Bitcoin spot and futures ETF
bitcoin is a consensus network, contributing to a new payment system and a fully digital currency. It is the first decentralized peer-to-peer payment network, which is controlled by its users without a central management organization or middleman. From the user's point of view, bitcoin is much like Internet cash. Bitcoin can also be regarded as the most outstanding three style bookkeeping system.
ETF, fully known as "trading type open-end index fund", is a kind of open-end fund listed and traded on the exchange with variable fund shares. Investors can not only apply for or redeem fund shares from fund management companies, but also buy and sell ETF shares at the market price in the exchange. ETF is the bitcoin holder's consignment of bitcoin spot to the fund company, and then the fund company relies on it to publicly issue fund shares in the exchange and sell them to all kinds of investors. In addition, banks and brokers will be responsible for underwriting
in short, bitcoin ETF is to securitize bitcoin into an open-ended fund proct that can be bought on the exchange
the successful application of bitcoin ETF means that:
1. The successful application of bitcoin ETF will first lower the threshold of bitcoin transaction and bring a lot of money to the bitcoin trading market
2. It will accelerate the development of cryptocurrency instry and promote asset custody
3. ETF is equivalent to telling the public that bitcoin has been officially recognized as a legal asset class, changing people's overall view on the regulatory risk of cryptocurrency, which will accelerate the public's acceptance of cryptocurrency represented by bitcoin
the launch of any ETF proct will naturally stimulate its underlying proct market, because on the one hand, the underlying proct is most suitable for hedging ETF price fluctuations, and on the other hand, ETF purchase and redemption will inevitably involve buying and selling entity bitcoin. If the 15th application is passed, it will be a healthy development. In the next step, there will be more demand for derivatives, such as ETF options
On August 22, 2018, the US Securities and Futures Commission (SEC) announced that it had rejected nine applications for bitcoin ETFs from ProShares, direxion and graniteshares. After the news came out, bitcoin quickly fell by more than $200, and other digital currencies also fell significantly
the SEC's main concern is still the market manipulation and fraud of bitcoin. It said that the application of ProShares failed to achieve the goal of "preventing fraud and manipulation ", and the exchange also failed to provide direct evidence to prove that the bitcoin futures market "has a significant scale "
the committee rejected the proposal because, as mentioned earlier, the exchange could not legally prove that the proposal was in line with 6 (b) (5) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Act, especially the requirement that the national stock exchange should establish rules to avoid fraud and market manipulation
this is the same reason for rejecting other bitcoin ETF applications. At the end of July this year, the securities and Futures Commission of the United States once again rejected the Winklevoss brothers' application for bitcoin ETF after a retrial, and the market's expectation for more digital currency derivatives failed again
at that time, the SEC mentioned that the trading volume of bitcoin futures market was very small ; However, the sharp rise in prices in 2017 was e to market manipulation
although the SEC has repeatedly rejected applications for digital currency ETF procts, other exchanges still submit relevant applications for approval. Bitwise filed an ETF application in July to track a basket of digital currencies, as well as an ETF application from the Vaneck solidx bitcoin trust. The SEC said Van Eck's ETF application would be delayed until September 30
The special feature of Vaneck's ETF application is that it is a rare ETF application based on actual digital currency transaction. A series of applications for bitcoin ETF rejected on Wednesday anchored bitcoin futures