Was there any news to make the price shoot up? I saw a few nice pieces of bitcoin news when I saw the price had pumped a few thousand dollars, but nothing that would make me think people would suddenly start piling money in. Maybe just resistance break or sentiment change after bouncing off low $40,000s once again?
I posted this in the other thread:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.58072021Maybe investors saw this as a positive news, SEC delaying their approval, so still 50/50 if an ETF can be approved next month or not. A indication that SEC is really looking at it like in a microscope that's why they need additional 45 days, to make a decision. Imagine what kind of FOMO we are right now, and what if US SEC approved it? would be crazy price increase up to the end of the year and maybe see the price into the 6 digits. So everyone is jumping on the bandwagon.
I'm pretty sure they've delayed these decisions every single time ETFs have been proposed. I think Bitcoin ETFs just basically aren't even being considered by the SEC yet so they just delay it until they absolutely have to do some paper work to reject it. That's what they've done every time. I don't see doing the same thing they have always done as any indication that this time is different.
I don't expect an ETF any time soon. First the SEC will put out all their crypto regulations, which may start this Fall but will probably keep going through next year. Then eventually after exchanges and everyone is in compliance, and probably also waiting until Bitcoin market cap is a few times larger than it is now so that volatility is a bit lower, then they'll approve ETFs. Seems like 2023 would be a good bet.
When i woke up and saw the price up 10% I did see news that El Salvador had started mining Bitcoin with the volcano, some Mayor somewhere in the US will be giving every citizen of their small town $1000 of Bitcoin, and one or two other bullish bitcoin stories. I think maybe several pro-bitcoin stories hitting the news, plus Fed Chair Powell earlier (yesterday?) saying crypto won't be banned but stablecoins need regulation in a statement that was much more crypto-friendly than Yellen and Gensler have been, combined with probably just resistance breaking and Bitcoin continued to reject $40k is probably what finally sent it up quickly. Sort of a bunch of combined bullish factors all over like 24 hours. Maybe.