The VanEck-SolidX Bitcoin ETF was delayed another five weeks in an order issued by the Securities Exchange Commission.
The decision on the VanEck ETF is the latest in a string of delays from the SEC on approving any of the seven pending Bitcoin ETF proposals.
Among the ETFs pending include proposals from Bitwise, Grayscale, Winklevoss, and VanEck.
VanEck first applied to list and trade its Bitcoin ETF in July of 2016 and has yet to receive definitive approval or rejection.
Over the last six years, the SEC has either denied or delayed all requests to create a Bitcoin ETF. The reasoning for the current delay is for the SEC to solicit comments from the public before making a decision.
The application has currently gathered 25 comments and the delay comes just six days after the Bitwise Bitcoin ETF was delayed-for similar reasons.
The order expresses concerns over whether the ETF can meet federal guidelines for securities exchanges.
Many of the concerns pertained to the liquidity, custody, and transparency of the ETF, along with its resistance to price manipulation.
One major difference of the VanEck ETF is its use of OTC markets to calculate the price, unlike Bitwise and other ETFs which use spot prices public exchanges to determine the price.
This was also another point of concern for the SEC. The Commission is still gathering additional information from the ETF proposers and the public before making a ruling.
VanEck-SolidX Bitcoin ETF delayed by SEC for public comments
gepubliceerd op May 20, 2019
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