Bitcoin ETF Hype Builds as Major Firms File and SEC Meets Exchanges Ahead of Decision Deadline
• Grayscale, VanEck, and ARK have registered Bitcoin ETFs to trade on NYSE Arca, Cboe, and Cboe respectively, pending SEC approval • Registrations are procedural but increase hype as the next SEC deadline for Bitcoin ETF decisions nears • Fidelity also filed to list its Bitcoin ETF “Wise Origin Bitcoin Trust” • Unnamed sources suggest the SEC has met with exchanges, potentially preparing them to list Bitcoin ETFs • A flash crash occurred when Matrixport published a bearish report speculating the SEC will reject Bitcoin ETF applications