The value of Ether (ETH) surged round 11% to $1,700 following information that the United States Securities and Trade Fee is about to permit the primary exchange-traded funds (ETFs) based mostly on Ether Futures.
In keeping with an Aug. 17 report from Bloomberg — which cited nameless sources aware of the matter — the regulator doesn’t look as if it should block the purposes of practically twelve firms, together with ProShares, Volatility Shares, Bitwise and Roundhill, which have filed to launch Ether (ETH) futures ETFs in latest weeks.
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The SEC is anticipated to inexperienced gentle an ETH futures ETF
The start of one thing probably large right here… pic.twitter.com/x9KtOpCqei
— Bankless (@BanklessHQ) August 17, 2023
It stays unclear which ETF purposes could be accepted by the SEC; nevertheless, officers indicated that a number of of the filings could also be accepted by as quickly as October.
ETF analyst Eric Balchunas mentioned he wasn’t stunned by the SEC’s transfer to approve Ether futures ETFs, including that the choice reveals how the regulator’s views on totally different merchandise, similar to a spot Bitcoin ETF can change over time.
This not shocking to us, we had mentioned they might approve Ether Futures early on in race. Good to be validated. Now what does it imply for spot? Laborious to say past it reveals that their views/coverage/tolerance can change. https://t.co/JXCxNUpj2U
— Eric Balchunas (@EricBalchunas) August 17, 2023
The SEC has been inundated with purposes for Ether futures ETFs, with more than 12 filings for such products being submitted to the regulator since late July.
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The information pushed ETH’s worth again up 11% to $1,717 simply 20 minutes after the market took a tumble two hours earlier.
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