was attacked in 2013 caused hundreds of billions of losses in equities and debt.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It doesn't matter what asset class you are trading; erroneous headlines create whipsaw price action,&#8221; He <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jdorman81\/status\/1713924164728599000?s=46&t=aw6ZR-6aD050XLPVXY8AQA\">concluded<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Oct. 16, a false report published by major crypto-focused media outlet Cointelegraph sent shockwaves through the industry over its claim that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had approved BlackRock&#8217;s application for a spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF). 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