Following the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) delaying decisions on several spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds, former commission chair Jay Clayton said he believed approval was still going to happen at some point.

In a Sept. 1 interview with CNBC, Clayton said major financial institutions backing spot Bitcoin (BTC) investment vehicles represented a shift in how retail investors could get exposure to crypto. On Aug. 31, the SEC designated a longer period in which it could review spot BTC exchange-traded fund (ETF) applications from BlackRock, WisdomTree, VanEck, Invesco Galaxy, Bitwise, Valkyrie and Fidelity.

The commission has another 45 days upon publication of the notice in the Federal Register to approve, deny or again delay the ETF applications from these seven major firms. Clayton said he expects to see “progress on this going forward.” The SEC can continue to push the deadlines on the applications until March 2024.

“An approval is inevitable,” said Clayton. “The dichotomy between a futures product and cash product can’t go on forever.”

Related: Bitwise withdraws Bitcoin and Ether Market Cap ETF application

Clayton’s argument echoed that of U.S. Court of Appeals Circuit Judge Neomi Rao, who, along with two other judges,  Go to Source to See Full Article
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