Bloomberg Analyst Eric Balchunas believes that the SEC is likely to approve a Bitcoin futures ETF soon, and it could be launched as soon as October.
What Happened: In a series of tweets, Eric has said that the recent Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) withdrawals by VanEck and ProShares are a good sign for Bitcoin futures ETFs and it could be approved soon by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Eric was referring to a statement made by ETF analyst James Seyffart.
In another tweet, Eric has said, "We think Ether withdrawal shows SEC has a nose in this and is in regular contact with issuers which should mean any kinks ironed out so that they can launch 75 days after filing. Further, ProFunds' Bitcoin MF was launched 77 days after filing. These are virtually same thing."
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bitcoin-futures-etf-likely-approved-012332692.htmlAccording to Bloomberg's two experts, Eric Balchunas and James Seyffart, the sudden withdrawals of proposals for Ether futures ETFs from VanEck and ProShares could be a sign of the SEC's impending green light for Bitcoin ETFs.
Analysts, in their note, spoke of a "good sign for a potential Bitcoin futures ETF" in relation to the SEC allowing these applications to remain active.
Beyond the novelty represented by the time horizon, (green light in October against the previous indiscretion that referred to a more generic "end of the year"), Bloomberg's article contains a second interesting cue: the SEC could authorize not just one Bitcoin ETF but more than one! This choice, according to Eric Balchunas and James Seyffart, would be necessary to avoid giving an unfair competitive advantage to only one ETF with exposure to Bitcoin.