You need to realize what happened today does not increase the chances of approval. If anything a rejection is more likely because it demonstrates what types of manipulation can easily happen in the bitcoin markets.
It was a fake tweet and it ended up causing price to break $30K and then head back down again. So it easily could of wiped out many investors with that move. And this is what SEC might use as an example to not approve any spot etfs.
You have to be one dumb SEC member to think that this pump on fake news is something significant or a proof of manipulation.
I'm sure you know what happened to the price of gold when ETF was approved. It's obvious a similar thing will happen to bitcoin and people know it. The SEC knows it, Blackrock knows it, people who hold bitcoin and traders know it and that last group is responsible for the pump. Traders will buy when the approval finally comes and it's not their fault, nor the fault of bitcoin.
The only party responsible for the manipulation is Cointelegraph and they should pay for it.
I don't think that the tweet was fake. I believe, from my reading, that the DTCC actually did list the iSpot ETF for a period of time, which doesn't mean trading is enabled but rather than the support from them was there and it was one step closer....though after the market reaction, or maybe a call from the SEC, they delisted it.
If you read recent news you will see that they state that the DTCC delisted them. Not that the listing never existed. I think that if it was purely fake, the price would have corrected shortly after.
If this is accurate (I am quite sure it is) then I think the best take-aways from the whole saga are:
- DTCC can add the ETF at any time.
- Big corps have threatened to sue the SEC if they keep delaying the process
- Even though the DTCC doubled back on their decision, the price still withheld.
- Value in BTC is seen enough where news like this will pump it, and sentiment stays the same even afterwards!
The space is still bullish, and this situation only highlights more how easy it is for Bitcoin to make big moves. It's also a bit scary how fast it can move, especially for those who aren't ready.